Cardinals Prospects

[video] JJ Wetherholt is running a 58.8% hard-hit rate this spring. His feel for the barrel has been apparent, as all seven of his hardest-hit balls have come between 8 and 35 degrees.

[video] Rainiel Rodriguez's June: 46 PA .342/.457/.553 2 HR 15.2% BB% 23.9% K% Rodriguez has boosted his OPS at Double-A from .504 to .707 during this stretch.

[video] Here are all five whiffs Gastelum generated with his changeup today

[video] Joshua Baez has done it again! It’s his second home run in as many days: EV: 102.7 MPH LA: 33° Distance: 388 ft.

[video] As we get closer to June, the Cardinals could begin making MILB promotions Here are some names to look out for: AAA to MLB: -Jimmy Crooks AA to AAA: -Mason Molina A+ to AA: -Yhoiker Fajardo -Tai Peete -Jalin Flores A to A+: -Jacob Odle -Jack Gurevitch

[image] The Cardinals are promoting Jacob Odle to High-A Peoria. A much-deserved promotion for Odle, who posted a 1.91 ERA in 33 innings with Palm Beach this season.

[video] Joshua Baez tallied three hits today, including this triple. Over his last 10 games, Baez is slashing .263/.364/.658 with four home runs and six extra-base hits.

[image] Jimmy Crooks is posting elite batted ball data in Triple-A so far. He ranks in the 98th percentile or better in AvgEV, AirEV, Hard Hit%, Sweet Spot%, and Barrel% (min. 10 BBE).

[video] JJ Wetherholt flashes the leather yet again at second, robbing Jarren Duran of a hit. He’s currently tied with Bobby Witt Jr. for the MLB lead with 4 OAA.

[video] Rainiel Rodriguez bashes his 4th HR at Springfield! He's been one of the team's best hitters in June

[video] Jordan Walker absolutely crushes his first career grand slam. It’s the hardest-hit and longest home run of his MLB career: EV: 113.7 MPH LA: 22° Distance: 459 ft.

[image] The Cardinals acquired Patrick Galle as the PTBNL in the Sonny Gray deal, and he may already have the best stuff of any relief pitching prospect in the organization. Galle has struck out eight hitters through his first three innings with the Cardinals.

[video] Quinn Mathews's 44.8 fastball whiff% ranks #1 in MLB this Spring (min. 50 fastballs thrown) Its velocity is back to where it was in 2024 If Mathews can return to his 2024 form, he'll be a solid mid-rotation starter on a contending team

[image] Forget the Martian, I prefer the Moon Man

[video] So long, Joshua Báez! The Cardinals' top prospect has his second consecutive 2 HR game Specs on his most recent bomb: 112.5 MPH EV 42° LA

[video] JJ Wetherholt's swing decisions have really stood out so far Entering today: Chase%: 90th percentile in MLB Zone swing%: 76th percentile His zone awareness for a rookie has been outstanding

[video] JJ Wetherholt this Spring (13 PA): 246 wRC+ 38.5 BB% 7.7 K% 57.1 HardHit% He's been the team's best hitter so far

[image] Here are JJ Wetherholt's Statcast percentiles so far in Spring Training

[text] Cooper Hjerpe final line for the FCL Cardinals: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K The Cardinals’ 2022 first round pick has mot played in an affiliated game since 2024 due to a torn UCL in his left elbow, which necessitated Tommy John surgery Really nice to see him back rehabbing

[video] Liam Doyle has been a completely different pitcher over his last couple of starts First 49 batters faced: 11.17 ERA, 18.4 K%, 12.2 BB%, 16 H Last 43 batters faced: 2.38 ERA, 39.3 K%, 2.3 BB%, 9 H 🔥

[image] Good to see Tink Hence's velocity back up in his return from the FCL. He sat 94-95 MPH on his heater and recorded a season-high 96.3 MPH.

[video] Joshua Baez just hit an absolute moonshot in the Spring Breakout game: EV: 112.7 MPH LA: 31° Distance: 412 ft.

[video] Joshua Baez is starting to settle in at Triple-A, crushing his second home run in as many games: EV: 98.0 MPH LA: 27° Distance: 368 ft.

[image] Trying something new today: Introducing Redbird Farmahands Power Rankings 1. Let's get the first thing clear: this is not a top 10 prospects list; this is a performance list of guys who have been performing well over the past few weeks, so you will see guys who aren't top 30

[image] Emanuel Luna is off to a tremendous start to his pro career: 5-for-9 3 HR .556/.692/1.667 The Cardinals' top international signing from the 2026 class is making an immediate impact in the DSL.

