The Cardinals' farm system and player-development structure is an embarrassing mess. I knew it was bad, but the deterioration is much worse than I imagined. Thanks to the excellent reporting by Katie Woo, who covers the Cardinals for The Athletic, we received valuable information of how bad things are, and what must be done to fix a long-term foundation that was irresponsibly allowed to collapse. Woo reports that Chaim Bloom has moved into a full-time role, and soon we will know if Cardinals' ownership is ready to put him in charge of the baseball operation.
The Cardinals are firing batting coach Turner Ward, who oversaw an offense that ranked 22nd overall and 12th in the National League in runs...
Oli Marmol takes a lot of heat, which is understandable considering that he's viewed as "John Mozeliak's guy." And if you are burned out...
St. Louis Cardinals rookie shortstop did not receive a single vote -- nothing -- in the annual NL Rookie of the Year voting done...