The St. Louis Cardinals designated right-handed starting pitcher Erick Fedde for assignment on Wednesday morning. This move stirred many emotions amongst the loyal fanbase, and foremost of those was a criticism directed at president of baseball operations John Mozeliak.
Mozeliak, the architect of the St. Louis Cardinals since 2007, was the man responsible for bringing over Erick Fedde from the Chicago White Sox at the 2024 July trade deadline. Acquiring Fedde was just one of three acquisitions that Mozeliak made last year. Tommy Pham also came over with Erick Fedde from the Chicago White Sox, and reliever Shawn Armstrong came via trade with the Tampa Bay Rays that sent former top prospect and beleaguered major leaguer Dylan Carlson to the Rays.