This is the first time in almost a decade that St. Louis Cardinals fans have seen their team struggle like this over the first half of the season, and much of it has to do with the slight breeze of change blowing on the face of new president of baseball operations John Mozeliak and the Cardinal organization.
Here are some things what we have learned about this St. Louis Cardinal team over the course of the year.
The Farm System keeps on churning
One of the few bright spots in a tough first half of the season is the exhibition of young Cardinal talent from throughout their minor league system.