The 10 Most Interesting Cardinals to Watch in 2026, From Chaim Bloom to JJ Wetherholt

Playing GM: 5 Moves To Complete the St. Louis Cardinals Roster for 2026

It feels like a long time since the St. Louis Cardinals won 93 games and the NL Central title in 2022. After largely standing pat last winter, the Cardinals have finally committed to a teardown under new president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom. The only free agent they’ve signed to a guaranteed contract is Dustin May, who took a one-year, $12.5 million prove-it deal. In a best-case scenario, St. Louis will be able to flip him at the deadlin…

The 10 most interesting Cardinals to watch in 2026, from Chaim Bloom to JJ Wetherholt

A New Year's Day tradition continues with a look at the 10 most interesting Cardinals to watch in the coming year, from Chaim Bloom to JJ Wetherholt. [...]The post The 10 most interesting Cardinals to watch in 2026, from Chaim…

The 10 most interesting Cardinals to watch in 2026, from Chaim Bloom to JJ Wetherholt - News from Rob Rains, STLSportsPage.com

By Rob Rains It has become a tradition at STLSportsPage.com to begin a new year with a look ahead, identifying 10 Cardinals who will be the most interesting to watch over the next season. While this list is always published in alphabetical order, if the list for 2026 was being presented in order of who actually is the most important person in the organization, the first name on the list would be the same. As the Cardinals rebuild moves into full…