Trust me the Cardinals will get an A out of this deal by every publication that grades it.iowa blues fan wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 20:10 pmNo matter the return, I am quite confident you people would’ve complained.vegascardsfan5890 wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 18:09 pm Waiting 4 months for a deal he could have made back in November
Bloom panicked. He saw SF got a 2B and knew he only had one team left and made the quickest deal possible.
Bloom was horrible with the Red Sox and hes horrible now.
Also, can he not evaluate hitters at all?
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TopofthePerch
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This is a good exchange of thoughts.Goldfan wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 19:08 pmPaige you were one of the geniuses cheering MO’s idiocy on well into great drawdown……while I was telling you the downturn was comingimetsatchelpaige wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 19:02 pmAre you still here?Goldfan wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 18:59 pmAOF was attempting to assess the trade quality by detailing where the prospects were drafted….2-3yr ago. Who cares…..what matters is are they any good now.imetsatchelpaige wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 18:52 pmThese are the same people who lay on their horn in highway gridlock.BrockFloodMaris wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 18:46 pmThere will be plenty of folks on here that focus almost entirely on these three things:Goldfan wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 18:19 pmAOF, who give a chit where they were drafted…..are they any good now??????An Old Friend wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 18:17 pmHe got a 2023 1st, 2023 2nd, 2024 1st, and a 2026 comp pick.
That’s a lot of value for a good not great player with 2 years of control.
The 2026 MLB 26-man roster
The 2026 MLB payroll
The 2026 MLB win/loss record
These folks will not be happy through this rebuild for quite some time. The immediate focus and priority for Bloom and Company are really none of those three things. This rebuild is going to take some time (years).
Your lack of baseball acumen becomes more obvious with every post.
As is often noted.
And your responses were the same as they are right now…..don’t lecture me on the ability to see and assess baseball talent
The Monday Morning QBing around here is hilarious……
AOF turning it into an NFL Jimmy Johnson pick value proposition.
Goldfan could give a toss about Any Future. He wants it now!!!
Satchmo is guilty as charged. Sorry, but true. Took you an awful long time to get into and out of your Acceptance Phase. Acceptance of being stuck on a Hamster Wheel with the only off ramp being Palookaville. You then took up a pitchfork and stormed the gates with the hordes.
But fans, one and all, each in their own inimitable way. Or maybe not, each in their easily predictable ways.
Net Net, we are going to have a long wait till we get back to Championship level play.
Try not to kill each other in the interim. We all want the same thing at the end of the day.
Pray A Core materializes, attendance increases, and we are ready to rumble (Payroll Boost assumed where needed) by 28.
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I don’t think it will be by 2028, more like 2030, but by then some of our players will be eligible for free agency unless they are extended! Otherwise the process will start over again. So, wheel keeps turning.
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By the way, SF turned to Arraez when Bloom told them their offer was good enough and the Cardinals were going to deal with Seattle.vegascardsfan5890 wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 18:09 pm Waiting 4 months for a deal he could have made back in November
Bloom panicked. He saw SF got a 2B and knew he only had one team left and made the quickest deal possible.
Bloom was horrible with the Red Sox and hes horrible now.
Also, can he not evaluate hitters at all?
Re: Bloom panicked
The kool-aid drinkers here are all in on Bloom. To them he's the golden goose laying golden eggs every time he poots. He's a hatchet man that DeWitt brought in to gut payroll. Nothing more than that from what I can tell. But the kool-aid drinkers are jizzing right now. They're finally going to get a Cardinal team that will lose 90 to 100 games.vegascardsfan5890 wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 18:09 pm Waiting 4 months for a deal he could have made back in November
Bloom panicked. He saw SF got a 2B and knew he only had one team left and made the quickest deal possible.
Bloom was horrible with the Red Sox and hes horrible now.
Also, can he not evaluate hitters at all?
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Got some real mental/emotional giants on this thread per usual!

