He comes in from winning a World Series with the Cardinals (in 2006), stepping in with instant credibility,” Benavides said. “He started putting those teams together. Signing guys. And wasn’t afraid to trade.

Walt Jocketty, a legendary executive with the Oakland Athletics and St. Louis Cardinals, has died, Major League Baseball confirmed Saturday. He was 74. "On behalf of the entire St. Louis Cardinals organization,

Jocketty got his start in baseball when he was hired by Charlie Finley and assembled the Bash Brothers by drafting Mark McGwire and Jose Canseco for the A’s.