Cardinals Prospects

[video] JOSIAH RAGSDALE HOME RUN IN HIS FIRST CARDINALS AT-BAT

[video] Brandon Clarke's fastball velocities in the 1st inning: 103.1 102.9 102.4 102.4 101.9 101.9 101.5 101.2 101.0 100.8 100.8 100.4 100.4

[video] Jimmy Crooks is off to a scorching start for Triple-A Memphis: 8-for-15 (.533 AVG) 3 HR 1 2B 3 BB 1.811 OPS

[video] JOSHUA BAEZ HOME RUN

[video] BRANDON CLARKE JUST HIT 103.1 MPH

[video] Joshua Baez’s home runs tonight: 108.2 MPH, 20 LA, 375 ft. 101.6 MPH, 33 LA, 408 ft. 108.4 MPH, 21 LA, 373 ft. 103.9 MPH, 49 LA, 354 ft.

[video] Joshua Baez can't be stopped! He just hit his 25th home run of the season: EV: 107 MPH LA: 34° Distance: 413 ft.

[video] Tanner Franklin goes to the high heat at 98 MPH to pick up his fourth consecutive strikeout. Franklin is up to 22 strikeouts in 10.2 innings so far this year.

[video] Joshua Baez has done it again! It's his 24th home run of the season: EV: 111.1 MPH LA: 19° Distance: 376 ft.

[image] Joshua Baez launched his 26th home run of the season today, tying for the MiLB lead. Over his last 24 games, he's slashing .353/.395/.892 with 15 home runs.

[video] Liam Doyle's fastball specs this year (via @LanceBroz): 95.9 MPH (T99.6) 2311 RPM 19.0" IVB -8.8" HB -4.4° VAA One of the best fastballs in minor league baseball.

[video] Joshua Baez hits an absolute moonshot for his 19th home run of the season: EV: 112.2 MPH LA: 28° Distance: 442 ft.

[image] Cardinals Prospects 2026 Mock Draft 1.0 (via @KareemSSN)

[image] Quinn Mathews' final line: 7 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K Mathews is on an absolute heater right now, currently riding a 12.1 inning scoreless streak. He has a 1.83 ERA over his last seven starts, and his walk rate is just 10.3% over that span.

[video] Joshua Baez has tallied back-to-back multi-homer games and is up to 15 home runs this year. This one left the bat at 112.5 MPH, his hardest-hit HR of the season. He's now up to an .888 OPS in 46 games with Triple-A Memphis.

[image] JJ Wetherholt is currently tied with Bobby Witt Jr. for the MLB lead with 3 Outs Above Average

[video] Joshua Baez’s tools are already on full display in his first game of the 2026 season. He picked up his first hit of the year with a 98.3 MPH opposite-field single, then swiped his first base of the season while posting a 29.3 ft/sec sprint speed.

[video] JJ Wetherholt hit this ball 107.4 MPH, a new career-high exit velocity for him as a big leaguer

[video] Joshua Baez absolutely crushed this home run 454 feet -- the longest by a Memphis Redbird this season. He now owns four of the team's five longest HRs this year: 454, 435, 426 and 423 feet.

[image] Tink Hence averaged 90.5 MPH on his fastball today

[image] Rainiel Rodriguez's stats since June: 194 PA .329/.418/.593 11 HR 11.3% BB% 20.6% K%

[video] Jurrangelo Cijntje's final line: 6.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 11 K Cijntje absolutely dominated, recording a career-high 11 strikeouts. His fastball-slider combo was electric, and he showed impeccable feel for the strike zone with a 73.6% strike rate.

[video] JOSHUA BAEZ MAKES HISTORY. HE'S THE FIRST PLAYER EVER TO HIT A HOME RUN IN HIS FIRST THREE AT-BATS

[video] Joshua Baez just missed his third home run of the game, but he'll settle for a 103.5 MPH double.

[video] The Cardinals now have two minor leaguers with 20+ home runs this season, and both are J. Baez. Jesus Baez launched his 20th home run tonight, his sixth in 13 games since being promoted to Double-A Springfield.

