Bill Belichick, winner of two Super Bowls as a Giants assistant and six as head coach of the Patriots, has mastered the salary cap, something no one would ever say of St. Louis Cardinals president John Mozeliak. And make no mistake, there is a salary cap, or at least a loose limit, on how much St. Louis management will spend every year. This means every bad signing and every overpaid ballplayer limits what the team can and will do to supplement the talent base.
Currently, the Cardinals have “virtually no financial flexibility,” according to Mark Saxon of The Athletic.