One of the greatest players in St. Louis Cardinals history could be back in uniform next season as a member of the team’s coaching staff.
This is a very important offseason for St. Louis Cardinals President of Baseball Operations John Mozeliak. After a strong showing and division title in 2022, the team took a massive step back this year. They finished dead last in the division and were tied for the fifth-worst record in baseball. It was a shocking about-face for a team that had reigning NL MVP Paul Goldschmidt, Nolan Arenado, and Willson Contreras.
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Their performance was so disappointing in 2023 that they waived the white flag on it early and were one of the big sellers at this year’s MLB trade deadline. That is why rebuilding the pitching staff will be one of the primary goals of the front office this season.
However, before then the coaching staff will apparently be a focus before the general manager meetings next month.
Yadier Molina in talks to join St. Louis Cardinals 2024 coaching staff
On Tuesday, The Athletic’s Cardinals reporter Katie Woo took a look at what’s to come for the team this winter, and one interesting tidbit she revealed was a very fun possible addition to the coaching staff for 2024.
“The Cardinals have had conversations with Yadier Molina about joining the major-league coaching staff next season and both parties expressed interest, according to multiple league sources. It’s unclear what role Molina would have, but if he does join the staff it’s believed he will have an everyday position. Molina, who retired in 2022 after 19 seasons with the Cardinals, had previously expressed a desire to be a major-league manager. He had his first taste of managing this spring when he managed Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic.”
– Katie Woo
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Molina is top 10 all-time for the franchise in games played, WAR, hits, home runs, total bases, and several other statistical categories after his 19 years with the franchise, which included 10 trips to the All-Star game.