GM John Mozeliak made changes on Friday that were intended to do two things: improve the St. Louis Cardinals‘ performance, AND put manager Mike Matheny (and hitting coach John Mabry) on notice. In other words, if things don’t change then Matheny will be the change to be made.
Jeff Gordon did a nice job covering the changes in his post on Saturday in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. You can read it here. In addition to covering the changes, Gordon points out the “on notice” status for Matheny.
In his piece, Gordon accurately highlight’s Mozeliak’s continued use of the phrase “four to six weeks” as a time clock for Matheny to illustrate an ability to manage or face stronger changes from the GM.