If you expect the Cardinals to make a splash at the annual baseball winter meetings, you won’t be satisfied with what transpires this week at the Gaylord National Resort — a short drive from Washington, D.C.
If you hope Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak can build a roster this winter to derail what appears to be a budding dynasty at Wrigley Field, you are setting yourself up for disappointment.
As Mozeliak and his top baseball operations assistants arrive in Maryland on Sunday night, it’s important to realize that the Cardinals aren’t in search of the magic bullet to put them on par with the World Series champions.