***Official 2024 STL Cardinals Thread ***

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Marcellus

I'm not making excuses for MO, I want him fired 2 years ago, but TON isn't a hill to die on, I wanted him gone just like I wanted Flaherty gone.

And Flaherty looks like he is doing JF yo yo things in Detroit already.

The only issue I have with Flaherty is the asswipe return they got from him from the most loaded farm system in recent memory.

Instead of getting 1 good prospect, they got 3 C- ones. 2 are fringe big leaguers at best and the third is faaaaaar away and a pitching prospect that's unlikely to pan out.

And for all the thoughts that "oh well he just didn't have much value" - the guy's value only went down in Baltimore. And he got $14 million in free agency. There was clearly some value there.

And we got slappy mcslaphitter with no defensive versatility, very possibly the worst starting pitcher I've ever seen (he's essentially Mike Maroth) and an 11th round draft pick with 30 professional innings under his belt.

We got 3 nickels instead of a dime. Because Mozeliak has no idea what the dimes actually are so he's gonna take his 3 nickels and throw them in a slot machine in the hopes one of them becomes that dime. Knowing full well that the odds overwhelmingly suggest they won't.

In lieu of insight and evaluation, he pursues volume and hopes for the best. Because he's ****ing awful at his job.