MLB insider Ken Rosenthal is giving flowers to Cardinals president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom, for his efforts so far.

Chaim Bloom may have tipped the Cardinals’ hand, offering a clear clue about the front office’s next move for 2026.

Chaim Bloom has been working for the Cardinals for more than two years now, first in an advisory capacity and then as the baseball-operations-leader-in-waiting, but he has been the man officially in charge of the organization for only a few months now.

Chaim Bloom this winter has traded away Nolan Arenado, Sonny Gray, Willson Contreras and now Brendan Donovan

The Cardinals' options are limited, regardless of whether they look in free agency or the trade market.

Chaim Bloom, the Cardinals' president of baseball operations, talks about the Brendan Donovan trade on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026.

Cardinals president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom said Tuesday that the team has not made a decision as to whether Cijntje will be a switch-pitcher moving forward or focus on throwing right-handed, Brenden Schaeffer of STL Sports Central reports.

The Cardinals’ offseason has primarily focused on subtracting veterans from the big league roster as the club embarks on a rebuild, but with yesterday’s Brendan Donovan trade now complete, most of the heavy lifting on the sell side of things has been complete.