Cardinals Prospects

[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’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] 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 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)

[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

[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

[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] 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

[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

[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.

[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.

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

[video] Tanner Franklin punches out 2025 first overall pick Eli Willits with a 100 MPH fastball

[video] Joshua Baez does it again! It's his fifth home run in his last three games, and his 16th on the season.

[video] Rainiel Rodriguez went 3-for-3 with a homer and reached base all five times today. He's now slashing .378/.500/.622 in June with 3 home runs and an elite 16.1% walk rate.

[image] Quinn Mathews’ hardest pitch during the 2025 regular season: 96.0 MPH Mathews threw 5 pitches 96.0 MPH or higher (T96.7) in the 3rd inning today.

[video] Jimmy Crooks launches his 5th HR of the season! 100.3 MPH EV 33° LA 379 FT

[video] Rainiel Rodriguez picks up his third hit of the game with this double. His OPS is now up to 1.142 through his first nine games of 2026.

[video] JJ Wetherholt just missed his second home run of his MLB debut — and it would’ve been a go-ahead grand slam. He already has two barrels in his first four batted ball events in the majors. What a start to his big league career.

[video] JJ Wetherholt has already posted two multi-hit games in his first five games as a pro. Batted ball events so far tonight: 96.0 MPH EV, 13° LA (Single) 94.7 MPH EV, 17° LA (Single)

[video] JJ Wetherholt picks up his first MLB stolen base. He got a great jump and posted a 28.4 ft/sec sprint speed.

[video] JJ Wetherholt just hit his first HR of Spring! 105.4 EV 31° LA 422 feet He's off to a hot start and is showing why he has a strong case to be the Cardinals' starting 2B on Opening Day

[video] Liam Doyle is starting to settle in at Double-A First 49 batters faced: 11.17 ERA, 18.4 K%, 12.2 BB%, 16 H Last 24 batters faced: 1.42 ERA, 37.5 K%, 4.2 BB%, 4 H

[text] Hunter Dobbins second rehab start is finished 5.1 IP 5 H 1 ER 1 BB 7 K He produced 13 whiffs with an overall 30% whiff rate on the night throwing 91 pitches. He looks ready to take a step into the Cardinals rotation when his rehab finishes.

[video] I don’t think there’s a pitching prospect in the system poised to take a bigger leap in 2026 than Franklin

[video] Check out this nasty sweeper from Cooper Hjerpe: 78.9 MPH 2607 RPM 4.1" IVB 20.7" HB

[image] Luis Gastelum struck out the side with his alien changeup. The pitch averaged an absurd -6" of IVB and generated five whiffs (83.3% whiff rate).

[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.

[text] Welcome to Chaim Bloom’s Cardinals He acquired a pitcher who throws upper 90s with a couple interesting secondaries, and a OF bat who hit 11 homers last season in college. It’s a random Monday in April

[video] Farthest-hit batted ball events this spring for the Cardinals: Joshua Baez: 436 ft. (Home Run) JJ Wetherholt: 430 ft. (Flyout) JJ Wetherholt: 422 ft. (Home Run)

[video] JJ Wetherholt effortlessly smoked this ball 105.4 MPH for a single. This is Wetherholt’s hardest-hit BBE at the MLB level so far.

[video] Make it eight strikeouts for Liam Doyle! He's locked in tonight. Doyle is through four scoreless innings with eight strikeouts and zero walks.

[video] JJ Wetherholt is a damn good defensive second baseman. He entered today with a league-leading 5 Outs Above Average and continues to make nifty plays.

[video] JJ Wetherholt keeps on rolling with another hit He showed off his elite bat control and shot one the other way to left field

[image] Joshua Baez just hit his 20th home run of the season. He's one of just six minor leaguers to reach that mark and the first player at the Triple-A level to do so.