St. Louis Cardinals: Front office replacements, now please

Many have argued for the St. Louis Cardinals to make changes. The common target has been the manager but perhaps front office changes are needed even more.

A perfect example of McLeod can be taken from the Chicago Cubs and Epstein, Jared Porter was once with Epstein but departed only a week after the Cubs won their World Series for greener pastures in the Arizona system. In fact, Porter was taken by Arizona and awarded the role of Assistant GM and senior VP.

The time has come for Porter- now with two years of Assistant GM under his belt- to become a full-on General Manager. Enter the St. Louis Cardinals who would have the role of GM AND Vice President vacant with a front office change. Porter would fit this hybrid role nicely.

To his credit, Porter cut his teeth like McLeod in the Red Sox organization with Epstein. This means he has worked with the power names that came through the Red Sox organization including Francona as well. If you’ve read any of my other writings, you know that I would LOVE Francona to come to the Cardinals in place of Matheny.

According to a 2016 piece by MLB, Porter is well-known as a powerhouse evaluator of talent. In the same report, the piece linked Porter to the then-vacant GM role with the Minnesota Twins.

Bottom-line, his time has come and the St. Louis Cardinals with their young talent would be a great starting spot for Porter as a full-time GM.