Shildt to the Hilt

The St. Louis Cardinals signed interim manager Mike Shildt to a two-year contract:

“Why now?” said John Mozeliak, the Cardinals’ president of baseball operations, in reference to making Mike Shildt the official manager. “It made sense because everything is going well and more importantly, (there is) momentum behind our players and our staff. … Clearly, we had to do something different. These changes have been very positive. I’ve had a lot of feedback from our coaches and players and everyone has endorsed him.”

The 50-year-old Shildt is the 50th manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, a club that was 50-50 on July 24 and enters Tuesday 73-58.

It’s good to reward success. Two years is a good length, also, since the Cardinals surge could be as much about Mike Mathney leaving as Shlidt taking over. If the former is true, the Cardinals might want to make another move in a couple of years.

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