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Waiting 4 months for the same deal we could have made back in November

Bloom panicked. He saw SF made a move 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? He only seems to want to get pitchers.

RunSup wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 16:50 pm Please tell me the Cardinals got something more than a gimicky switch pitcher.

Odd a player gets drafted by an MLB team known for drafting pitching used
their #1, 15th overall on a gimmick.

He may fail, it won't be due to
theater

NYCardsFan wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 16:55 pm Per Adam Jude:

The Mariners are sending Ben Williamson to Tampa Bay and two prospects to St. Louis in the Brendan Donovan trade: switch-pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje, the Mariners' 2024 first-round pick, and Tai Peete, a 2023 first-round pick, sources tell @RyanDivish and me.

we get Peete or the Rays get Peete?

and ....ugh. Why?

.217 at High A ....

bfib wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 16:46 pm Would have been nice to get some position players in this deal…

Who did we get?

renostl wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 16:56 pm

RunSup wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 16:50 pm Please tell me the Cardinals got something more than a gimicky switch pitcher.

Odd a player gets drafted by an MLB team known for drafting pitching used
their #1, 15th overall on a gimmick.

He may fail, it won't be due to
theater

apparently, he's committed to solely throwing from the RH side now....so says some Mariners fans.

Okay, there's that....the gimmick is shed.

Mort Gage wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 16:57 pm Https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/02/ ... novan.html

Joel is on there claiming he got the trade correct....or at least the parts

"I've been saying it for months.....yada, yada, yada"

If we send a player to Seattle in Seattle sends a player to Tampa Tampa Bay, what is Tampa Bay sending us?

bfib wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 16:53 pm

Ace wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 16:51 pm

Stlcardsblues wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 16:50 pm

Ronnie Dobbs wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 16:40 pm

Ronnie Dobbs wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 16:09 pmObviously, just reading into it with nothing to support, but should be fun from him makes me think of Cijntje.

Cijntje confirmed.

Hoping there are additional pieces, this doesn’t sound like a great return if it’s just him.

He’s clearly the centerpiece, and that’s not a good thing.

Why? Top 100 prospect. Big arm. High K rate.

He’s a very good prospect

He's no where near MLB ready, and we need MOTO RH bats.

Has Juan blamed this on MO yet?

Bad return if that’s it.

craviduce wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 16:57 pm

NYCardsFan wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 16:55 pm Per Adam Jude:

The Mariners are sending Ben Williamson to Tampa Bay and two prospects to St. Louis in the Brendan Donovan trade: switch-pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje, the Mariners' 2024 first-round pick, and Tai Peete, a 2023 first-round pick, sources tell @RyanDivish and me.

we get Peete or the Rays get Peete?

and ....ugh. Why?

.217 at High A ....

Cardinals get Cijntje, Peete, and reportedly something else that hasn’t been disclosed yet (TBD).

NYCardsFan wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 17:02 pm

craviduce wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 16:57 pm

NYCardsFan wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 16:55 pm Per Adam Jude:

The Mariners are sending Ben Williamson to Tampa Bay and two prospects to St. Louis in the Brendan Donovan trade: switch-pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje, the Mariners' 2024 first-round pick, and Tai Peete, a 2023 first-round pick, sources tell @RyanDivish and me.

we get Peete or the Rays get Peete?

and ....ugh. Why?

.217 at High A ....

Cardinals get Cijntje, Pete, and reportedly something else that hasn’t been disclosed yet (TBD).

I hope it's the 72nd pick in the 2026 draft....only thing I'd like from this trade.

bfib wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 16:53 pm

Ace wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 16:51 pm

Stlcardsblues wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 16:50 pm

Ronnie Dobbs wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 16:40 pm

Ronnie Dobbs wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 16:09 pmObviously, just reading into it with nothing to support, but should be fun from him makes me think of Cijntje.

Cijntje confirmed.

Hoping there are additional pieces, this doesn’t sound like a great return if it’s just him.

He’s clearly the centerpiece, and that’s not a good thing.

Why? Top 100 prospect. Big arm. High K rate.

He’s a very good prospect

He won’t be a starter. He’s 5’11”.
Maybe as a closer?

Carp4Cy wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 17:00 pm

bfib wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 16:53 pm

Ace wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 16:51 pm

Stlcardsblues wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 16:50 pm

Ronnie Dobbs wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 16:40 pm

Ronnie Dobbs wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 16:09 pmObviously, just reading into it with nothing to support, but should be fun from him makes me think of Cijntje.

Cijntje confirmed.

Hoping there are additional pieces, this doesn’t sound like a great return if it’s just him.

He’s clearly the centerpiece, and that’s not a good thing.

Why? Top 100 prospect. Big arm. High K rate.

He’s a very good prospect

He's no where near MLB ready, and we need MOTO RH bats.

Not immediately.