President of baseball operations John Mozeliak came prepared Saturday, knowing his early offseason prediction of an increase in team spending, while technically accurate, left much to be desired on the opening day of Cardinals Winter Warm-Up.
After some initial ducking and dodging that included mentions of outside expectations and media agendas, Mozeliak dropped the semantics and admitted he too was expecting something different when he suggested in late October that the Cardinals were preparing for an offseason that included more significant additions than simply finding a quality replacement for retiring catcher Yadier Molina. Instead the Cardinals have made just one splash.