51ºÚÁÏ Cardinals President of Baseball Operations Chaim Bloom talks to the media about Brandon Clarke on Nov. 25, 2025. The Cardinals acquired Clarke and two other players after trading Sonny Gray to the Boston Red Sox.
The talent the Cardinals received in return for Sonny Gray from the Boston Red Sox included a right-hander they are counting on contributing immediately and a left-hander with incandescent stuff they hope to develop into one of their highest-ceiling pitching prospects in the system.
Starting pitcher Brandon Clarke (16) of the Greenville Drive delivers a pitch in a South Atlantic League game against the Winston-Salem Dash on Thursday, July 10, 2025, at Fluor Field at the West End in Greenville, South Carolina. (Tom Priddy/Four Seam Images via AP)
A few days after a roster maneuver to meet a deadline and rework his contract, backup catcher rejoins the team's depth; teammates salute his contribution.
Post-Dispatch lead baseball writer Derrick Goold joins editor Nathan Mills from Las Vegas, site of MLB's GM meetings, to talk Vegas' connection to the league and the Cardinals' current priorities.
51ºÚÁÏ Cardinals President of Baseball Operations Chaim Bloom talks to the media about Brandon Clarke on Nov. 25, 2025. The Cardinals acqui…
Starting pitcher Brandon Clarke (16) of the Greenville Drive delivers a pitch in a South Atlantic League game against the Winston-Salem Dash on Thursday, July 10, 2025, at Fluor Field at the West End in Greenville, South Carolina. (Tom Priddy/Four Seam Images via AP)