
After almost a month, the Cardinals have finally filled the GM position vacated when they parted ways with
Walt Jocketty back in the beginning of October, naming
John Mozeliak their new GM this afternoon. This isn't terribly surprising given that he was Jocketty's assistant, the Cardinals just won the World Series a year ago, and he was the interim-GM while they Cardinals looked for Jocketty's replacement. Still, there were rumblings the Cardinals were after Indians' Assistant GM
Chris Antonetti and
the St. Louis Post-Dispatch kind of makes it sound like Mozeliak only got the job because Antonetti didn't want it:
The Cardinals will announce John Mozeliak as their next general manager today at a 3 p.m. press conference after formally offering him the job Tuesday evening, club sources confirm.
Mozeliak accepted a three-year contract shortly after discussions broke down with Cleveland Indians assistant general manager Chris Antonetti, who interviewed in St. Louis last Friday with club president Mark Lamping.
Nothing like being the second choice for the job! In all seriousness, with Tony La Russa and his entire coaching staff coming back, it makes a lot of sense that the Cards want to keep some continuity in the way the team is run. Jocketty left (was forced out, whatever) not because he did a bad job, but because he didn't get along with ownership. The Cards could do much worse than continuing to do things the way they were done when Jocketty was around.
Previously at FanHouse The Cardinals Met With Chris Antonetti