The St. Louis Cardinals find themselves positioned as sellers at the 2025 MLB Trade Deadline, and while that doesn't come as a shock considering expectations prior to the season, how exactly they got to this is mind-boggling.
I mean that in multiple ways. Big picture, it's wild to think that just over a decade ago, John Mozeliak was leading an organization that was the apple of most owners and front office's eyes - they seemed to do everything well. They won a World Series in 2011, lost a Hall of Fame manager and slugger, and didn't seem to miss a beat.