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Chaim Bloom to take over as Cardinals president of baseball ops in 2026 - ESPN

The St. Louis Cardinals are making major changes to their front office — but not until after the 2025 season, team owner and CEO Bill DeWitt Jr. announced Monday during his end-of-year news conference.

Chaim Bloom, the former Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays executive, will take over as Cardinals president of baseball operations during the 2025 offseason, replacing longtime front office executive John Mozeliak.

The Cardinals, who finished the season 83-79 and missed the postseason for the second consecutive year, agreed to a five-year deal with Bloom, who spent 2024 as an adviser for St. Louis, examining the team's player development processes.

«We've always prided ourselves on drafting and developing our own players,» DeWitt said. «It's clear we need to make significant changes to get back to this model. Our baseball decisions going forward will focus on developing our pipeline of players, giving our young core every opportunity to succeed at the major league level.»

DeWitt described the move as a «period of transition» for the team. Current Cardinals general manager Mike Girsch was reassigned to vice president of special projects, while Mozeliak — the current president of baseball operations — will work closely with Bloom in his final year on the job.

«I'd like to set us on a course to get back to consistent winning,» Mozeliak, 55, said.

The Cardinals have had just one losing season (2023) since Mozeliak took over as general manager in 2007 but have watched other teams pass them in areas of player development, a focus of Monday's news conference.

Player development will continue to be a focus of Bloom's during the transition period.

«It takes boldness and humility to get on top and to stay there,» Bloom said. «And if

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