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.

He comes in from winning a World Series with the Cardinals (in 2006), stepping in with instant credibility,” Benavides said. “He started putting those teams together. Signing guys. And wasn’t afraid to trade.

The Cardinals won the National League Central Division seven times under Jocketty’s leadership, as well as the 2004 NL pennant and 2006 World Series.