When Chaim Bloom was officially named the St. Louis Cardinals' president of baseball operations in waiting last year, he was given the task of spending 2025 implementing changes to the Cardinals' player development and performance departments, especially focusing on revamping the farm system before he took the reins from John Mozeliak.
If you ask Baseball America, I don't think he could have done a better job with turning around the Cardinals' system in just one year of work, and his moves this offseason have added to that incredible work.
Baseball America named the Cardinals as the most improved farm system in baseball in 2025, and Joshua Baez as the most improved prospect
In a recent podcast from JJ Cooper and Geoff Pontes over at Baseball America, the two broke down who they believed were the most improved farm system and prospect of the 2025 season, and both awards went to the Cardinals organization.