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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1779561" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/ben-frederickson/benfred-cardinals-replenished-pipeline-should-interest-many-and-draw-praise-for-flores/article_c82cd255-1e96-598c-b76e-c5f92e9b9f25.html[/URL]</p><p></p><p>A growing body of work proves one of the biggest mistakes in Cardinals history was followed up with a very smart call.Hiring former Cardinals reliever Randy Flores to replace disgraced ex-Cardinals scouting director Chris Correa after the Houston hacking scandal looks smarter every year. Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak nailed an under-pressure hire. Flores and his teammates in the Cardinals’ draft war room continue to deliver.</p><p></p><p>Carlson then looked around and named other members from Flores’ first draft class who are now sharing the clubhouse Carlson joined in 2020.</p><p>There is rotation member Dakota Hudson (No. 34 pick), Gold Glove award winning infielder Tommy Edman (No. 196) and catcher Andrew Knizner (No. 226). Former Cardinal Zac Gallen (No. 106) is now a key piece of the Diamondbacks rotation, after being traded twice.</p><p>The cost of the Cardinals being annually relevant is draft punishment. Baseball, like it or not, rewards its losers. The draft team Flores leads has received just seven first-round picks — none higher than No. 18 — to work with since he took over in 2016. While Cardinal Nation waits to see what becomes of shortstop Delvin Perez (No. 23 in 2016), four others already are helping the major league club: Carlson, Hudson, fast-tracked rookie slugger Nolan Gorman (No. 19 in 2018) and rising reliever (for now) Zack Thompson (No. 19 in 2019). First-round 2020 pick Jordan Walker (No. 21) was a heavyweight hitter in this year’s Futures Game at 20 years old, while 2021 first-round pick Michael McGreevy (No. 18) already has sped his way to Class AA, where the right-handed pitcher has a 3.67 ERA in nine starts.</p><p></p><p></p><p>And those are just the first-rounders.</p><p></p><p>-------------------------------------------</p><p></p><p>great read..................................future looks very promising for the Cardinals .......................................</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1779561, member: 3916"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/ben-frederickson/benfred-cardinals-replenished-pipeline-should-interest-many-and-draw-praise-for-flores/article_c82cd255-1e96-598c-b76e-c5f92e9b9f25.html[/URL] A growing body of work proves one of the biggest mistakes in Cardinals history was followed up with a very smart call.Hiring former Cardinals reliever Randy Flores to replace disgraced ex-Cardinals scouting director Chris Correa after the Houston hacking scandal looks smarter every year. Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak nailed an under-pressure hire. Flores and his teammates in the Cardinals’ draft war room continue to deliver. Carlson then looked around and named other members from Flores’ first draft class who are now sharing the clubhouse Carlson joined in 2020. There is rotation member Dakota Hudson (No. 34 pick), Gold Glove award winning infielder Tommy Edman (No. 196) and catcher Andrew Knizner (No. 226). Former Cardinal Zac Gallen (No. 106) is now a key piece of the Diamondbacks rotation, after being traded twice. The cost of the Cardinals being annually relevant is draft punishment. Baseball, like it or not, rewards its losers. The draft team Flores leads has received just seven first-round picks — none higher than No. 18 — to work with since he took over in 2016. While Cardinal Nation waits to see what becomes of shortstop Delvin Perez (No. 23 in 2016), four others already are helping the major league club: Carlson, Hudson, fast-tracked rookie slugger Nolan Gorman (No. 19 in 2018) and rising reliever (for now) Zack Thompson (No. 19 in 2019). First-round 2020 pick Jordan Walker (No. 21) was a heavyweight hitter in this year’s Futures Game at 20 years old, while 2021 first-round pick Michael McGreevy (No. 18) already has sped his way to Class AA, where the right-handed pitcher has a 3.67 ERA in nine starts. And those are just the first-rounders. ------------------------------------------- great read..................................future looks very promising for the Cardinals ....................................... [/QUOTE]
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