Multiple Changes Coming To Cardinals' Scouting Department

Randy Flores reaches the one-year anniversary of his hiring as the Cardinals’ scouting director on Sunday but he likely will be a little too busy to celebrate.

STL Sports Page

Rematch At Bush: Michael Wacha Vs. Clayton Kershaw

It might have been during the 66-minute rain delay or after one of the eight strikeouts Texas A&M’s ace Michael Wacha wrung from 11th-ranked Cal-State Fullerton, but at one point during that March 9, 2012 game a chief talent evaluator for the Cardinals leaned over to a Milwaukee scout with a confession.

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Building A Solid Foundation For The Future

In May 2009, only weeks before Trevor Rosenthal’s name would surface in the St. Louis Cardinals draft room, area scout Aaron Looper pulled out of his Oklahoma City driveway for what seemed like the 100th time in the spring, hopped on I-35 and headed north to Wichita, Kan.

Springfield News-Leader

Michael Wacha Makes Rapid Ascent

Opening night at Texas A&M’s posh new Blue Bell Park in February 2012 did not offer the ideal conditions or the ideal performance to watch the pitcher who became the club’s ideal pick. And yet there they were, four Cardinals scouts wedged in amongst the Aggie faithful. They didn’t have seats. They had to hunt for a clear view. A game-time temp of 59 degrees had dropped precipitously a few innings before rain did.

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