3 Cardinals to blame for Pirates sweep and 1 to stay patient with
By Mark Powell
Cardinals to blame: John Mozeliak
It may seem like a stretch to blame a baseball executive for one lost series, but Cards fans should point the finger squarely at John Mozeliak for the situation they currently find themselves in.
St. Louis lacks a true ace, in part because Mozeliak traded them all away. While the farm system does possess some intriguing prospects, the front office failed to address the team’s most pressing need this offseason, and it shows.
Mozeliak routinely makes all the wrong moves, and it shows in the everyday product. A lack of clutch hitting with runners on base? Blame the guy in charge. A bullpen that implodes at the worst possible moment? Blame the guy in charge. A rotation without a true ace to end a losing skid? Blame the guy in charge!
Do you sense a theme here? St. Louis’s front office has let their fanbase down, and despite suggesting they will add at the trade deadline, recent rumblings from rival front office executives suggest the opposite, with one exec going as far as to wonder if they will trade Paul Freaking Goldschmidt.
Someone has to answer for this mess, and the buck doesn’t stop with Marmol.