Latest John Mozeliak News

Nolan Arenado open to switch from third base to first and leaving Cardinals for a team he approves

Dec. 10, 2024 17:05 PM EST

DALLAS (AP) — Nolan Arenado is open to a trade from the St. Louis Cardinals, at age 33 wanting to be on a World Series contender. “It’s like his biological clock is ticking,” agent Joel Wolfe said Tuesday at the winter meetings. “And if the team’s not winning it's driving...

Will Juan Soto top Shohei Ohtani's deal? In the era of deferred money, it might depend on the math

Dec. 06, 2024 10:03 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Deciding whether Juan Soto tops Shohei Ohtani for baseball’s largest contract could be in the eye of the beholder because of all the deferred money in Ohtani's deal. Ohtani agreed last December to a $700 million, 10-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, easily...

Larry Day follows Rob Cerfolio from Cleveland to St. Louis, becomes director of player development

Dec. 04, 2024 13:34 PM EST

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Larry Day was hired by the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday as director of player development, Matt Pierpont as director of pitching and Carl Kochan as director of performance, moves that followed two seasons of failing to reach the playoffs. Day, who turns 40 on...

Following success of MLB's big-spenders, smaller market teams try to counter amid RSN uncertainty

Nov. 07, 2024 14:39 PM EST

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A remarkable era of parity in Major League Baseball hit a bit of a snag this October when the big-spending New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets finished as three of the top four teams in this year's postseason. Sometimes, all that money really...

Cardinals hire Brown and Jay as coaches, lure Cerfolio away from Guardians for front-office role

Oct. 22, 2024 14:17 PM EDT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals continued their offseason makeover on Tuesday, hiring Brant Brown and former outfielder Jon Jay as coaches and luring Robert Cerfolio away from the Guardians to be their assistant general manager for player development and performance. ...

Chaim Bloom to replace John Mozeliak as St. Louis Cardinals president of baseball ops in 2026

Sep. 30, 2024 18:14 PM EDT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Chaim Bloom will replace longtime St. Louis Cardinals President of Baseball Operations John Mozeliak after the 2025 season, the team's CEO said Monday. Bill DeWitt Jr. said Bloom will oversee a reset of the club’s player development system next season and then...