Columnist Jeff Gordon assigns year-end grades to Cardinals hitters. The stars shined bright, including the renaissance of Albert Pujols, but some promising hitters took steps back.
Ousted quickly from playoffs, Cardinals face life after Molina without certain starters up the middle and payroll titans taking over the National League.
Mozeliak wanted to keep 'leadership group intact.' Girsch, GM since 2017, and Flores, draft director since 2016, had expiring contracts in the coming weeks.
San Diego led the series, 2-1. But by the seventh inning of Game 4, L.A. led, 3-0. And then, San Diego scored five runs in the seventh.
Willie McGee sold chocolate chip cookies. Matt Carpenter sold salsa and cereal, though the cereal is best forgotten. What could the current crop of Cardinals sell?