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Once the smog of disappointment and frustration cleared from the failed negotiations for Albert Pujols, the St. Louis Cardinals were left with one word that described the franchise's new world order.
Flexibility.
It's a favored word around John Mozeliak's front office. At the trade deadline, Mozeliak talks about the "flexibility" that roster has to add a piece. When the club sets the 40-man roster, officials talk about needing "flexibility" to add via free agency or the Rule 5 draft. There is "flexibility" in the payroll; Skip Schumaker, Allen Craig, Daniel Descalso and Tyler Greene offer "flexibility" when it comes to their positions; and when the Cardinals entertained...
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