Andre Pallante will take the mound on Sunday against the Twins.

Fantasy Impact

Pallante will close out the opening series of the season for the Cardinals. He will follow Sonny Gray and Erick Fedde.

Andre Pallante threw a planned 20-pitch outing on the backfields as preparation to be in the Cardinals rotation.

Fantasy Impact

Pallante needed an outing on Wednesday to readjust his start schedule for how the Cardinals plan to roll out their rotation the first week of the season. He allowed three runs (two earned) across five innings against the Blue Jays in his last spring training start.

Andre Pallante could be battling for the last slot in the Cardinals’ rotation, per team reports.

Fantasy Impact

Pallante, 26, was a rotation sure thing entering camp after shining as a starter in 2024, but Michael McGreevy’s surge and Steven Matz’s lean-in have stirred the pot—his spring velocity dip isn’t worrying the team yet, though. Fantasy managers in deeper leagues can still slot him as a starter; he’s likely in, barring a big shift.

Andre Pallante is starting one of the two Cardinals split squad games on Tuesday against the Mets.

Fantasy Impact

Pallante allowed four runs on five hits over one inning in his last appearance against the Marlins. He'll look to bounce back against the Mets.

Andre Pallante will start on Thursday against the Marlins.

Fantasy Impact

Pallante posted a strong 3.78 ERA over 29 appearances (20 starts) last season. He is currently slated to hold a spot towards the end of the Cardinals starting rotation.