The 34-year-old moves up from assistant general manager to become the first GM under president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom.
The Cardinals are elevating Rob Cerfolio to general manager, according to reports Friday, handing the 34-year-old the No. 2 job overseeing baseball operations in St. Louis.
Cerfolio had been serving as assistant general manager of development and performance. The promotion moves him into the top baseball-ops chair just below president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom, making him the first general manager to work under Bloom since Bloom took over the Cardinals' front office.
A formal announcement from the organization is expected to follow the reports.
The move signals the Cardinals are continuing to restructure their front office under Bloom, who has been reshaping how the organization is run since arriving. Cerfolio's background in development and performance suggests St. Louis is leaning further into that side of the operation as it looks to climb back into contention. No further details on staffing changes beneath Cerfolio have been announced.