The Cardinals are basically the anthithesis of the Padres: they make a big high-profile addition a couple times a decade, and mostly draft and develop their teams. They have 21 0.500+ seasons in the last 22 years, 15 playoff appearances, and 2 world series titles over that time. Preller is fun to watch, but he's reckless and the Padres are probably going to suck within a couple years.