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.

Walt Jocketty, who established an ambitious model that brought 3 million to Busch, was recently told he'll be inducted into Cardinals Hall of Fame. He had started writing his speech.

Cardinals ownership and broadcasters took time to remember and reflect on their former GM Walt Jocketty’s passing earlier Saturday at the age of 74. Jocketty had been battling serious health issues recently.