Thanks for posting the link Brian!
I felt this would end up being the direction that the organization would take. Hearing this leads me to believe the Cards either believe they have seen enough to believe the offense will be turning around in the near future or Albert needs one more season for his approach to take hold. I would agree with Mo that the minor league development has been hampered due to interruption. My concern is with how the club expects to get improved performance out of the major league roster. It has not materialized in two full seasons and you are heading into a third season with basically the same group of players.