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I get that fans want to look at history and be skeptical.Clubmaker2 wrote: ↑25 Feb 2026 01:55 am When have they spent the dry powder or money they saved? Like never. So why does it matter if they saved money on salaries this year, they wont add it to future salary spending.
I've never been under the impression that their "dry powder" carries over from one year to the next. They have always appeared to operate with each year as a discrete budgeting event.mattmitchl44 wrote: ↑25 Feb 2026 07:25 amI get that fans want to look at history and be skeptical.Clubmaker2 wrote: ↑25 Feb 2026 01:55 am When have they spent the dry powder or money they saved? Like never. So why does it matter if they saved money on salaries this year, they wont add it to future salary spending.
However, I would point out that the path the organization appears to be on is unprecedented over the last 25-30 years. So it is possible that the future path of the team - conserving resources now with an intention of spending them later - may also be unprecedented.
Same here zuck.zuck698 wrote: ↑24 Feb 2026 16:17 pmRock, with Jr. being 84, my fear is "Fredo" could take over at any time! That is a scary thought as I just don't see the love for baseball, when he speaks, like his old man has. Selling the team, would be my hope, before number 3 is calling the shots. The team could go 40-122, but hey, "how about those Mo and Girsch Bobblehead nights"! My fear is we do all this rebuilding, and right before takeoff, Fredo takes the reigns. No one here knows exactly what type of owner he will be, but his past comments certainly don't leave me feeling all rosy about the future of our Birds.rockondlouie wrote: ↑24 Feb 2026 13:22 pmNo Alex this is all BDWJr's plan.Alex Reyes Cy Young wrote: ↑24 Feb 2026 13:04 pm It seems to me there is a transition occurring. The way Junior built the team will look significantly different than the 3s model.
I personally think the III is behind a lot of this new direction.
He's the baseball man having grown up in the game under the guidance of his father (former GM/even a part owner).
He went on scouting trips w/his Father and knows the game.
He's the one who decide it was time to get back to the Cardinals roots which is drafting & player development, something he instituted once before when he hired J. Luhnow. Got away from under Mo.
BDWIII (aka Fredo) runs the business side. He has zero to very little to do w/the baseball side nor does he show much interest in it.
This re-shuffle, new direction back to the old direction is 100% BDWJr.
Agreed - and I don't necessarily think Matt is alluding to the fact they do.3dender wrote: ↑25 Feb 2026 08:22 amI've never been under the impression that their "dry powder" carries over from one year to the next. They have always appeared to operate with each year as a discrete budgeting event.mattmitchl44 wrote: ↑25 Feb 2026 07:25 amI get that fans want to look at history and be skeptical.Clubmaker2 wrote: ↑25 Feb 2026 01:55 am When have they spent the dry powder or money they saved? Like never. So why does it matter if they saved money on salaries this year, they wont add it to future salary spending.
However, I would point out that the path the organization appears to be on is unprecedented over the last 25-30 years. So it is possible that the future path of the team - conserving resources now with an intention of spending them later - may also be unprecedented.
I don't think that necessarily suggests you're right or wrong, I just think it comes down to what BDW feels is an acceptable payroll amount to carry with a team competing in earnest. Sure seems over the last few years that he hasn't been comfortable breaking the $170M barrier.