[video] Jurrangelo Cijntje ties a career high with his 10th strikeout of the game. He has not allowed an earned run through four innings against a loaded Tulsa Drillers lineup.

[image] The Cardinals come in at No. 4 in MLB Pipeline’s 2026 farm system rankings.

[video] Fifth Spring Training game notes: -Richard Fitts's fastball sat 98 MPH, T-99 MPH. Will be interesting to see how this holds up as the season progresses -Nolan Gorman hit a 386 ft. home run, off to a good start -Colton Ledbetter had two hits, someone who could debut this season

[video] Rainiel Rodriguez was ranked number 3 on Fangraphs’ 2026 OOPSY Top 100 Prospects OOPSY is a WAR projection tool accounting for aging curves, recency weights, and major league equivalencies He’s one of the best catching prospects of our generation and a future All-Star

[image] OPS among 19-year-olds at the Double-A level: SS Jesus Made (.785) C Rainiel Rodriguez (.781) SS Leo De Vries (.779)

[video] Rainiel Rodriguez launches a moonshot for his second HR at Double-A! He's slowly starting to heat up after a slow start to his Double-A career

[video] Jimmy Crooks first 264 Triple-A PA: 10 HR, 94 wRC+ Last 276 Triple-A PAs: 14 HR, 137 wRC+ 🔥 Despite some whiff and swing decision concerns, he's making a strong case for an MLB promotion

[video] Blaze Jordan picks up his first big league hit!

[video] Rainiel Rodriguez's 2026 stats (A+): 128 PA .311/.430/.519 148 wRC+ 14.8% BB% 18.8% K% Rodriguez has been promoted to Double-A Springfield after a dominant start to the season. He will now be the second-youngest hitter at the level, behind only Jesus Made.

[video] Joshua Báez continues making a mockery of Triple-A pitching He's 3-for-3 tonight with his second double of the night His season OPS is now up to .915

[video] Rainiel Rodriguez lines his second double of the game It's his first multi-XBH game at Double-A

[video] Yhoiker Fajardo is making a compelling case to be the Cardinals' next top 100 prospect He's missing bats at a staggering rate (33.3 K%) and is maintaining the elite command that already made him special (2.9 BB%) His performance for his age and level has been jaw-dropping

[video] Rainiel Rodriguez picks up his third hit of the game. It's his fourth straight multi-hit performance.

[video] The Cardinals are in a pre-agreement to add Dominican SS Franyerson Leclerc to their 2028 class. per Lorenzo Academy H/t @bkfan09

[image] Signing is now official.

[video] Tai Peete has been an extra-base hit machine so far this year: 4 HR 3 3B 7 2B Peete is currently slashing .281/.360/.562 for Peoria and leads the Cardinals' farm with 14 extra-base hits.

[video] Liam Doyle's final line: 4.1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K Doyle put together another quality outing yesterday, generating 13 whiffs (35.1% whiff rate). Over his past three outings, he has a 3.29 ERA and has struck out 20 batters in 13.2 innings.

[video] Mason Molina final line (83 pitches, 60 strikes): 6.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 1 HR It's the deepest he's gone in a single start this year Really nice to see him not allow any walks either, especially considering how many hitters he faced tonight

[video] Rainiel “The Hulk” Rodriguez hit an absolute moonshot for his first home run of the season

[video] Rainiel Rodriguez's 2026 stats: 32 PA .280/.438/.520 172 wRC+ 18.8% BB% 15.6% K% Rodriguez has picked up where he left off and is off to a great start in his 2026 campaign as a 19-year-old in High-A.

[text] Cardinals have started to release their minor league 60 day IL RHP- Brandon Clarke RHP- Andrew Dutkanych lV RHP- Frank Elissalt LHP- Zack Thompson RHP- Sem Robberse Full Season IL RHP- Reiner Lopez

[video] Chase Davis had himself a game tonight: 3-for-4 2 HR (5) 3 R 4 RBI Davis is now slashing .254/.405/.524 with 5 home runs on the season. Nice to see him getting to his power consistently early this year.

[video] Joshua Baez shows off his wheels recording a 29.6 ft/sec sprint speed and 4.43 home-to-first time on this infield single.

[video] Jurrangelo Cijntje's final line: 5.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K Cijntje dominated in his Cardinals debut, tossing 5.2 scoreless innings while generating 11 whiffs. He worked from the right side for all but one batter, and that lone matchup ended in a walk.

[video] Won-Bin Cho continues his power surge, slugging his 7th home run of the season. Cho hit 7 home runs in 94 games last year. It only took him 33 games to match that total this season.