Happy Independence Day!
- You’ve probably heard this already, but Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak questioned the “effort” and “energy level” of outfielder Dexter Fowler. Mozeliak tried to clarify his comments, but I think he just made it worse.
- Obviously this is a sore subject around here as few players (and zero Cardinals) have ever been as well-loved among Cubs fans as Fowler was and still is. Writing in The Athletic (subscription required), Sahadev Sharma believes that the incident is more evidence that the Cardinals are no longer a “model franchise” to be emulated.