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Former Cardinals GM Jocketty thrived in July/August with his swaps

St. Louis Post-Dispatch | July 5, 2021

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Cardinals general manager Walt Jocketty, right, and field manager Tony La Russa watch players practice at the team's spring training facility in Jupiter, Fla., on Feb. 24, 2006. (Post-Dispatch file photo by Chris Lee)

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General manager Walt Jocketty, right, and manager Tony La Russa were a formidable management team for the Cardinals.

The former Cardinals general manager, who later went to Cincinnati, used to revel in the days leading up to the July 31 trading deadline. He most often was in a buying, rather than a selling, mood and was not afraid to pull the trigger.

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