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Goold: That time the Cardinals could have lost Harris

St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Mitch Harris, a 29-year-old graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, pauses during batting practice before a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park, Tuesday, April 21, 2015, in Washington. Harris was called up from Triple-A Memphis on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Cards chat: Read the Derrick Goold Q-&-A

WASHINGTON • This past December, Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak watched the picks click by at the annual Rule 5 draft and had some anxiety with each name called.

He wasn’t waiting for a player the Cardinals wanted to get.