When the draft comes in June, I think Astro fans will be surprised with the first overall pick. While Byron Buxton is the best player, I don’t think he’s going to be an Astro.
Why would a team pass on a talent like Buxton? Because Jeff Luhnow knows how to build a minor league system.
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St. Louis Cardinals
2010 Record: 86-76
736 RS, 641 RA, Pythagorean Record: 92-70
Manager: Tony LaRussa
GM: John Mozeliaik
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The next in the series will be Walt Jocketty, current GM of the Cincinnati Reds and formerly the St. Louis Cardinal’s GM. Jocketty has been the GM in Cincinnati for 2.5 seasons (he started during the 2008 season); he was the GM in St. Louis for 13 years (1995-2007). Jocketty has made 14 trades for the Reds (121 total) and 19 signings (183 total).
Jocketty averages 4.7 WAR per year due to his moves with the Reds; he’s averaged 20.9 over his career. He’s added a total of 11.8 WAR to the Reds and 312.6 WAR to the Cardinals. Continue reading
There was a short period where I ran a Cardinal blog. It lasted for a month or so, but it got me hooked up with the United Cardinal Bloggers. Each year in September, they run a Top 7 Cardinals Prospects across the various blogs; I’m doing it with them this year.
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