Mozeliak has shown Cards aren't afraid to trade young talent - STLtoday.com

• Several times since the Cardinals’ clubhouse was shocked July 31 by a redefining trade that sent two cherished teammates to Boston, general manager John Mozeliak has used that day in San Diego as an example of the two-way trust that must exist... Trades happen, and sometimes they hurt personally. But the players should never doubt the execs’ intent – to help, professionally. “I think Mo made a really great comment on how we trust the players that we have and we would hope they trust him and us to do the right thing and give them the greatest opportunity for success,” Chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. said. “We’re all trying to win divisions and win championships, and sometimes you have to make decisions that are hard and unpopular. Standing before the assembled team at the start of spring training, Mozeliak revisited that trust theme with the players. On the far wall was veteran pitcher John Lackey, the major-league prize from the Red Sox for Joe Kelly and Allen Craig in that deadline deal. Along another wall, his locker close to Matt Holliday’s corner, sat outfielder Jason Heyward, the centerpiece of a four-player deal with Atlanta that came in November. They each cost the Cardinals young, starting pitching to acquire. For an organization – and a general manager – that has treated young pitching like gold bullion, collecting it, stacking it, and rarely spending it, the traits of the two new players sitting in the clubhouse stand out. Source: www.stltoday.com