ATLANTA -- As the first full day of the 2003 Winter Meetings came to a close in New Orleans and some of the attendees were enjoying a Friday night on Bourbon Street, then-Braves general manager John Schuerholz and then-Cardinals GM Walt Jocketty found a comfortable spot to converse and share a glass of wine at the hotel lobby's bar.
With media members, scouts and fellow executives within sight and wondering what these two highly regarded men might be discussing, Schuerholz and Jocketty were extending a conversation about J.D. Drew, the outfielder the Braves sought to add to their depleted lineup.