2025-26 Offseason & Year in Review

[Cardinals]

What's to say? The goal of the year was to suck. And suck we did. It's a bit humbling to go from a consistent 100+ win team for a decade to 40 wins, but that's what happens when you get old. For that whole run I had, Trout was the guy. He got old. Arenado got old. The supporting cast either got hurt or old. It is what it is.

No half measures for me: I embraced the 2-3 year rebuild. With very minimal trading activity throughout the year, I relied on adds/drops to round out the squad. Last year's draft was a massive hit*, and we'll need to replicate that this year.

We'll keep track of the trades this offseason here, and are fully prepared to pick in the top 3 again a year from now, with an eye on getting out of the doldrums in 2027.

Players Acquired via trade
Jackson Jobe
Lazaro Montes
Edgar Montero
Jesus Baez
Steele Hall
Jace LaViolette
Santiago Suarez
Pick 58
Pick 62
Pick 136


Players Traded
Luis Morales
Gage Jump
Cris Rodriguez
Edwin Arroyo
Thayron Liranzo
Mitch Bratt
Jordan Montgomery
Jason Santucci
Pick 91


Players Drafted
Liam Doyle
Kade Anderson
Steele Hall
Jace LaViolette


*No draft classes are a massive hit until players are mashing in MLB, but early returns a year later are excellent