“Sometimes the best trades are the ones you don’t make.”
Hall of Fame baseball maverick Bill Veeck made the above comment in 1948. These days, the adage applies to desperate free-agent signings as well as short-sided trades.
St. Louis Cardinals president John Mozeliak gets a lot of heat, and rightfully so, for poor trades and signings, but Mo and Cards chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. deserve a teaspoon of credit for resisting some of the big-splash moves that fans and bloggers often demand. Yeah, it would’ve been beautiful if they’d gone all-in on St.