The St. Louis Cardinals have been stuck in the middle of contending and rebuilding over the last few seasons. But they finally opted to commit to the rebuild during this offseason as the president of baseball operations position was passed from John Mozeliak to Chaim Bloom.
Bloom traded away players like Nolan Arenado, Willson Contreras, Sonny Gray, and Brendan Donovan in an attempt to bolster the young core in St. Louis. With these trades, alongside the top young talent the Cardinals already have, St. Louis has built one of the best farm systems in baseball. It’s quickly turned a struggling team into a rebuilding team that has a bright future. In fact, there are a lot of young players in the Cardinals organization who haven’t been given the credit they deserve yet.
Bleacher Report’s Tim Kelly recently highlighted reliever Riley O’Brien as the Cardinals’ “best-kept secret” of the season, while sharing a lot of high praise for him. O’Brien was dominant last season and has gotten off to a fast start again this year.
Riley O’Brien already emerging as a star for the Cardinals