The Cardinals Way (42 page)

organizational support for

political skills of

press supporting

on replacing employees

Roosevelt as uniter compared to

scouting and player development separated by

as scouting director

on shrinking advantage of analytics

St. Louis Cardinals unified under

on standards for players

on Taveras' death

2011 World Series victory validating

Musial, Stan

New York Mets

New York Yankees

Nix, Jacob

Norris, Bud

Nyman, Paul

Oakland Athletics

Ocampo, Oz

O'Keefe, Brian

Oriole Way

Ortiz, Ramon (“Smoky”)

Pearce, Matt

Pendleton, Terry

Percival, Troy

Pérez, Audry

Pérez, Chris

personality-based scouting

Pham, Tommy

Philadelphia A's

Piazza, Mike

Piscotty, Stephen

pitching mechanics

Strom on injury prevention and

Strom on Wainwright and

Strom's philosophy shift on

Strom's principles for

of Tuivailala

Witte assisting new system for

player development.
See also
Cardinals farm system; farm systems

Barrett's tactics with

DeJohn's observations on

DeJohn's strategies for assistance and

DeWitt, Bill, Jr., on

international

Kissell's belief in

LaRocque on league placement and

LaRocque's benchmarks for

Leveque's observation strategies with

Luhnow as director of

Luhnow's challenges with

Mozeliak on new design for Latin American

Mozeliak separating scouting from

psychological considerations for

St. Louis Cardinals inventing

Vuch as assistant in

Poncedeleon, Daniel

Cardinals farm system expectations and goals of

confidence and competitiveness of

development and improvements of

Gonzalez evaluating

Kantrovitz's confidence in

signing of

pre-draft combine

professionalism, St. Louis Cardinals and

psychological considerations, for draft

Pujols, Albert

analytics showing decline of

free agency departure of

Musial compared to

payoff in letting go of

success of

2013 struggles of

Ramsey, James

Rapp, Vernon

Rasmus, Colby

Redbirdog system

Rehm, Flint

religion, Kissell and importance of

Reynolds, DeWitt and Co.

Reynolds, Mercer

Richards, Paul

Rickey, Branch

Cardinals farm system created by

Cardinals Way importance of

DeWitt, Bill, Jr., and influence of

DeWitt, Bill, Sr., following model of

DeWitt, Bill, Sr.'s, education supported by

DeWitt, Bill, Sr.'s, relationship with

firing of

Kissell impressing

Kissell on presence and approach of

legacy of

organizational foundation built by

Schoendienst on system established by

Riggleman, Jim

Ritter,Jerry

Rivera, Chris

Rivera, Mariano

Robinson, Shane

Rodriguez, Moises

Roosevelt, Franklin Delano

Rose, Pete

Rosenthal, Trevor

sabermetrics

Saigh, Fred

salary arbitration

Salas, Fernando

Sandberg, Ryne

Scanio

Schied, Jeremy

Schlueter, Dick

Schmidt, Michael S.

Schoendienst, Red

Schott, Marge

Schweppe, Bill

scouts.
See also
international scouting

challenges and mistakes of

criteria for hiring

draft strategies with

farm systems and importance of

Gonzalez on any sport and

Gonzalez personally learning and training to be

Internet for finding

Kantrovitz on Gonzalez's attributes for

Luhnow accommodating

Luhnow expanding lists of

Luhnow overhauling program of international

Luhnow's philosophy in reviewing

Luhnow's process for finding new

Mejdal combining lists from

Moneyball
misreadings and myths on

Mozeliak separating player development from

personalities evaluated by

personality-based methods for

“shadow draft” evaluating

Slater on hybrid approach of

St. Louis Cardinals marrying analytics with

STOUT system incorporating reports from

talent and signing factors investigated by

Scully, Vin

Seferina, Darren

“shadow draft,” of Mejdal

Shandler, Ron

Shannon, Mike

Sheridan, John B.

