First off, I have no opinion on the hiring of Oliver Marmol. I will form my opinion when I see him in action. I do think it’s odd how many people seem to find this hiring strange. In the sense that firing Mike Shildt and hiring the next-in-line is weird. Because it operates under the assumption that Shildt and Marmol are essentially the same. Which they could be! But how Mike Shildt managed doesn’t mean Marmol is managing the same way. They are different people. They will probably manage differently. I mean strategically at least.
“But the Cardinals will probably both 1) trade somebody already on the 40 man and 2) go waiver hunting such as their pickups of Quezada and Sanchez, both claimed in February of 2021.