Quick thoughts on the Sonny Gray trade with Boston

Chaim Bloom on Tuesday dealt the Cards’ ace to the team he once helmed in his first major decision as POBO in St. Louis

The Chaim Bloom era in St. Louis was already upon us, but on Tuesday it began in earnest as the Cardinals sent veteran right-hander Sonny Gray and $20 million in cash to the Red Sox in exchange for one promising prospect – 22-year-old lefty Brandon Clarke – and right-hander Richard Fitts, who used up his rookie status this past season and will turn 26 in December.