Shields, James

Shildt, Mike

Siegrist, Kevin

signing bonuses, draft regulations for

Slater, Matt

Holliday evaluated by

hybrid scouting approach of

international scouting success of

Martínez, Carlos, evaluated by

on Martínez, Carlos, signing

St. Louis Cardinals supporting education of

Smith, Al

Smith, Bud

Smith, Roger

Society for American Baseball Research

Sohn, Andrew

Spence, Wally

St. Louis Browns

St. Louis Cardinals.
See also
Cardinals fans; Cardinals Way

analytics and scouts utilized together by

analytics gradually implemented by

analytics history of

analytics revamping

Baseball Prospectus
ranking organization of

continued success of

DeWitt, Bill, Jr.'s, acquiring ownership of

DeWitt, Bill, Jr.'s, new direction despite success of

draft value system of

dual strategies of

Fox Sports Midwest television deal with

free agency and retention success of

future of

hacking scandal and

Houston Astros poaching personnel from

innovation of

intelligence in organization of

internal book created by

Kantrovitz on culture of

Kantrovitz on leaving

Kantrovitz return to

Kantrovitz's childhood love of

Kissell's loyalty to

Luhnow and early resentment of most in

Luhnow's presentation to

Mejdal hired by

Mejdal on leaving

modesty of

Mozeliak on future of

Mozeliak unifying

opening day excitement for

ownership changes of

ownership succession plan for

player development created by

Slater's education supported by

standards of

Strom hired by

Thompson on professionalism and

tradition and expectations for success of

State College Spikes

Steverson, Todd

Stewart, Dave

STOUT system

Strom, Brent

family responsibilities of

with Houston Astros

Luhnow supporting

Nyman influencing

as pitching coach and instructor

on pitching mechanics and injury prevention

pitching mechanics and training principles of

pitching mechanics philosophy shift of

resistance to methods of

St. Louis Cardinals hiring

Tommy John surgery of

on tradition in baseball

on Wainwright's pitching mechanics

Strong, Jamal

Suppan, Jeff

Swanson, Matt

switch-hitter drill, of Kissell

Taveras, Oscar

batting practice audience of

big league call up of

confidence of

death of

expectations for

Kantrovitz's expectations with

Matheny's expectations for

memorials to

minor league success of

organization focusing on

rookie struggles of

work ethic and injuries of

television, baseball revenue from

Tendu analysis

Texas Rangers

Theriot, Ryan

Thomas, Darren

Thomas, Lee

Thompson, Nick

college career of

draft of

first at bat of

goals of

improvement and development of

re-tooling swing of

on St. Louis Cardinals and professionalism

on success at all levels

Tommy John surgery

Toronto Blue Jays

Torre, Joe

tradition

Tuivailala, Sam

Baker helping

Baker on promotion of

big league promotion of

on Double-A promotion

draft of

family excitement with promotion of

on getting comfortable pitching

improvements made by

LaRocque on benchmarks reached by

Luhnow on position choices with

minor league challenges of

pitch speeds of

on pitching in front of Double-A crowds

pitching mechanics of

Triple-A promotion of

Turco, Steve

career longevity of

coaching career of

coaching opportunity for

drafting of

Kissell instructing and supporting

Kissell's impact on

Luhnow's draft philosophy confusing

on player flaws

Winningham evaluated by

Valentine, Bobby

Van Slyke, Andy

Veeck, Bill

Verducci, Tom

Villa Mella academy

Viña, Fernando

Vuch, John

analytics expertise of

childhood baseball memories of

LaRocque paired with

Martinez, Tino, and free agency evaluation of

as player development assistant

Wacha, Michael

on Cardinals fans' enthusiasm

Cardinals farm system ascension of

draft of

success in first season of

Wainwright, Adam

Warner, Ron (“Pop”)

Weaver, Earl

Weaver, Luke

Weiss, George

Whiten, Mark

Wick, Rowan

confidence gained by

hitting focus of

Kantrovitz on potential of

Marmol on development of

minor league success of

pitching transition of

struggles of

Williams, Ronnie

Williams, Ted

Winningham, Dash

Witte, Mike

World War II

Zeller, Bart

 

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HOWARD MEGDAL
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