Jon

Retired-ish blogger.

[Jon @GroundRuleDoble]

@mkg59 For me it's less about giving up on Gorman and more about what's behind him and I need the at bats.

[Jon @GroundRuleDoble]

What I'd do this offseason: Trade Arenado, trade Fedde, trade Gorman, extend Helsley, keep Gray, listen on Contreras. Matz starts in hopes of a deadline deal.

[Jon @GroundRuleDoble]

@citysc314 So you have an elite closer without a ton of miles on his arm for 2026. I'm not seeing the problem.

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@citysc314 I agree, but also think it's a mistake. He's their strongest trade piece because he's the most irreplaceable piece.

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Drives me nuts when people are defending the Cardinals’ failures because of Covid or the DSG collapse. That doesn’t explain the insistence on spending on the big league roster at the expense of the developmental apparatus you’re depending on to produce talent. Logic failure.

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@joshjaco98 Probably the existential dread of having to come on Twitter after that press conference.

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@C70 Well, that's a failure to delegate. Do they have a GM on the org chart or not? Or was it once again a failure to accept responsibility for a bad decision?

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In the end, I believe Bloom is the right guy. But the lack of accountability and acceptance of what got the organization in this situation from the rest of the table is just sad. Especially when Mo's being promoted to PBO seven years ago was to set the vision.

[Jon @GroundRuleDoble]

@C70 Yes and no. A lot of what they said about him becoming PBO seven years ago was to be forward thinking and find the edge that would keep them on top. He got them here.

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I also hate them saying they're "all in" while they talk about having to cut payroll.

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I feel like the messaging today was, "It's not that we fell behind, it's just that everyone else got ahead of us."

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Unfortunately, that press conference did not inspire me with confidence in the future.

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@P_Funk36 @FWBluesFan Right? We’re gonna prop up the team with prospects, but we’re not gonna invest in developing them so they can actually help when they get here.

[Jon @GroundRuleDoble]

@kyler416 No.

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@marlontaylor That plays direction into my "zero vision, indecisive" take. You can't do both. Doubly so when you're apparently cannibalizing the minor league system to be mediocre at the major league level.

[Jon @GroundRuleDoble]

I'm looking forward to seeing what the Cardinals lay out today. I've been pounding the drum for six or seven years now that they have a lack of vision in the front office for what they want to be and appear indecisive. I can get onboard with anything, but I need a vision.

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Signing Gray to a 3 year deal and then trading him after one year is such a Marlins move.

[MLB Trade Rumors @mlbtraderumors]

Report: Cardinals Open To Offers On Sonny Gray https://t.co/FK66oUky1t

[Jon @GroundRuleDoble]

@marlontaylor @Chicago1Ray Not to mention, we have a whole federal department that manages aid money already specifically budgeted for situations just like this.

[Jon @GroundRuleDoble]

@hes_verygood @jmjones It's easier to go from bad to great than good to great. Because it becomes more difficult to decide where to improve and all improvements become more marginal.