Jon Lester (34) reacts against the Chicago White Sox during the first inning at Guaranteed Rate Field. Mandatory Credit: Mike Dinovo-USA TODAY Sports
The St Louis Cardinals insist that their two trades made them better, but did they? There’s a lot of reasons to be skeptical.
When the St. Louis Cardinals announced their two trade deadline acquisitions, left-handers J.A. Happ and Jon Lester, the immediate reaction, was “Why?” President of baseball operations John Mozeliak answered that question and his response, simply, was that they “landed some pitching that would give us some stability and some experience.