Will Cardinals' dealing days include break from tradition of avoiding trades within division?
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With an eye for long-term upside and future cores, Chaim Bloom is exploring trades for starters and says the Cardinals aren't ruling out spending or "multi-year" offers.
The Cardinals are fielding overtures (and looking to maximize the return) for their cost-controlled Gold Glove winner who fits a mid-market payroll and offers versatility for other moves.
During a lengthy interview with Padres about their opening at manager, three-time MVP was 'super impressive,' made it clear he 'really wants to do this.'
Fear and punning in Las Vegas: Agent Scott Boras delivers a warning, and some dad jokes
LAS VEGAS — Everyone there for baseball’s General Manager Meetings at a hotel and casino had to be aware of the optics, from the front offices exploring deals to players arriving for a glitzy awards show, from the agents passing through the lobby to the Cleveland executive facing questions about two pitchers on his roster who, this week, were indicted in a pitch-rigging scheme.
Major League Baseball, already awash with advertisements from gambling sites, went to Las Vegas for annual meetings and events this past week at the same time Guardians right-handers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz appeared in court. They face fraud and conspiracy charges related to alleged individual pitches that won gamblers thousands of dollars.
The Yankees’ Juan Soto talks with agent Scott Boras, left, before Game 1 of the World Series against the Dodgers on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, in Los Angeles.
Blue Jays pitcher and 51ºÚÁÏ native Max Scherzer, left, shares some words with manager John Schneider during a visit to the mound during the fifth inning in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series against the Mariners on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in Seattle.
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.
Only 'a matter of time before' Albert Pujols manages in majors, baseball execs say
LAS VEGAS — At some point either leading into the job interview and then definitely during it, the executive who considered Albert Pujols for one of the 30 most-prominent jobs in the majors began to see the future Hall of Famer, three years removed from his 700th home run, as something he hasn’t been in two decades — a rising prospect.
If not this year, two execs who considered him for their manager vacancies this winter said, Pujols will manage a big-league club sometime.
Dominican Republic’s manager Albert Pujols looks on before a Caribbean Series baseball game against Venezuela at Nido de los Aguilas stadium in Mexicali, Mexico, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025.
A classic debate: a historic season by the most dominant right-handed hitter in the world vs a historic season from one of the most influential catchers in baseball.
Front office officials Michael Girsch, Randy Flores and Moises Rodriguez will see some shift in responsibilities but also an increase in staffing and roles, per sources.
The Cardinals are fielding overtures (and looking to maximize the return) for their cost-controlled Gold Glove winner who fits a mid-market payroll and offers versatility for other moves.
After two 90-win seasons, two playoff berths and perennial votes for manager of the year, the 57-year-old coach retires with two years remaining on contract.
Greetings! Welcome to the first Cardinals chat of this MLB offseason. Alex Bregman has opted…
Would Albert Pujols make a good MLB manager?
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Cardinals All-Star Brendan Donovan among most coveted hitters in trade talks
LAS VEGAS — As Kansas City general manager J.J. Picollo described the type of player he’d like to add this offseason to the Royals’ lineup, the traits sure sounded familiar.
“Right now we don’t have somebody who can play infield and right field, and that’s something we’ve got to look at,†he said. “If we had somebody who could go from the infield to the outfield that’s very beneficial.â€
Goold: I once voted for catcher Yadier Molina as MVP. Cal Raleigh has much stronger case.
Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh hits a solo home run during eighth inning in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series against the Blue Jays on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, in Seattle.
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LAS VEGAS — The moment is more memorable in my family because of the epic photobomb, not because of anything I had to say on national TV to defend an MVP vote against the heat.
There I stood 12 years ago at Busch Stadium as a guest on MLB Network for host Brian Kenny to quiz me about putting Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina at No. 1 on my 2013 National League MVP ballot. . As Kenny debated my reasoning, over my shoulder peeked the head of a 7-year-old.
Is Giants manager Tony Vitello putting together a 'Mini Mizzou' in San Francisco?
LAS VEGAS — New San Francisco Giants manager Tony Vitello, the first to make the leap straight from NCAA power into helming a big-league dugout, it pulling together some of his Tiger ties to infuse his first staff with Mizzou influence.
Vitello, a 51ºÚÁÏ native, has already added two fellow alumni of the Mizzou baseball program and former teammates to his first major-league staff.
"Surreal," says father Greg, a Hall of Fame high school coach in 51ºÚÁÏ. "If you can coach, you can coach. That's the thing about Tony. ... He can coach."
With an eye for long-term upside and future cores, Chaim Bloom is exploring trades for starters and says the Cardinals aren't ruling out spending or "multi-year" offers.
'We’re on the same page,' says new president of his approach this winter to trading All-Star third baseman. That move and others will shape offseason, from its pacing to Bloom's spending.
Cardinals at center of early trade market: Best Podcast in Baseball
Why Cardinals are shopping for a starter while open to trading their top starter, Sonny Gray
LAS VEGAS — Cardinals president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom was only a few sentences into explaining why, yes, he was entertaining calls from other teams about Sonny Gray when he acknowledged an obvious incongruity.
At the same time the Cardinals are exploring trade interest for the top starter in their rotation, they are also intent on adding a starter to their roster.
Cardinals starting pitcher Sonny Gray cools his hands in front of an air conditioner between innings on Monday, May 19, 2025, during a game against the Tigers at Busch Stadium.
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Now it's Chaim Bloom's turn to deal with Cardinals' no-trade clauses like Nolan Arenado's
LAS VEGAS — On his flight Monday to join fellow Cardinals executives at the annual General Managers Meetings, Chaim Bloom reviewed his notes from the contact he’s had with 28 of the other 29 teams this past month and formulated a gameplan for how conversations begin to evolve into negotiations.
“Making a to-do list for myself and our group on ‘where do we need to follow up?’†the Cardinals’ president of baseball operations explained. “Who do we need to follow up with? What do we need to talk about?â€
Cardinals third base Nolan Arenado tips his cap to the fans before the start of the game against the Brewers on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, at Busch Stadium.
