"He spent a couple of seasons with the team in preparation for taking over from John Mozeliak. Bloom has said he likes the current structure of the front office and doesn't anticipate widespread changes. " I have a lot of respect for the people who have been here," Bloom told Denton. " I would like, hope and expect [that] our senior folks will all go forward with us. I do anticipate that we will have some additions to the front-office group.""
"Douglas has spent the past eight years in the Pirates organization. He will work under assistant GM and director of scouting Randy Flores, per Denton. Buffa has been with Houston for nearly seven years. He's been the senior director of player development and performance science for the past two seasons. Buffa will report to assistant GM, international scouting Moises Rodriguez, per Denton."
Chaim Bloom is entering his first offseason as baseball operations president and has emphasized adding to the scouting department. Joe Douglas, after eight years with the Pirates, was hired as director of pro acquisition and will work under assistant GM and director of scouting Randy Flores. Jacob Buffa, with nearly seven years in Houston and recent experience as senior director of player development and performance science, was hired as senior director of international scouting and will report to assistant GM, international scouting Moises Rodriguez. The Cardinals missed the postseason three straight years and have not won a playoff series since 2019. The farm system improved from 20th to 12th in MLB.com's midseason rankings, with recent draft picks Lefty and JJ Wetherholt emerging as top prospects.
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