Sadly, this is the state of the Cardinals organization

A boat without a rudder is wildly unstable. Waves and wind come against that rudderless boat, spinning it out to sea or crashing it into rocks or reefs. Weight shifts inside that boat become more dangerous without the stability of a rudder,  sometimes causing the boat to capsize. A simple mechanism like a rudder provides a boat with stability, direction, and motivation.

A metaphorical rudder is exactly what the current Cardinals organization lacks most of all. Since the 2007 ouster of Walt Jocketty, the organization has lacked stability, direction, and motivation, producing four seasons of (mostly) terrible baseball, clubhouse catfighting, and confounding personnel moves. It has been one of the most disappointing and bewildering stretches of organizational ineptitude for the franchise since the seventies. … [visit site to read more]

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]

Since the Cards traded Ryan Ludwick to land Jake Westbrook at the trade deadline, Cards fans have admitted they miss … [visit site to read more]