After overseeing a "reset" of the Cardinals' player development pipeline through 2025, Chaim Bloom will take over as president of baseball operations ahead of the 2026 season.
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Chaim Bloom fields questions from reporters on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, at Busch Stadium. Bloom will take over as the team’s president of baseball operations ahead of the 2026 season.
Zachary Linhares, Post-Dispatch
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Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak, left, fields questions from reporters on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, at Busch Stadium. Chaim Bloom, right, will take over as president of baseball operations ahead of the 2026 season.
Zachary Linhares, Post-Dispatch
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51 Cardinals executive Chaim Bloom hopes to bring out the energy of the team and staff to push how they develop players before he becomes president of baseball operations. Video by Allie Schallert, aschallert@post-dispatch.com
51 Cardinals executive Chaim Bloom said it's necessary for the team to make changes in player development to keep up with and lead the industry. Video by Allie Schallert, aschallert@post-dispatch.com
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“It’s obviously going to be a shift in philosophy ... a heavy emphasis that puts it back on scouting and player development,” Mozeliak told the Post-Dispatch.
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