Two lefties important in bullpen: St. Louis Cardinals’ John Mozeliak – MLB News
The St. Louis Cardinals’ general manager John Mozeliak said on Thursday, December 15, that the club has always tried to have a bullpen with at least two lefties. His statement came after the team signed one-year contract with J. C. Romero.
However, a contract with J. C. Romero was significant because there previously seemed no such apparent chances of going for relievers by the St. Louis Cardinals. News reports mainly focused the urgency of the club to fill the gaps in shortstop and other
positions.
Speaking to the media after the contract was signed, John Mozeliak, the general manager of the team stated that it was the bullpen that became the focus, especially the inclusion of at least two lefties in it.
"We've always tried to have a bullpen with two lefties in there, and when you look at how well Rzepczysnki performed last year, we were looking at someone [in Romero] who had good lefty-on-lefty splits and felt could come in and do that," Mozeliak said.
In all these developments, the general manager also added, it was important to have the focus on the offence as this is something that the team does not want to overlook at all.
If nothing else, the record in 2011 testifies that it was the aggressive offence that went in favour of the St. Louis Cardinals, helping them overcome a team like the Texas Rangers which had earlier got a lead in the best of-the-seven games.
Mozeliak commented in the club was exploring different position, but all in all, offence will once again be an aspect to focus.
“We really haven't nailed down if we think it's going to be an outfielder or a corner player, but we're definitely exploring a lot of different positions out there and will continue to do so," he said.
With the new contracts that the St. Louis Cardinals have signed with the three players this week, what is increasingly clear is the fact that the departure of Albert Pujols may well be a shock to the team, but it knows how to address this issue sooner than
later.
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