"The Cardinals and manager Oli Marmol have opened early extension conversations, writes Derrick Goold of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. It seems likely that some kind of multi-year agreement will be reached this offseason. Marmol is headed into the final guaranteed year of his contract. Most teams prefer to have their skipper and top front office personnel signed beyond the upcoming season."
"This is the first year atop baseball operations for Chaim Bloom. He immediately confirmed that Marmol would be back for his fifth season at the helm. Bloom said in late September that the sides had yet to begin extension talks but noted those were likely to take place over the offseason. The Cardinals have gone 325-323 in the regular season over the first four seasons of Marmol's tenure."
"The Cardinals are cutting payroll and more fully committing to a rebuild after doing very little last offseason. They've already sent to Boston. Nolan Arenado has probably played his final game in a St. Louis uniform as well. Brendan Donovan is one of the prizes of the offseason trade market. Willson Contreras, JoJo Romero, Lars Nootbaar, Nolan Gorman and Alec Burleson have all come up in trade rumors."
Early extension conversations between the Cardinals and manager Oli Marmol have begun, with a multi-year agreement likely this offseason. Marmol is entering the final guaranteed year of his contract. Chaim Bloom, in his first year atop baseball operations, confirmed Marmol would return for a fifth season and indicated extension talks were likely to occur over the offseason. The Cardinals went 325-323 under Marmol through four regular seasons, including a 93-win, 2022 NL Central title and a 71-91 2023 record. The club is cutting payroll and more fully committing to a rebuild, with several players linked to trade rumors.
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