The Cardinals have been a great story, as Kyle Lohse, Todd Wellemeyer, Ryan Franklin, and a host of journeymen hurlers have bought into the Dave Duncan plan and become effective starters in front of a good defense. It’s been enough for them to overachieve to date—helped along by a career year or two—but it’s critical that the Cardinals not be fooled by their short-term success. The target year for this organization is 2009, and every move they make that lessens their chance of winning in that year is a mistake. As hard as it must be for Tony La Russa to deal with, help isn’t coming, and the choice not to get that help is the right long-term decision.
Baseball Prospectus
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