The St. Louis Cardinals fire sale is in full swing as Chaim Bloom razes the major league roster of its veteran talent. Sonny Gray and Willson Contreras were the first dominos to fall, and Brendan Donovan, JoJo Romero, Nolan Arenado and perhaps others are likely to follow.
After overhauling the Cardinals' player development system last season, Bloom is now in full control of the team with John Mozeliak out the door, and although Bloom has only carried out two trades to this point in the offseason, his vision of how he wants to mold the team is beginning to take shape.