A few weeks ago, I decided to take a hard look at the St. Louis Cardinals’ Mozeliak years- the years in which John Mozeliak has led baseball operations for the franchise. A lot of (understandably) disappointed fans are clamoring for a change, but Mozeliak’s 14-year tenure is worth at least a good, hard look before deciding that’s a good idea. You can find the first two installments in the related links below.
It’s also worth rehashing the caveat from the first article. Baseball front offices are not led by auteurs. Anything unearthed here is attributed to Mozeliak because his stamp is all over the franchise, but we can all be honest and acknowledge that these decisions are made collectively with input from ownership, Michael Girsch, scouts, field staff, the team of quants, and so many more.