39. A conversation with John Mozeliak, the MLB draft and a 2nd half preview

The All-Star Break is the longest off-day of the season, so we’re unleashing a super-sized episode.We begin by recapping the comments Cardinals President of Baseball Operations John Mozeliak made over the weekend on Blogger/Podcaster Day at the ballpark. He touched on a wide range of topics, from managing people, to how the manager seeks input from the front office, what happened to the study of wind currents and more.Next, we take a look at the Cardinals 2022 MLB Draft, which is still underway, but started with a surprising emphasis on funky, left-handed college pitchers.We then look back at our preseason predictions and evaluate how accurate they were thus far, as well as how the rest of the season looks to turn out.After that we answer your questions, many of which were about trades the team might make before the deadline.Ben Humphrey’s Off Day Recommendation is “The Bear” on Hulu. Ben Godar recommends “The Church of Baseball” by Ron Shelton. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cardinalsoffday.substack.com