Cardinals President of Baseball Operations Chaim Bloom joins Kevin Wheeler on Sports on a Sunday Morning to discuss the growth of the Cardinals’ young roster, handling injuries and creating opportunities for players throughout the organization. Bloom talks about Leo Bernal’s first taste of the majors, the upside of Joshua Baez, the importance of catcher depth and positional versatility, and managing the workloads of young pitchers.
Bloom also explains the Cardinals’ bullpen roster decisions, the plan to reduce Kyle Leahy’s workload late in the season, and announces that left-hander Cooper Hjerpe is being called up to work behind Leahy. Bloom discusses Hjerpe’s return from Tommy John surgery, what makes his delivery difficult for hitters and what the former first-round pick has shown at Memphis.
