John Mozeliak and Mike Matheny talked about improving the defense and athleticism so much this offseason, you almost thought it was part of the Cardinals’ 2017 marketing slogan.
Two weeks into the season, though, the Cardinals appear eerily similar to the 2016 edition, only without the offensive pop. With 10 errors in 11 games, the defense has been lacking throughout the entire diamond. Even worse, the Matt Adams experiment in left field betrays any semblance of a commitment to improved defense or athleticism.
As the 3-8 Cardinals try to establish an identity, Matheny must decide if he’s 100-percent committed to what he and Mozeliak preached all offseason.