Matthew Liberatore

Matthew Liberatore allowed one earned run on three hits and one walk while striking out two over six innings in Wednesday's win over the Mets.

Fantasy Impact

Through his first two outings, Liberatore has pitched 11 innings, only giving up two runs. He's not carried over any of the strikeouts that we saw in spring training, but the run suppression is nice. He'll line up to face the Nationals next week.

Matthew Liberatore allowed one earned run on seven hits, two walks, and two strikeouts over five innings.

Fantasy Impact

Liberatore did a good job of keeping runs off the board. However, fantasy managers would have loved to see him get more than two strikeouts after his excellent spring. Still, we'll take these results on Opening Day. Liberatore is slated to face the Mets in St. Louis his next time out.

After working primarily as a reliever in 2024, Liberatore made all 29 of his appearances as a starter last season, going 8-12 with a 4.21 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 122:40 K:BB across 151.2 innings. He's carried that momentum into spring, posting a 2.70 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 14:1 K:BB over 10 innings.

Fantasy Impact

The Cardinals announced Wednesday that Liberatore will start the March 26 season opener against the Rays — his first career Opening Day assignment — against the team that selected him 16th overall in the 2018 Draft.

Cardinals left-hander Matthew Liberatore will start the team's Grapefruit League opener on Saturday against the Nationals.

Fantasy Impact

Liberatore, once one of the game's top prospects, has struggled with injuries in his young career. However, he will look to build on a solid, healthy 2025 season when he pitched to a 4.21 ERA, 4.03 FIP, and a quality 6.2% BB% across 29 starts.

The Cardinals agreed to terms with RHP Matthew Liberatore on a one-year, $2.26 million contract.

Fantasy Impact

Liberatore had his season cut short last year in what was his first full season as a starter. He figures to remain at the end of the Cardinals rotation.