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This is the second part of my conversation with Cardinals Farm Director John Vuch.

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Entering the 2011 baseball season, John Vuch was promoted to the role of Farm Director where he took overall responsibility for the state of the Cardinals’ minor league farm system.  What follows is part 1 of an exchange of questions and answers on a variety of topics including Mr. Vuch himself, social media and spring training.

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John Vuch made a radio appearance on KTRS 550 this morning with John Hadley. You’ll find some paraphrased notes from the interview below the jump.

I’ll preface these notes with the fact that, as Farm Director, it would be shocking to ever hear Vuch say something out and out negative about a player in the system. This is completely normal and Jeff Luhnow’s interviews — or any other club official for that matter — are often similar in this regard. So when Vuch tries to sell , say, Matt Adams as a respectable defender . . . . I’m skeptical but acknowledging of the role that he plays is, at least in part, Optimist-in-Chief of the Farm System when making public statements.

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