Cardinals promote Rob Cerfolio to GM

posted by u/TheSocraticGadfly · 2026-11-06 18:54 UTC

MLBTR suggests that part of the reason Chaim Bloom named him, and acted quickly, is because he was on the A's GM short list.

The Cardinals are promoting assistant general manager Rob Cerfolio to the title of general manager, reports Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He’ll serve as the No. 2 executive under president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom.

Cerfolio, 34, joined the Cardinals two offseasons ago. He’d previously been the Guardians’ director of player development and was given the title of AGM with a focus on player development and performance. He’s held that role for the past two seasons and now climbs another rung on the ladder.

It’s perhaps no coincidence that Cerfolio receives this title bump (and presumably pay increase) after his name emerged as a candidate in the Athletics’ GM search.

Cerfolio had been one of three assistant GMs. Randy Flores was named Astros GM just a few days ago. Moisés Rodríguez was the third. This should also simply the Cards' organizational chart.

Original link: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/11/cardinals-promote-rob-cerfolio-general-manager.html

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