Bernie Show: Yadi as manager?

Yadier Molina's brother, Bengie, stirred the pot Wednesday by answering questions from the gang who do the morning show on 101 ESPN. Bengie, who does an excellent job of promoting his little brother, was ready to deliver a message:

1) Yadier Molina wants to manage the Cardinals.

2) But if the Cardinals don't hire him Yadi has "offers" to manage other MLB teams. Yadi is willing to wait for the Cardinals, but ...

3) Bengie mentioned a scenario that would have Yadi as the St. Louis manager, Albert Pujols as hitting coach, and Adam Wainwright as pitching coach.

4) Bengie also said Yadier prefers to wait (two years) until his son graduates from school.

There's a lot to digest there, so in today's video I discussed the pertinent aspects of this situation. And don't count out the possibility of manager Oli Marmol remaining in place for 2026. I can't handicap the odds of that because much depends on how the 2025 Cardinals perform in a soft rebuilding season.

But for the sake of conversation, let's start with this: if incoming president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom decides to replace Marmol after '25, will Bloom feel obligated to hire a Cardinals icon as the new leader? Or should Bloom hire the manager that he wants instead of going for a more popular choice - a beloved Cardinal -- to reenergize a disillusioned fan base and sell more tickets?

Good luck, Chaim!