Before diving in, let me instantly admit that all of the following article is simply my own supposition and conspiracy theory. I have not heard nor read anything that definitively lead me to this theory but I find myself questioning whether the St. Louis Cardinals‘ shopping of Michael Wacha is red herring.
Let me explain, a red herring is a clue that is intentionally misleading and, while shopping Wacha might be a good idea, I find myself wondering if Mozeliak has other plans. Listen, Mozeliak is very skilled at political talk and I have written before that I don’t trust the words out of his mouth until I see signatures on lines preceded with an “X.