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The Cardinals V. 2008 - 9-16-08 Update

Everything looked so good up to about 2 weeks ago, and then it all came crashing down.  2008 would not be a reclamation year.  As it sits now, today, with the Cardinals having lost 6 straight, we will be lucky if the club finishes over 500.  It is now time to start thinking about next year.  With that said, here are my thoughts in no particular order:

• Will Tony LaRussa really come back.  There has been some speculation that he is interested in heading a front office.  Will that be the case.

• Can the Cardinals resign Dave Duncan.  This man has fixed more broken down pitchers than any man on the planet.  Does he really want to do it any more.

• Can John Mozeliak compete with the likes of New York, LA, Boston and even Chicago in signing free agent talent or will he have to deal with left overs

• Will Colby Rasmus be the second coming of Jim Edmonds and be able to start the '09 season in Center Field

• The Cardinals are hoping for a starting pitching combo of Carpenter and Wainright next season, but who will be the other three starters.

• Who will be the '09 closer for the cards, in house talent or a free agent.

• Will the Cardinals really dip into the development for some decent trades during the off-season.

• Will the Cardinals try and re-sign Pujols to an extension or extend an offer for a longer term contract

I look for an indication of how the off-season goes starting during the General Managers meeting this winter.  If the Cardinals even appear to be active, this could be a good sign.  If not, we could be looking at another year.

I do not entirely blame DeWitt on this.  The Yankees and Red Sox of the world have made it difficult to obtain quality players for the long term.  Jocketty, as much as I liked him as a GM, did not respect the young talent and used it as a bargaining chip for established players.  That worked in the 90's but now if you do not have the big dollars you cannot compete and some of these sweepstakes.  Many teams are having to give up really decent players just to get a top shelf player at the trade deadline and that is only for a 2 - 3 month run until the player is eligible for free agency (see C.C. Sabathia).  

The Cardinals are working on creating more home grown talent and I commend them for it.  If that is the path they are going to go, though, be honest with the fans and say so.  Do not jerk us around and say, we are going to get top shelf talent and come back with dirt cheap dregs.

I welcome your comments and thoughts.

Joe

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