Three things that handcuffed the Cardinals this season

[Shady]

1) Inconsistent starting pitching staff (all of them except McGreevy)
2) Arenado (lack of offensive production at his salary)
3) Gorman and Walker ( haven't developed like was hoped for)

[Youboughtit]

1) Inconsistent starting pitching staff (all of them except McGreevy)
2) Arenado (lack of offensive contribution at his salary)
3) Gorman and Walker ( haven't developed like was hoped for)

1. Cutting Budget by $50m
2. No anchor in the MOTO
3. Overvalued youth.

[ramfandan]

1. No long term plan
2. No intermediate plan
3. No short term plan

[desertrat23]

1. Choosing to delay the entire team’s rebuild for a whole year to allow a farewell tour for John Mozeliak, thereby choosing Mo over the fanbase.

Everything else stems from that.

[rockondlouie]

1-BDWJr
2-Mo
3-Oli

[Futuregm2]

1) Inconsistent starting pitching staff (all of them except McGreevy)
2) Arenado (lack of offensive production at his salary)
3) Gorman and Walker ( haven't developed like was hoped for)

So the starter that has given up 4 runs or more in 4 of his 8 starts is the only consistent one?

[CraigPaquette]

Larry (BDW)
Moe (Mo)
Curly (Oli)

[Mort Gage]

1. Choosing to delay the entire team’s rebuild for a whole year to allow a farewell tour for John Mozeliak, thereby choosing Mo over the fanbase.

Everything else stems from that.

The quest for .500 kept them from clearing out their logjam of positional mediocrity in the offseason and at the deadline. Essentially a wasted season.

[TheFantasyStud]

1) Another Top of the Rotation Starter
2) Pages, A light hitting catcher
3) Burleson, Should have been replaced with a real Middle of the Order Bat

[Ozziesfan41]

1-BDWJr
2-Mo
3-Oli

Curse you you beat me to it! Lol

[2ninr]

1. Choosing to delay the entire team’s rebuild for a whole year to allow a farewell tour for John Mozeliak, thereby choosing Mo over the fanbase.

Everything else stems from that.

BOOM!

[82birds]

1-BDWJr
2-Mo
3-Oli

you beat me to it Rock

[rockondlouie]

1-BDWJr
2-Mo
3-Oli

you beat me to it Rock

[82birds]

1-BDWJr
2-Mo
3-Oli

you beat me to it Rock

would have answered sooner/saw the thread earlier, but I don't usually open threads by Shady.

[rockondlouie]

1-BDWJr
2-Mo
3-Oli

you beat me to it Rock

would have answered sooner/saw the thread earlier, but I don't usually open threads by Shady.

Me either unless I can make a point, in this case those three are the obvious answer.

[The Nard]

1) Inconsistent starting pitching staff (all of them except McGreevy)
2) Arenado (lack of offensive contribution at his salary)
3) Gorman and Walker ( haven't developed like was hoped for)

1. Cutting Budget by $50m
2. No anchor in the MOTO
3. Overvalued youth.

But this was the season where the “youth” would be allowed to play, sink or swim. Surely you didn’t expect them to be playoff-competitive. I actually find it remarkable that they’re around a .500 team