The St. Louis Cardinals have not won a World Series title since 2011 and have not been to the World Series since 2013. However, they are making a lot of progress and will soon be on the right track.

Firstly though, they have to get through their rebuild. It may not last too long, but that is still where things currently stand. Chaim Bloom has still been honest about the state of affairs and has said that the Cardinals still are not quite where they need to be.

When asked about the timeline to return to contention, Bloom shared a blunt message about possibly contending sooner since St. Louis was in wild card contention for much of the season.

"I am pleased with a lot of the things that we've done," Bloom said. “We just need to do a hell of a lot more things to get where we want to go. The World Series is [happening]. We're not in it. And it's not because, ‘Hey, we got unlucky.’ We're not in it because we're just not there yet.…