Will Bloom seek new manager for 2026?

[ramfandan]

Often in pro sports a new front office boss wants a ‘new look’ .
Not a matter of whether the previous manager/coach is good, fair,or so so. He just wants to start fresh .
So
A. Do you think Bloom releases Oli and hires a new manager for 2026 season? (Pays off his final year)
And if you say YES , do you have any candidates Bloom would pursue for new manager ?

Lastly, if Cardinals get a new manager which coaches would you like to see retained, if any ?
Jon Jay ? Brant Brown ?

[sikeston bulldog2]

If your objective is newness, all goes. As for coaches. Let the new guy pick ‘em.

[Monsieur De Treville]

Often in pro sports a new front office boss wants a ‘new look’ .
Not a matter of whether the previous manager/coach is good, fair,or so so. He just wants to start fresh .
So
A. Do you think Bloom releases Oli and hires a new manager for 2026 season? (Pays off his final year)
And if you say YES , do you have any candidates Bloom would pursue for new manager ?

Lastly, if Cardinals get a new manager which coaches would you like to see retained, if any ?
Jon Jay ? Brant Brown ?

I'd bet the farm on it. I envision no scenario in which Bloom will want this man running his team. He'll definitely want his own guy in place and who would blame him for that?

[82birds]

Often in pro sports a new front office boss wants a ‘new look’ .
Not a matter of whether the previous manager/coach is good, fair,or so so. He just wants to start fresh .
So
A. Do you think Bloom releases Oli and hires a new manager for 2026 season? (Pays off his final year)
And if you say YES , do you have any candidates Bloom would pursue for new manager ?

Lastly, if Cardinals get a new manager which coaches would you like to see retained, if any ?
Jon Jay ? Brant Brown ?

I'd bet the farm on it. I envision no scenario in which Bloom will want this man running his team. He'll definitely want his own guy in place and who would blame him for that?

agree and hope like heck it comes true

[Dicktar2023]

The fact that this is even a question is a sad sign of how demoralized this fan base is. We've come to expect that nothing will ever make sense again.

[imadangman]

No way Bloom hires Pujols right? I could see oli staying although he does blow.

[TheJackBurton]

No way Bloom hires Pujols right? I could see oli staying although he does blow.

I don't see anyway Oli keeps his job if he finishes .500 or below.

His contract is up after this season and he has shown no signs of improving as a manager.

The clown show has to absolutely stop and get a real manager in here.

[Sweet Jones]

Your 2026 Cardinals' new manager and bench coach:



At least one of them in one of those roles.

[Talkin' Baseball]

No way Bloom hires Pujols right? I could see oli staying although he does blow.

I think Pujols will make a great manager somewhere, maybe even here. The problem with hiring Pujols is, if things don't work out well, who has the gravitas to fire him?

[45s]

If bloom is really in charge….he deserves to have his choice

If it’s just another organization guy…

Well…meet the new boss, same as the old boss

Apologies to Roger Daltry

[Strummer Jones]

No way Bloom hires Pujols right? I could see oli staying although he does blow.

I think Pujols will make a great manager somewhere, maybe even here. The problem with hiring Pujols is, if things don't work out well, who has the gravitas to fire him?

This is why I'm 100% against hiring either Albert or Yadier.

[rockondlouie]

YES
YES

A thousand times YES!

Oli has been over his head since the day he was hired.

The survey of major leagues players who ranked him as the LAST Manager they'd want to play for shows players KNOW he's not a credible major league Manager!

Please, please C. Bloom.......fire Oli the second Mo hands you the keys to the POBO office and bring in a quality Manager.

We haven't seen one since TLR left.

[Ejgonz22]

The Dewitts really value continuity. My guess is Oli stays unless the team implodes this season.

[HorseTrader]

If they make the playoffs, Oli will stay. If not then Oli will be gone. If Oli is gone, I wonder if Bloom will make a run at getting Alex Cora or Kevin Cash since he's worked with both in the past.

[Mort Gage]

The Dewitts really value continuity. My guess is Oli stays unless the team implodes this season.

I doubt Bloom would have taken this job if he weren't given authority to select his own coaching staff. I think it would take them winning a playoff series or two for Bloom to even consider keeping Oli for his final year. And with low attendance I doubt the DeWitts are as high on Oli as they once were.

[ramfandan]

No way Bloom hires Pujols right? I could see oli staying although he does blow.

I don't see anyway Oli keeps his job if he finishes .500 or below.

His contract is up after this season and he has shown no signs of improving as a manager.

The clown show has to absolutely stop and get a real manager in here.

No, Oli's contract runs thru the end of NEXT year.. conclusion of 2026 season . He has one year remaining . So if released at end of 2025 , he gets a full year of pay.