ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - St. Louis Cardinals writer Katie Woo – after her first year on the beat – says she was a bit surprised at the general positivity of fans in The Athletic's off season poll.
She joined Sports Open Line on KMOX to discuss the results of the poll questions, which asked Cardinals fans who are subscribers to The Athletic, questions about their confidence in the organization, which players the team should acquire and most exciting prospects.
"I was preparing for a little bit more backlash," Woo says. "You know, Cardinals fans are a passionate group. So I was expecting to see more of that, and in little bit more of a demanding way ... It was more of a, you know, this franchise as been historically good."
You can read the full results, here, and listen to a few highlights Woo mentioned on KMOX in the audio at the top of the page. A couple of stand-out polls include:
How confident are you that the Cardinals will be World Series contenders in the next three years?
Somewhat confident - 40.7%
Unsure - 24.5%
Very confident - 16.9%
Not very confident - 15.6%
Not confident at all - 2.3%
How would you rate the job John Mozeliak has done in his tenure as president of baseball operations?
Solid - 52.6%
Fair - 26.6%
Excellent - 13.9%
Below average - 4.9%
Poor - 2.0%
Which remaining free agent would you like to see the Cardinals pursue?
Joe Kelly - 22.4%
Trevor Story - 20.5%
Kyle Schwarber - 19.2%
Carlos Correa - 15.7%
Carlos Rodón - 14.6%
Other - 6.5%
Clayton Kershaw - 0.5%
Collin McHugh - 0.3%
Zack Greinke - 0.3%
Woo says many of the "other" submissions were for Albert Pujols.
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