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Be very very glad you don’t have to deal with these people in real life.imetsatchelpaige wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 18:52 pmThese are the same people who lay on their horn in highway gridlock.BrockFloodMaris wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 18:46 pmThere will be plenty of folks on here that focus almost entirely on these three things:Goldfan wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 18:19 pmAOF, who give a chit where they were drafted…..are they any good now??????An Old Friend wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 18:17 pmHe got a 2023 1st, 2023 2nd, 2024 1st, and a 2026 comp pick.
That’s a lot of value for a good not great player with 2 years of control.
The 2026 MLB 26-man roster
The 2026 MLB payroll
The 2026 MLB win/loss record
These folks will not be happy through this rebuild for quite some time. The immediate focus and priority for Bloom and Company are really none of those three things. This rebuild is going to take some time (years).
This is just about sports talk and entertainment.
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Some Cardinal fans overvalued Donovan. Bloom got probably about the max he could.
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They have 5 of the first 72 and 6 of the first 86 picks in the 2026 draft. They’ve added significantly to the farm system with higher upside talent.CCard wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 20:57 pmThe kool-aid drinkers here are all in on Bloom. To them he's the golden goose laying golden eggs every time he poots. He's a hatchet man that DeWitt brought in to gut payroll. Nothing more than that from what I can tell. But the kool-aid drinkers are jizzing right now. They're finally going to get a Cardinal team that will lose 90 to 100 games.vegascardsfan5890 wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 18:09 pm Waiting 4 months for a deal he could have made back in November
Bloom panicked. He saw SF got a 2B and knew he only had one team left and made the quickest deal possible.
Bloom was horrible with the Red Sox and hes horrible now.
Also, can he not evaluate hitters at all?![]()
If you want the Cardinals to start winning again, you’d think you’d like the guy who is making meaningful strides to add long term talent to the organization.
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They love the sustained mediocrity that was winning nothing they’re the same ones that thought that the cardinals were. Going to be able to sustain their 19-8 may last season and win 90+ games they drank the koolaide and thought it was a good teamAn Old Friend wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 21:11 pmThey have 5 of the first 72 and 6 of the first 86 picks in the 2026 draft. They’ve added significantly to the farm system with higher upside talent.CCard wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 20:57 pmThe kool-aid drinkers here are all in on Bloom. To them he's the golden goose laying golden eggs every time he poots. He's a hatchet man that DeWitt brought in to gut payroll. Nothing more than that from what I can tell. But the kool-aid drinkers are jizzing right now. They're finally going to get a Cardinal team that will lose 90 to 100 games.vegascardsfan5890 wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 18:09 pm Waiting 4 months for a deal he could have made back in November
Bloom panicked. He saw SF got a 2B and knew he only had one team left and made the quickest deal possible.
Bloom was horrible with the Red Sox and hes horrible now.
Also, can he not evaluate hitters at all?![]()
If you want the Cardinals to start winning again, you’d think you’d like the guy who is making meaningful strides to add long term talent to the organization.
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Ozziesfan41 wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 21:14 pmThey love the sustained mediocrity that was winning nothing they’re the same ones that thought that the cardinals were. Going to be able to sustain their 19-8 may last season and win 90+ games they drank the koolaide and thought it was a good teamAn Old Friend wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 21:11 pmThey have 5 of the first 72 and 6 of the first 86 picks in the 2026 draft. They’ve added significantly to the farm system with higher upside talent.CCard wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 20:57 pmThe kool-aid drinkers here are all in on Bloom. To them he's the golden goose laying golden eggs every time he poots. He's a hatchet man that DeWitt brought in to gut payroll. Nothing more than that from what I can tell. But the kool-aid drinkers are jizzing right now. They're finally going to get a Cardinal team that will lose 90 to 100 games.vegascardsfan5890 wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 18:09 pm Waiting 4 months for a deal he could have made back in November
Bloom panicked. He saw SF got a 2B and knew he only had one team left and made the quickest deal possible.
Bloom was horrible with the Red Sox and hes horrible now.
Also, can he not evaluate hitters at all?![]()
If you want the Cardinals to start winning again, you’d think you’d like the guy who is making meaningful strides to add long term talent to the organization.