[video] Rainiel Rodriguez with his SECOND HR of the game! Another blast to LF He has 4 XBH in his past nine PAs

[video] Tanner Franklin final line: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K He’s made an absolute mockery of the High-A level so far

[video] Chase Davis launches an absolute moonshot for his second Triple-A home run: EV: 108.9 MPH LA: 23° Distance: 428 ft. Davis is riding an eight-game hitting streak and has reached base safely in 20 straight games.

[text] Jimmy Crooks is 4-4 with a double and homer today On the season he’s hitting .533 with 1.788 OPS with 3 homers and a double in 5 games

[video] The Cardinals have acquired Brayden Smith from the Orioles for Nick Raquet. Smith was the 13th round pick last year for the Orioles. Brayden slashed .304/.388/.548 for Oklahoma State last season with 11 homers with a 19.4% K-rate and a 11.1% BB-rate

[video] Quinn Mathews recorded his first double-digit strikeout game since 2024 tonight. Over his last nine starts, he's posted a 1.55 ERA with a 30.9% K% and 9.9% BB%.

[image] Quinn Mathews' stats since June: 45.1 IP 1.79 ERA 49 K | 16 BB 0.77 WHIP .130 BAA

[image] Final 2026 Cardinals Mock Draft (via @KareemSSN)

[video] Tanner Franklin 2026 season stats: 6.2 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 16 K 🔥 57.1 K% 10.7 BB% He's arguably been the most dominant pitcher in MILB

[video] Blaze Jordan tallied his first career five-hit game tonight. He's now slashing .332/.389/.560 in 48 games with Triple-A Memphis this season.

[video] Rainiel Rodriguez crushes a 106.7 MPH double in his first Spring Training plate appearance

[video] Rainiel Rodriguez picks up his third hit of the game, a 105 MPH single. Since the start of June, he's slashing .332/.411/.610 with 13 home runs and 26 extra-base hits.

[image] The Cardinals are calling up Quinn Mathews, who is set to make his MLB debut Saturday. Since June 1, Mathews has posted a 1.55 ERA. Here are his Statcast percentiles over that span.

[image] JOSHUA BAEZ CAN’T BE STOPPED. He’s 3-for-3 with 3 home runs through five innings.

[video] Joshua Baez has tallied two doubles for Memphis today, including this one at 114.1 MPH -- his hardest-hit ball of the season.

[video] Liam Doyle final line (76 pitches, 47 strikes): 4.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K His command has steadily improved as he works to diversify his pitch mix

[video] The Cardinals’ top draft picks from 2025 really showed out tonight: Liam Doyle (1): 5 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 8 K Ryan Mitchell (2): 2-for-4, 2 HR, 3 RBI Tanner Franklin (CB-B): 3.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K

[image] The Cardinals have 3 prospects in MLB Pipeline's updated top 100 prospect list: C Rainiel Rodriguez (13) LHP Liam Doyle (23) OF Joshua Baez (50)

[video] Joshua Baez’s stats since 5/26: 84 PA .377/.393/.883 1.276 OPS 10 HR 17 XBH

[video] Liam Doyle's final line: 5 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 8 K Doyle had it all working tonight. He induced 14 whiffs and found a ton of success with his secondary offerings. It's nice to see him string together a couple of strong outings after his rough start.

[video] Joshua Baez crushes his 27th home run of the season: EV: 103.8 MPH LA: 34° Distance: 391 ft.

[image] Here are Joshua Baez's Statcast percentiles among Triple-A hitters with at least 50 BBE since May 14. He's in the 99th percentile or better in AvgEV, 90thEV, MaxEV, AirEV, Hard Hit%, and Barrel%.

[image] Sebastian Dos Santos has homered in back-to-back games and now has three home runs over his last four. The 18-year-old is slashing .320/.493/.680 this year, and his 1.173 OPS ranks second in the FCL.

[video] Rainiel Rodriguez extends his hitting streak to eight games with his 16th home run of the season. Over his last four games, he's hit three home runs.

[image] Here are Tink Hence's pitch metrics from today