Cardinals pitching prospect Michael Wacha remains an option for the hole in the team's rotation Thursday, but they have not made any determination by the time Monday's game started.
"We're still checking our options out," manager Mike Matheny told MLB.com. "We're not in that big of a hurry right now. We're still talking everything out."
Wacha was pulled from a Triple-A Memphis start Monday, opening the possibility that the team will tap its No. 4 prospect (according to MLB.com) to make his major-league debut.
If the Cardinals do not go with Wacha, Matheny is confident in their other options, including a possible bullpen-by-committee outing Thursday.
"I think we have some good options," Matheny said. "We just need to talk about all the scenarios and variables that play into the decision."