I get that it's hard for them to understand what the new state of the franchise is... but Bloom was hired to do exactly this. Reset the payroll. Fix the massive player development issues. Upgrade the talent pipeline.
And to be real honest, he's made impressive strides on all 3 very quickly.
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Satch, these kids are barely at AA ball, most below. MLB is still a ways off for them. Most won’t be MLB all stars. You know what a lottery this process is past the first 5-10 picks. It’s a numbers game. We collected some chances today. Some high ceiling chances. That is Bloom’s strategy. None of them are super close. Dobbins and Fitts from Boston are close.imetsatchelpaige wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 19:02 pmAre you still here?Goldfan wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 18:59 pmAOF was attempting to assess the trade quality by detailing where the prospects were drafted….2-3yr ago. Who cares…..what matters is are they any good now.imetsatchelpaige wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 18:52 pmThese are the same people who lay on their horn in highway gridlock.BrockFloodMaris wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 18:46 pmThere will be plenty of folks on here that focus almost entirely on these three things:Goldfan wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 18:19 pmAOF, who give a chit where they were drafted…..are they any good now??????An Old Friend wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 18:17 pmHe got a 2023 1st, 2023 2nd, 2024 1st, and a 2026 comp pick.
That’s a lot of value for a good not great player with 2 years of control.
The 2026 MLB 26-man roster
The 2026 MLB payroll
The 2026 MLB win/loss record
These folks will not be happy through this rebuild for quite some time. The immediate focus and priority for Bloom and Company are really none of those three things. This rebuild is going to take some time (years).
Your lack of baseball acumen becomes more obvious with every post.
As is often noted.
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TopofthePerch
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Absolutely. It's exciting to me personally. I would think fans would want to have an abundance of young talent in the systemAn Old Friend wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 21:11 pmThey have 5 of the first 72 and 6 of the first 86 picks in the 2026 draft. They’ve added significantly to the farm system with higher upside talent.CCard wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 20:57 pmThe kool-aid drinkers here are all in on Bloom. To them he's the golden goose laying golden eggs every time he poots. He's a hatchet man that DeWitt brought in to gut payroll. Nothing more than that from what I can tell. But the kool-aid drinkers are jizzing right now. They're finally going to get a Cardinal team that will lose 90 to 100 games.vegascardsfan5890 wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 18:09 pm Waiting 4 months for a deal he could have made back in November
Bloom panicked. He saw SF got a 2B and knew he only had one team left and made the quickest deal possible.
Bloom was horrible with the Red Sox and hes horrible now.
Also, can he not evaluate hitters at all?![]()
If you want the Cardinals to start winning again, you’d think you’d like the guy who is making meaningful strides to add long term talent to the organization.
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RamFan08NY
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No. I think CT over valued Donny. A good player, but not worth a teams top 2 prospects that many here though he would return.
I agree with what others have stated live Donny, but his age doesn't play well into the Cards timelline.
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I forgot the blue font on that. I liked the trade and I agree totally some way way overvalued Donovan on cards talk but they love scrappy players in St. LouisRamFan08NY wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 21:32 pmNo. I think CT over valued Donny. A good player, but not worth a teams top 2 prospects that many here though he would return.
I agree with what others have stated live Donny, but his age doesn't play well into the Cards timelline.
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I'll take that bet. Under on the 90 losses.CCard wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 20:57 pmThe kool-aid drinkers here are all in on Bloom. To them he's the golden goose laying golden eggs every time he poots. He's a hatchet man that DeWitt brought in to gut payroll. Nothing more than that from what I can tell. But the kool-aid drinkers are jizzing right now. They're finally going to get a Cardinal team that will lose 90 to 100 games.vegascardsfan5890 wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 18:09 pm Waiting 4 months for a deal he could have made back in November
Bloom panicked. He saw SF got a 2B and knew he only had one team left and made the quickest deal possible.
Bloom was horrible with the Red Sox and hes horrible now.
Also, can he not evaluate hitters at all?![]()