Cardinals are force to be reckoned with according to Giants manager Tony Vitello

After losing yet another series to a team far worse than themselves, the St. Louis Cardinals are limping to the end of the 2026 season despite some positive developments on the field. The San Francisco Giants are a bottom-five team in the league this year but took the season series from the Cardinals but Giants manager Tony Vitello had plenty of positive things to say about the future in St. Louis.

Hometown kid Tony Vitello has had his own struggles during his first year in the Bay, but the young manager has seen steps in the right direction for his up-and-coming team. Despite not being around the big league game for long, he still saw plenty of things going on in the St. Louis clubhouse that should create a positive feeling for the future. Having grown up in the area and seeing plenty of successful Cardinals teams, Vitello understands that the past few seasons are strange for fans to accept but the process is bringing future results.

After referencing the low attendance, Vitello did a mini cry for fans to trust in the rebuild that Chaim Bloom has put together and bring the excitement back to the ballpark. While Bloom has been putting together one of the youngest big league rosters and best farm systems in the game, Vitello also had praise for Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol that fans of the Cardinals will want to read. Despite being tasked with a rebuild, Marmol has done a solid job of balancing opportunity and competition while being hamstrung with certain roster decisions. This managing masterclass was not lost on Vitello who shouted out Marmol's baseball knowledge and overall personality.

Once the Giants manager was done giving St. Louis leadership their flowers, he complimented team leader and grizzled veteran Alec Burleson. Burly has continued his progression as an all-around big league player and is one of the oldest players on the roster at the ripe old age of 27. Vitello took the time to give Burleson a shoutout as the leader of the team, but also as a solid big leaguer who is putting together a pretty good career. With Burly setting the tone with one of the best seasons as a lefty in recent St. Louis history, Vitello and surely the rest of the league will not be looking past the Cardinals in their meetings next season.

The St. Louis roster does indeed have some holes, especially in the bullpen, but theoretically that spot is the quickest and usually easiest to upgrade by throwing some money that way or making some minor trades. With the top five or so spots in the lineup looking to be set up for the next few seasons, Bloom will have to figure out how to plug the other spots on the roster without giving up too much of the future. While money is the best way to do this, he could also deal from positions of depth to continue cutting costs but finding quality major league talent.

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