It is amazing what the Cardinals have done in the past decade, a period that has seen massive changes in how the game is played. Pitching became the coin of the realm in the Testing Era, and with increased revenues and increased sharing of those revenues, the development of homegrown pitching is the most important asset in todays game. St. Louis has figured out the drafting and developing of pitchers better than any other organization. And that is why the team the Cardinals will take to the World Series is not some one-hit wonder that survived the postseason gauntlet with lucky breaks and career-best performances. No, the 2013 Cardinals are a sustainable model. Only one pitcher, the seldom-used former closer Edward Mujica, is not under team control for next year. Wainwright, Wacha, Joe Kelly, Lance Lynn, Shelby Miller, Carlos Martinez and Trevor Rosenthal are all under team control through at least 2017. The Cardinals have become a model organization, as the Braves were in the 1990s. Unlike the Braves, however, St. Louis already has two championships in this 10-year run, and it is well positioned for a third and even more.
Posted on: Sat, 26 Oct 2013 03:28:44 +0000
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