Will Bloom seek new manager for 2026?

[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.

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.

Ahhh my bad. I misread it.

[Futuregm2]

I posted it in another thread, but I’ll post it here, too. I think the Pujols/Molina names will have a strong influence, but other than them maybe a couple names to keep an eye on are:

Chad Tracy, he’s been with the Red Sox for the last 4 years as their AAA manager and given the young prospects they’ve had come up in that time and the Bloom connections I’d at least think maybe a MLB staff role may be something he could get.

Rodney Linares is another one. He’s the bench coach for the Rays right now so he’s learning from Kevin Cash, he’s been with their organization since 2018 which overlaps with Bloom. He’s been their bench coach since 2022 and before TB he had a very successful run as a minor league manager from bottom to top in the Houston Astros system. I’m guessing he’d be a managerial candidate if anything.

[riff raff]

Oli is managing with a lot more urgency this year. Almost as if he's needing to pad his resume.
He probably knows he's as good as gone after this season.

[riff raff]

I posted it in another thread, but I’ll post it here, too. I think the Pujols/Molina names will have a strong influence, but other than them maybe a couple names to keep an eye on are:

Chad Tracy, he’s been with the Red Sox for the last 4 years as their AAA manager and given the young prospects they’ve had come up in that time and the Bloom connections I’d at least think maybe a MLB staff role may be something he could get.

Rodney Linares is another one. He’s the bench coach for the Rays right now so he’s learning from Kevin Cash, he’s been with their organization since 2018 which overlaps with Bloom. He’s been their bench coach since 2022 and before TB he had a very successful run as a minor league manager from bottom to top in the Houston Astros system. I’m guessing he’d be a managerial candidate if anything.

Admittedly I don't know anything about these guys, but I would almost bet that whoever they may hire will have some kind of a Cleveland connection. Just a guess.

[Futuregm2]

I posted it in another thread, but I’ll post it here, too. I think the Pujols/Molina names will have a strong influence, but other than them maybe a couple names to keep an eye on are:

Chad Tracy, he’s been with the Red Sox for the last 4 years as their AAA manager and given the young prospects they’ve had come up in that time and the Bloom connections I’d at least think maybe a MLB staff role may be something he could get.

Rodney Linares is another one. He’s the bench coach for the Rays right now so he’s learning from Kevin Cash, he’s been with their organization since 2018 which overlaps with Bloom. He’s been their bench coach since 2022 and before TB he had a very successful run as a minor league manager from bottom to top in the Houston Astros system. I’m guessing he’d be a managerial candidate if anything.

Admittedly I don't know anything about these guys, but I would almost bet that whoever they may hire will have some kind of a Cleveland connection. Just a guess.

Bloom came from TB and Boston. The development guys came from Cleveland and Seattle. It could very well be some kind of a combination.

[Boiler Bird]

New manager? Why? Is Anne Sullivan available?

Before the June Swoon, after somehow lifting this load of poo into contention, Mr. Marmol was manager of the year.

[Adam2]

Keep an eye on Brian Dinkelman as a future MLB coach/manager.

He was minor league manager of the year in 2023 for the Minnesota Twins High A squad and was promoted to the Twins Double A Manager of the Wichita Wind Surge.

i know him personally, great guy. Not saying necessarily for the Cardinals, but watch, some GM will pull him up to an MLB staff soon

look him up if you like

[imadangman]

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?

How wouldn't it workout with Pujols with Jay and Descalso on his side. We'd win 115 games.

[Melville]

Do you think Bloom releases Oli and hires a new manager for 2026 season?

Yes.
As certain as sunrise.
As certain as your next heartbeat.
And no, for those who have suggested it, neither Pujols nor Molina will be considered for future meaningful leadership roles.
Next question.

[12xu]

Yes he will, and he will not choose a man who has as little experience managing as Marmol and Matheny.

[swatski]

Oli is managing with a lot more urgency this year. Almost as if he's needing to pad his resume.
He probably knows he's as good as gone after this season.

Urgency? Vilade and Roycroft? I know it’s MO’s roster but this is what I always said is the problem with Marmol. He doesn’t have the experience to judge talent nor the guts to tell Mo what players he wants.

[riff raff]

Oli is managing with a lot more urgency this year. Almost as if he's needing to pad his resume.
He probably knows he's as good as gone after this season.

Urgency? Vilade and Roycroft? I know it’s MO’s roster but this is what I always said is the problem with Marmol. He doesn’t have the experience to judge talent nor the guts to tell Mo what players he wants.

Yeah, he's been sticking with his best players for the most part. Hell, he doesn't play that Barrero guy hardly at all.
Who knows, maybe he got (upset) and said you want to give me these stiffs, I'll play them. Didn't Tony used to do that?

[HorseTrader]

How about Skip, he did a good job with Marlins the first year. The second year injuries hurt.

[Banner29]

He will very quickly be under heavy fire from the fanbase if he decides to keep Mos little puppet as manager. Aside from it being an idiotic baseball decision it would be wise of him to find a new manager unless he wants the hatred and wrath Mo(justifiably)gets

[45s]

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?

How wouldn't it workout with Pujols with Jay and Descalso on his side. We'd win 115 games.

Are you suggesting that if Pujols was the manager this year…….this team would win 115 games?

[Mort Gage]

How about Skip, he did a good job with Marlins the first year. The second year injuries hurt.

I hope Bloom neither rewards nor punishes previous Cardinal ties in his search. That said I think Skip would be a good potential candidate.