Authors: Howard Megdal
To Mirabelle and Juliet, my two young prospects, thank you for an endless supply of happiness, adorable pictures to help get me through my writing, and for all the thrills still to come.
And to Rachel, who never hesitated when I started talking about writing this book, only thought about how to help me make this happen: more today than yesterday. Not as much as tomorrow. It's been lovely, since completing the book, to see you again. You haven't aged a bit.
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Prologue
1: The Cardinal Idea
2: The Language of George Kissell
3: Bill DeWitt Jr.
4: Luhnow Enters
5: Happy Days Are Here Again
6: After He's Gone
Epilogue: Transition and the Irreplaceable Cardinal
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A-B.
See
Anheuser-Busch
Abreu, José
Adams, Ace
Adams, Matt
advisory board, Luhnow creating
Aiken, Brady
Albert, Jeff
Alicea, Luis
Allen, Woody
Almaraz, Joe
analytics.
See also
STOUT system
Chass' disdain for
free agency strategy incorporating
hacking scandal and Mozeliak's unwavering approach to
Jocketty finally incorporating
Jocketty's hesitations with
Kantrovitz on Craig and
Luhnow's mandate with
Mejdal on methodologies for
Mejdal preparing for draft with player evaluation and
organizational inefficiencies highlighted by
Pujols' decline shown with
rapid acceptance of
shrinking advantage of
St. Louis Cardinals' gradual implementation of
St. Louis Cardinals history with
St. Louis Cardinals marrying scouts with
St. Louis Cardinals revamped with
Tendu analysis and
Vuch's expertise in
Anderson, Sparky
Angelos, Peter
Anheuser-Busch (A-B)
Ankiel, Rick
Antinoja, Ron
Antonetti, Chris
Arango, Fernando
arbitration, salary
Arizona Diamondbacks
Bacon, Francis
Baker, Corey
on Cardinals farm system continuity
on Cardinals farm system grooming personnel
Cardinals farm system's competitiveness and
Double-A promotion of
draft of
family supporting
goals and aspirations of
on Greenwood's improbable success
LaRocque on potential of
Molina catching
skills and challenges facing
Tuivailala helped by
on Tuivailala's promotion
on working through struggles
Ball, Phil
Baltimore Orioles
Bando, Sal
Barrett, Charlie
Baseball America Prospect Handbook
Baseball Prospectus
Beane, Billy
Bench, Johnny
Big Red Machine
Bilardello, Dann
Blades, Ray
Blood, Matt
Bogard, Dick
Boggs, Mitchell
Boras, Scott
Bottomley, Jim
Bower, Joseph L.
Bowman, Bob
Boyer, Ken
Boyles, Ty
Breadon, Sam
Broeg, Bob
Brush, John T.
Bush, George H. W.
Bush, George W.
Butler, Keith
Carbo, Bernie
“Cardinal Idea”
Cardinals fans
Cardinals farm system
Baker and competitiveness of
Baker on continuity in
Baker on personnel groomed in
clear expectations in
continuity within
depth and talent of
DeWitt, Bill, Sr., as director of
early success of
innovation of
Kissell signed into
longevity of initial
new players and introduction to
optimism within
players learning from each other in
Poncedeleon's expectations and goals with
position shifts in
Rickey and creation of
success of
Wacha's ascension in
Cardinals Way
communication and benefits of
disdain for
Kissell's impact on
Matheny on meaning of
modesty of
origin of
Rickey's importance to
tradition and building of
Carleton, Russell
Carpenter, Matt
CBA.
See
collective bargaining agreement
Chass, Murray
Chicago Cubs
Chicago White Sox
Cincinnati Reds
collective bargaining agreement (CBA)
college players, drafting high school players or
Colorado Rockies
Correa, Chris
hacking scandal and firing of
Houston Astros not focus of
on
Moneyball
being boastful
Craig, Allen
Crane, Jim
Cressey, Eric
Cruz, Tony
Cunningham, Joe
Dale, Francis
Davis, Paul
Dean, Dizzy
DeJohn, Mark
DeLorenzo, Jordan
DePodesta, Paul
Descalso, Daniel
Devine, Bing
DeWitt, Bill, III
DeWitt, Bill, Jr.
Baltimore Orioles ownership pursuit of
baseball acumen of
childhood of
Cincinnati Reds job and responsibilities of
Cincinnati Reds ownership pursued by
college degrees of
college policy paper of
draft experience of
draft of 2004 mistakes and
draft strategy of
financial recommendations of
on free agency valuations
on future of franchise
on hacking scandal
hiring strategies of
on Holliday acquisition
investment business success of
Jocketty's firing and criticism on
Kantrovitz on vision of
on legacy
on losing Luhnow
Luhnow discussing general manager position with
Luhnow supported by
on Luhnow's role
minority ownership positions of
Mozeliak strengthening relationship with
on Mozeliak's appointment as
on need for outside perspective
on opening day
on organizational unity
on player development
process trusted over results by
on rebuilding baseball operations department
Rickey's influence on
salary arbitration strategy of
St. Louis Browns uniform of
St. Louis Cardinals ownership acquired by
St. Louis Cardinals success and new direction from
Texas Rangers and financial role of
2011 World Series victory validating
DeWitt, Bill, Sr.
as Cardinals farm system director
draft success of
as New York Yankees assistant general manager
nomadic career of
Rickey supporting education of
Rickey's model followed by
Rickey's relationship with
as treasurer
Diggins, Ben
DiMaggio, Joe
DiPuglia, Johnny
Douthit, Taylor
draft
of Ankiel by DeWitt, Bill, Jr.
of Baker
Boyles' success in 2014
college players compared to high school players in
delay in benefits from
DeWitt, Bill, Jr., and mistakes of 2004
DeWitt, Bill, Jr.'s, experience with
DeWitt, Bill, Jr.'s, strategy for
DeWitt, Bill, Sr.'s, success with
of Gomber
Gonzalez's disappointments with
Gonzalez's preparation for
of Kantrovitz
Kantrovitz feeling pressure on
Kantrovitz on Gonzales as target for
Kantrovitz's activities and behavior during 2014
Kantrovitz's philosophy and goals for
Kantrovitz's preparation for 2014
LaRocque on second through seventh rounds of
LaRocque's philosophy following
Luhnow and mistakes of 2004
Luhnow's responsibilities with
Luhnow's strategies for
Luhnow's success with 2009
Mejdal preparing analytics for player evaluation for