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By Jon Paul Hoornstra
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Quinn Mortimore has made a habit of sending flowers to the front office of his beloved St. Louis Cardinals.
When the Cardinals acquired Nolan Arenado in February 2021, he literally gave then-president of baseball operations John Mozeliak his flowers — literally — for getting the Colorado Rockies third baseman.
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So it was again when the Cardinals signed rookie shortstop J.J. Wetherholt to an eight-year, $112.5 million contract extension. Mortimore, who identifies himself as a Cardinals fan from Springfield, Missouri on the Diamond Digest blog, sent new president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom his flowers.
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Befitting his name, Bloom appreciated the floral bouquet — so much so that he sent Mortimore a handwritten thank-you note.
"Thanks for the flowers and the kind words!" read the note, which Mortimore shared to his Twitter/X account @QuinnSTLCards. "Here's to what we hope and expect will be many wonderful years with #26.
"Appreciate the support and passion behind what you did. Wholly unnecessary, but very nice of you. Best wishes, Chaim."
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Bloom formally succeeded Mozeliak at the beginning of the 2026 season after serving as an understudy in 2025. The former Boston Red Sox executive worked quickly to lock up Wetherholt, who has emerged as a candidate for the National League Rookie of the Year Award.
In 103 games through July 29, the 23-year-old has a .251 batting average, .348 on-base percentage and .388 slugging percentage along with 11 stolen bases.
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Wetherholt's outstanding defense at shortstop has allowed him to accrue 4 Wins Above Replacement according to FanGraphs. No National League rookie has more.
The Cardinals haven't reached the postseason since 2022. At 54-54 at the two-thirds mark of the season, they're likely to miss it again. But the team has done plenty to inspire hope of a quick turnaround under Bloom, with Wetherholt a primary reason for fans' optimism.
Bloom has the flowers to prove it.
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