Flores, who pitched for the Texas Rangers (2002), Colorado
Rockies (2002), Cardinals (2004-08), Rockies (2009-10) and Minnesota Twins (2010),
was hired by former Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak to
be their director of scouting in August of 2015. He was promoted to assistant
general manager in 2018, and scored Walker (No. 21 pick), Winn (No. 54 pick) and
Burleson (No. 70 pick) in the transformational 2020 MLB Draft. Walker was a
first-time All-Star and the MLB Home Run Derby champion in 2026. Winn is a
finalist for his second Gold Glove Award while Burleson became the first
Cardinals player in 55 years to lead MLB in RBI with 116.
