Former St. Louis Cardinals outfielder/first baseman turned hitting coach John Mabry is on the hot seat, or at the very least he should be. Dealing with an under-performing squad, one would think the main focus would be Mike Matheny. Even though the team has not met expectations, there are two examples as to why a solution to improving the Cardinals involves letting go of Mabry.
After 7.5 seasons wearing the birds on the bat, management decided to let go of Matt Holliday. During his St. Louis Cardinals tenure, the Stillwater Stinger had a triple slash line of .