Galatians221jb1 wrote: ↑03 Feb 2026 14:42 pm
My only disappointment with Bloom is that he left the coaches in place that have no record of successfully developing young players. It’s the definition of insanity. Change the players but keep the same coaches and manager. Hard for me to be optimistic.
Yea that’s my only disappointment in him so far if he extends him that will be insane
Brace yourself.
What do you think TB? I think Bloom gives him a real opportunity to grab the job. I generally have always been pretty ambivalent about most managers. We've had 2 guys here who made a difference. Most don't really. Especially in today's game. Bloom knows how he wants things done on game day. If Ollie executes he probably gets an extension.
I think Bloom seems quite pleased with Oli. If he wasn't, he had the best chance in the world to dump him when he took office.
Bloom can't possibly be that stupid.
The Marmot survived because DeWitt ordered Bloom not to fire him.
You aren't listening. You are allowing your own bias against Oli to cause you to ignore all of the messaging being given over and over by Bloom.
Bloom is parroting what DeWitt has trained him to repeat.
Bloom in an intelligent guy.
STL is in a development process, and The Marmot has shown himself to be utterly incompetent in handling young players at the MLB level.
His failure rate is astounding.
Bloom knows that.
The only rational explanation for The Marmot's survival is DeWitt not permitting Bloom to fire him.
Yet.
No, you said in another thread Bloom was stupid.
Nope.
Completely false on your part.
Regrettable.
My mistake, you said idiot.
I'll bump that thread for you soon.
Talkin' Baseball wrote: ↑03 Feb 2026 14:31 pm
I'm all for collecting prospects, but you'd better have a plan. Here is a list of 15 players who will have to be put on the roster at the end of the season, or they will be available for another team to take in the Rule 5 draft:
Blaze Jordan
Johnathan Mejia
Dakota Harris
Jesus Baez
Chase Davis
Travis Honeyman
Colton Ledbetter
Zack Levenson
Won Bin-Cho
Quinn Mathews
Pete Hansen
Ixan Henderson
Chen Wei-Lin
Luis Gastelum
Zach Showalter
It's pretty clear that a number of these will be safe, but there are also a number of these you wouldn't want to put out there. We won't have a bunch of contracts coming off the books, so if you want to protect 5-8 of these guys you're going to have to take 5-8 guys off the current roster. This doesn't even account for making roster spots for others during the year like JJW, Doyle, Baez, or others who aren't yet Rule 5 eligible.
Don't get backed into a corner at the end of the season. As the season goes along, proactively decide who you will want to end up on the roster. You may need to trade some of them rather than give them away later.
I’m not going to worry over spoiled milk a year from now. Most of these guys may never see a major league dugout. 2019 Draft witnessed 40 Rounds of picks. 4 have made it to the majors, headlined by Andre MF Pallante.
Galatians221jb1 wrote: ↑03 Feb 2026 14:42 pm
My only disappointment with Bloom is that he left the coaches in place that have no record of successfully developing young players. It’s the definition of insanity. Change the players but keep the same coaches and manager. Hard for me to be optimistic.
Yea that’s my only disappointment in him so far if he extends him that will be insane
Brace yourself.
What do you think TB? I think Bloom gives him a real opportunity to grab the job. I generally have always been pretty ambivalent about most managers. We've had 2 guys here who made a difference. Most don't really. Especially in today's game. Bloom knows how he wants things done on game day. If Ollie executes he probably gets an extension.
I think Bloom seems quite pleased with Oli. If he wasn't, he had the best chance in the world to dump him when he took office.
Bloom can't possibly be that stupid.
The Marmot survived because DeWitt ordered Bloom not to fire him.
You aren't listening. You are allowing your own bias against Oli to cause you to ignore all of the messaging being given over and over by Bloom.
Bloom is parroting what DeWitt has trained him to repeat.
Bloom in an intelligent guy.
STL is in a development process, and The Marmot has shown himself to be utterly incompetent in handling young players at the MLB level.
His failure rate is astounding.
Bloom knows that.
The only rational explanation for The Marmot's survival is DeWitt not permitting Bloom to fire him.
Yet.
No, you said in another thread Bloom was stupid.
Nope.
Completely false on your part.
Regrettable.
My mistake, you said idiot.
I'll bump that thread for you soon.
Nope.
Completely false on your part.
Regrettable.
You're a sad little fellow. aren't you?
Always with the white lies trying to manipulate the truth. smh
Yea that’s my only disappointment in him so far if he extends him that will be insane
Brace yourself.
What do you think TB? I think Bloom gives him a real opportunity to grab the job. I generally have always been pretty ambivalent about most managers. We've had 2 guys here who made a difference. Most don't really. Especially in today's game. Bloom knows how he wants things done on game day. If Ollie executes he probably gets an extension.
I think Bloom seems quite pleased with Oli. If he wasn't, he had the best chance in the world to dump him when he took office.
Bloom can't possibly be that stupid.
The Marmot survived because DeWitt ordered Bloom not to fire him.
You aren't listening. You are allowing your own bias against Oli to cause you to ignore all of the messaging being given over and over by Bloom.
Bloom is parroting what DeWitt has trained him to repeat.
Bloom in an intelligent guy.
STL is in a development process, and The Marmot has shown himself to be utterly incompetent in handling young players at the MLB level.
His failure rate is astounding.
Bloom knows that.
The only rational explanation for The Marmot's survival is DeWitt not permitting Bloom to fire him.
Yet.
No, you said in another thread Bloom was stupid.
Nope.
Completely false on your part.
Regrettable.
My mistake, you said idiot.
I'll bump that thread for you soon.
Nope.
Completely false on your part.
Regrettable.
You're a sad little fellow. aren't you?
Always with the white lies trying to manipulate the truth. smh
He’s harmless but his “act” has gotten old.
At least I hope it’s an “act”. If not....then serious help is needed.
What do you think TB? I think Bloom gives him a real opportunity to grab the job. I generally have always been pretty ambivalent about most managers. We've had 2 guys here who made a difference. Most don't really. Especially in today's game. Bloom knows how he wants things done on game day. If Ollie executes he probably gets an extension.
I think Bloom seems quite pleased with Oli. If he wasn't, he had the best chance in the world to dump him when he took office.
Bloom can't possibly be that stupid.
The Marmot survived because DeWitt ordered Bloom not to fire him.
You aren't listening. You are allowing your own bias against Oli to cause you to ignore all of the messaging being given over and over by Bloom.
Bloom is parroting what DeWitt has trained him to repeat.
Bloom in an intelligent guy.
STL is in a development process, and The Marmot has shown himself to be utterly incompetent in handling young players at the MLB level.
His failure rate is astounding.
Bloom knows that.
The only rational explanation for The Marmot's survival is DeWitt not permitting Bloom to fire him.
Yet.
No, you said in another thread Bloom was stupid.
Nope.
Completely false on your part.
Regrettable.
My mistake, you said idiot.
I'll bump that thread for you soon.
Nope.
Completely false on your part.
Regrettable.
You're a sad little fellow. aren't you?
Always with the white lies trying to manipulate the truth. smh
He’s harmless but his “act” has gotten old.
At least I hope it’s an “act”. If not....then serious help is needed.
Psychosis is the term for a collection of symptoms that happen when a person has trouble telling the difference between what’s real and what’s not. This disconnection from reality can happen for several reasons, including many different mental and physical conditions. It’s usually treatable with medication and other techniques.
