Turning around the St. Louis Cardinals' fortunes is the top priority for Chaim Bloom as the St. Louis Cardinals' new president of baseball operations, but restoring the team's tattered reputation may require a heroic effort of its own.
As the Cardinals spent the past few seasons desperately attempting to keep their head above water in the NL Central with hopes to sneak into a Wild Card position, it had become clear that the team urgently needed a fresh face in the front office to return the Cardinals to serious contention. Now, as the latest iteration of the franchise draws to a close and Bloom opts to rebuild the team from the ground up via drafting and developing, the Cardinals are hoping to field a competitive team again within the next few seasons.