It's not often that the St. Louis Cardinals steal headlines around Major League Baseball when it comes to big trades or free-agent signings, and it's even more rare to see them be one of the more aggressive and active teams in the early stages of the offseason. And yet, Chaim Bloom did just that.
The Cardinals sent shockwaves through the fanbase and baseball world on Tuesday as they shipped Sonny Gray and $20 million to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for starting pitcher Richard Fitts and high-upside pitching prospect Brandon Clarke.