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Cardinals Make Michael McGreevy Announcement Ahead of Rockies Series

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Connor Greene | Last updated Jul 21, 2025 7:02 AM ET

The St. Louis Cardinals have made another adjustment to their pitching staff ahead of this week’s series against the Colorado Rockies.

Right-hander Michael McGreevy will be recalled from Triple-A Memphis to start Monday’s game, according to The Athletic's Katie Woo.

“It gives us a chance to protect that workload and also get McGreevy up here,” Cardinals manager Oli Marmol said Sunday.

As part of the move, the Cardinals will skip Matthew Liberatore’s next turn in the rotation. Instead, the left-hander is scheduled to pitch Saturday against the San Diego Padres. The decision is primarily about managing Liberatore’s workload as he’s already logged a career-high 100 innings in the majors this season over 18 starts.

“This is a guy who likes to throw a lot. He recovers well. He’s feeling strong,” Marmol said of Liberatore. “He had that little bit of a hiccup where velocity wasn’t what it needed to be, and he was having trouble holding it for that outing. The next outing was a little better, and then after that, it was fine. We’ll continue to monitor it."

McGreevy, 25, has made five appearances for St. Louis this season, posting a 4.22 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, and 16 strikeouts over 21.1 innings. Monday will mark his first start since June 24, when he allowed five earned runs on seven hits over 4.2 innings in a home loss to the Chicago Cubs.

The Cardinals’ pitching staff has been a major liability over the past month. As of July 2, they own the worst ERA (5.76) and highest opponent slugging percentage (.498) in franchise history.

McGreevy’s role beyond Monday has yet to be decided, but Cardinals fans will be eager to see him earn a more permanent spot in the rotation given the recent inconsistent performances from the starting staff.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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