In this video, I took a look at the Cardinals' decline in developing meaningful, impactful and consistently good starting pitching. And to make the point clear, I reviewed the brilliant record of former Cardinals GM Walt Jocketty in cultivating starting pitching -- and contrasted it to the substantial downturn under John Mozeliak's baseball operations department over the last 10 seasons.

Some of the starting-pitching numbers -- the difference between Jocketty's track record and Mozeliak's - are remarkable. So please watch the video throughout so you can get the information.

Finally, I explain why the hiring of Chaim Bloom and Rob Cerfolio are so important to STL's baseball future. Both learned about drafting and developing or otherwise cultivating excellent starting pitching while learning in two intelligent organizations, Tampa Bay and Cleveland.

The Cardinals last had a Cy Young winner (Chris Carpenter) in 2005. Developing Cy Young winners has not been a problem for the Rays or Guardians, and I'll offer proof.

Thanks for watching.