When Mike Shildt was named interim manager in 2018, the St. Louis Cardinals were drifting backing into average waters and playing bad baseball. Along with a problem hitting, they couldn’t field or grasp the fundamentals. They got it together a year later, though, as Shildt led the team to the NLCS, winning their only playoff series since 2014. He was named manager of the year, and the roster was suddenly bursting with gold glove talent and a promising future.