John Mozeliak

Quick Facts

Full Name	John Mozeliak
Date Of Birth	Jan 18, 1969(1969-01-18)
Age	55
Birthplace	Boulder
Country	United States
Birth City	Colorado
Horoscope	Capricorn

John Mozeliak Biography

John Mozeliak is one of the most popular and richest Sports Agent who was born on January 18, 1969 in Boulder, Colorado, United States. John Mozeliak (born January 18 1969) is currently the Director of baseball Operations for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). Although he was not a professional baseball player, Mozeliak came to the Cardinals as Walt Jocketty’s assistant and was appointed the club’s twelfth General Manager following 2007.

One of his first major move was to sell iconic centerfielder Jim Edmonds to the San Diego Padres for third baseman David Freese on December 15 in 2007. While initially expressing regret about trading the adored but often injured Edmonds, Freese later proved to be a key player in the Cardinals the 2011 season.

On October 3, 2007, Chairman of the Board of Directors Bill DeWitt announced that the Cardinals “had cordially and respectfully” parted ways with Jocketty based on philosophical differences of player development. DeWitt named Mozeliak the interim GM. Dating back to the year before, tension arose after Jeff Luhnow, later the Astros’ GM, was promoted to vice president of amateur scouting and player development. After more than a decade as GM, Luhnow’s promotion tacitly signaled he had usurped that sphere of Jocketty’s authority.

In 2009, Mozeliak acquired slugger Matt Holliday in a trade with the Oakland Athletics and signed him to the richest contract in team history the following January, valued at $116 million. Through the beginning of August 2013, Holliday has produced a .900 OPS at a league-average adjusted OPS rate of 145 as a Cardinal, compared to 136 for his career. On September 26, the Cardinals clinched their first division title during Mozeliak’s tenure as GM against the Colorado Rockies. However, they lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS. When Holliday was a free agent the following offseason, DeWitt became frustrated with agent Scott Boras and walked away from negotiations. However, Mozeliak, who had developed a strong working relationship with DeWitt, persuaded him to sign Holliday for seven years at $17 million per year.

In the years following, Edgar Renteria manned shortstop for the Cardinals from 1999 until 2004, he was traded to Boston. Boston Red Sox via free agency. The Cardinals had difficulty finding a replacement for the position. A swap that involved Mark Worrell and Luke Gregerson resulted in the acquisition of Khalil Greene to the Padres. In spite of his poor performance and $6.5 million paycheck, he was forced to take the time off in June and May. The team discovered that he might have tried to inflict harm on himself, which could be a sign of an anxiety-related disorder. Greene played in 77 games in the course of the season, and he hit only .200 which included six home runs as well as 24 RBI. It was the last time he played as a major leaguer.

John Mozeliak Net Worth

John Mozeliak is one of the richest Sports Agent from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, John Mozeliak 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The year 1993 was when Jay Darnell, the Colorado Rockies’ video coordinator presented Mozeliak in 1993 to Bryn Smith, pitcher for the Rockies. Smith was searching for a place to fish for fly. After a few days, Mozeliak was able to take Smith fly fishing in Smith was invited to the Rockies were willing to invite Mozeliak to act as an batting practice pitcher as they were in need of a pitcher who could throw left-handed. Dante Bichette took a liking to Mozeliak and the Rockies arranged an opportunity in the clubhouse for Mozeliak. Mozeliak began working together with Bob Gebhard, the Rockies General Manager (GM) and Walt Jocketty, the assistant manager.

In the event that St. Louis Cardinals hired Jocketty as their general manager In 1995 Mozeliak moved into St. Louis too. He worked as an assistant in the scouting department , and then worked for five seasons as Jocketty’s assistant manager. He was promoted to assistant director of scouting in the year 1998. In the following season Mozeliak got promoted director of scouting and was responsible for the recruitment of stars like Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina. He was a subject of much interest as an emerging GM within the business and also was interviewed by players from the Cincinnati Reds and Houston Astros.

While other candidates interviewed for the GM position, it appeared Cleveland Indians assistant GM Chris Antonetti was the early favorite. However, Indians ownership improved Antonetti’s offer to take over the full GM position and enticed him to stay. On the evening of October 30, 2007, Mozeliak accepted the Cardinals’ offer and the team formally introduced him as the new GM the next day.

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After losing shortstop Rafael Furcal to injury in 2012, the Cardinals called up Pete Kozma to replace Furcal. Noted for his defense, Kozma had shown a poor track record in the minor leagues as a hitter, producing a .652 on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) in 671 minor league games. However, during his major league call-up in 2012, he batted .333 with a .952 OPS in 82 plate appearances. His skillful hitting continued in the playoffs, as he hit an RBI single in Game 5 against the Washington Nationals in the NLDS that ultimately proved to be the game and series winner, allowing the Cardinals to advance to the NLCS. Kozma became the starting shortstop the next season, but could not sustain his improved hitting in the Major Leagues, slumping to a .548 OPS. In the following World Series against the Boston Red Sox, a two-play error contributed to a Red Sox’ Game 1 victory on the way to the Red Sox winning the Series.

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John Ranked on the list of most popular Sports Agent. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. John Mozeliak celebrates birthday on January 18 of every year.

After making it to the 2013 World Series only to lose to the Boston Red Sox, the Cardinals addressed weaknesses the following offseason at shortstop and center field. First, they traded Freese and relief pitcher Fernando Salas to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for center fielder Peter Bourjos and right fielder Randal Grichuk.