Redbird Rants » Glaus http://redbirdrants.com A St. Louis Cardinals Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:08:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Grading John Mozeliak http://redbirdrants.com/2011/01/05/grading-john-mozeliak/ http://redbirdrants.com/2011/01/05/grading-john-mozeliak/#comments Wed, 05 Jan 2011 20:11:25 +0000 Ray DeRousse http://redbirdrants.com/?p=2628

NERD ALERT! (Source: St. Louis Cardinals.com)

The next two months will prove to be one of the great turning points in Cardinals history. The issue of signing Albert Pujols to the record contract he has definitely earned – or letting him walk – will define the future of the franchise regardless of the outcome.

As the team and general manager John Mozeliak begin the process of making this boldest of decisions, I thought it might be a good time to look at Mozeliak’s record in the three years he has helmed the club.

TRADES

Trading for players has been Mozeliak’s weakest area. Cardinals fans everywhere should rejoice that Mozeliak was not ordered to trade Pujols last summer (as I suggested at the time), because one could only imagine what we might have received in return for the game’s greatest player. A minor league prospect? A bag of magic beans? An I.O.U.?

Let’s look at the trades Mozeliak has overseen: … [visit site to read more]

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