STLtoday.com

According to Derrick Goold in his weekly chat .
Both players have two years remaining so Bloom knows whatever their value is , it certainly would bring more in return than if they are kept for 2026 and then shopped with just one year remaining.
Both are left handed bats and Cards have ample left sided guys. In addition , Bloom knows he has JJ Wetherholt knocking on the door and could be the 2nd baseman in Bloom's rebuild plans.

The GM meetings are set for November in Las Vegas. Sure there will be some rumors coming out from that conclave though trades usually don't come til the Winter Meeting .. that is Dec. 7-8 in Orlando Disney

It'll be strange if Bloom actually leaves his hotel suite and interacts with other POBOs/GMs. Johnny bow ties always hid in his with Girsch and Flores. Very awkward and strange.

JuanAgosto wrote: ↑07 Oct 2025 22:31 pm It'll be strange if Bloom actually leaves his hotel suite and interacts with other POBOs/GMs. Johnny bow ties always hid in his with Girsch and Flores. Very awkward and strange.

Possibly Bloom will have Rob Cerfolio with him and be introducing our new Asst. GM to the other teams that may not know him yet. Of course Guardians sure know 'Cerf' very well.

Would be a welcomed change to actually think ahead. He seems to think there is more value the more controlled years the new team has. Weird. That’s exactly what I said about trading helsleynand fedde last offseason.

If the cardinals are not going to extend a 30yr old Donovan, then they have a responsibility to trade him after his career best Sean. His value will never be higher than it is right now. Either extend him or trade him now. I don’t think bloom wants to extend a guy like Donovan who will be 30 before he becomes a FA

Can we even imagine a universe where Nootbaar is still a Cardinal next spring?

woofy25 wrote: ↑07 Oct 2025 22:48 pm Would be a welcomed change to actually think ahead. He seems to think there is more value the more controlled years the new team has. Weird. That’s exactly what I said about trading helsleynand fedde last offseason.

If the cardinals are not going to extend a 30yr old Donovan, then they have a responsibility to trade him after his career best Sean. His value will never be higher than it is right now. Either extend him or trade him now. I don’t think bloom wants to extend a guy like Donovan who will be 30 before he becomes a FA

One wonders if we will ever have anyone worth extending in the future at this point. Have we become the pirates? There’s not much of anybody who becomes a free agent before 30 and those who do like Soto require $400 million contract contracts.

ramfandan wrote: ↑07 Oct 2025 22:37 pm

JuanAgosto wrote: ↑07 Oct 2025 22:31 pm It'll be strange if Bloom actually leaves his hotel suite and interacts with other POBOs/GMs. Johnny bow ties always hid in his with Girsch and Flores. Very awkward and strange.

Possibly Bloom will have Rob Cerfolio with him and be introducing our new Asst. GM to the other teams that may not know him yet. Of course Guardians sure know 'Cerf' very well.

Even simple introductions are an improvement over Mo's private slumber parties. What the heck were those guys doing? Not laying any groundwork for deals. Probably pigging out on pizza while watching Hallmark movies.

He probably will listen on most.

Dear Mr. Bloom,

I would like to offer to drive Lars Nootbaar to the airport.

Sincerely,
sdaltons