ST. LOUIS – Change is coming to the St. Louis Cardinals, according to President of Baseball Operations John Mozeliak, a sign the underperforming team may deal veterans for prospects ahead of the Aug. 1 trade deadline.
St. Louis started Monday last in the NL Central at 40-53, on track for its first losing record since 2007.
“Usually when you’re having a year like this, it’s more than one thing that went wrong,” Mozeliak said before a game against Miami. “I feel like where this clubs at right now, we just know it’s not working intact. We do know we have to make some changes.
“If we can find talent that we think can help emerge in 2024, that’d be great,” Mozeliak added. “2025? I wouldn’t rule that out either. But 2026 seems a long way away.”
“I don’t think this is going to happen overnight,” Mozeliak added. “Change is good if it helps you. We’re not so stubborn or arrogant to say we’re going to keep doing our system and hoping for a better outcome. We understand there’s been a shift and we’re going to try to adjust to it. We’re going to take a hard look at ourselves.”
Among starting pitchers, Miles Mikolas is under contract for 2024. Jack Flaherty and Jordan Montgomery are eligible to become free agents and Adam Wainwright plans to retire after this season.
“Pitching, pitching and pitching” is the theme of the deadline and during free agency for the Cardinals, Mozeliak said.
“We do like the collection of hitters we have,” Mozeliak said.
Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan Arenado, who have no-trade provisions, are likely to stay.
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