Cardinals Prospects

[video] JJ Wetherholt continues his stellar defensive play at second, robbing James Wood of a hit. Wetherholt entered today leading MLB with 3 OAA, and that number will surely rise after today.

[video] Won-Bin Cho's 2026 stats (High-A): 171 PA .271/.404/.529 137 wRC+ 17.0% BB% 26.9% K% Cho is putting it all together in 2026. His raw power is finally translating in games with a .257 ISO, he's drawing walks at an elite clip, and he leads the Cardinals org with 18 stolen bases.

[video] Joshua Baez's quality of contact has been outstanding over the last few games. Here, he crushes a 105.4 MPH barrel to center field, just missing his third home run in three games.

[video] Fun note: Corey Seager and Wyatt Langford are on rehab assignments at Double-A They were a combined 1-for-6 today against Molina Langford hit a 2-run HR, but Molina also punched him out earlier in the game Nice to see him hold his own against a couple of MLB stars

[video] Cool to see 18-year-old Yairo Padilla pick up a hit in a Spring Training game

[video] Joshua Baez has now hit a home run in his last three games played: EV: 109.4 MPH LA: 26° Distance: 416 ft.

[video] Blaze Jordan has recorded three 104+ mph batted ball events so far tonight: 107.9 mph EV, 16° LA (Lineout) 104.5 mph EV, 28° LA (Home Run) 104.0 mph EV, -6° LA (Single)

[video] JJ Wetherholt goes oppo for his second home run of the game: EV: 99.0 MPH LA: 29° Distance: 366 ft.

[video] It's good to see Brian Holiday back healthy. Here's a look at his new sweeper: 80.2 MPH 2751 RPM -1.4" IVB -10.5" HB

[video] Chase Davis last 32 PA: 138 wRC+ 9.4 BB% 3.1 K% .241 ISO Just one punchout during this timeframe Love to see him starting to combine his pull-side power with better bat-to-ball ability

[video] Cardinals find one of their top prospect in the 2029 class OF JeanFrank Molina (14) Impressive power for a young prospect up to the high 90s exit velocities. He’s expected to get a signing bonus north of 1+ million. @bkfan09 on it first

[video] Quinn Mathews' final pitch in his season debut: 97.0 MPH 2096 RPM 17.8" IVB -7.4" HB

[video] Rainiel Rodriguez launches an absolute moonshot for his first HR! The 19 year old catching prodigy is off to a scorching start this year

[video] Rodriguez turned 19 in January...

[video] Liam Doyle is up to six strikeouts through three scoreless innings tonight. He's had a much better feel for his secondary stuff.

[video] Sebastian Dos Santos has a 179 wRC+ this season It's the highest of any 18-year-old at the CPX level (min. 70 PA) For the second consecutive year, it looks like the Cardinals have another polarizing teenage hitting prospect

[image] Interesting group of minor leaguers coming over for today’s game.

[image] Tink Hence's final line: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K Hence looked as sharp as he has in quite some time. He consistently sat around 95 MPH on his four-seamer and generated 3 whiffs on the pitch (75% whiff rate).

[video] Joshua Baez already has two hits through the first two innings for Memphis today: 93.2 MPH EV, 12° LA (Single) 92.3 MPH EV, 7° LA (Single)

[video] Yhoiker Fajardo struck out seven over 3.2 scoreless innings today, lowering his season ERA to 1.37. His gyro slider and kick change remain strong offerings, and his fastball has taken a step forward early this year.

[video] Rainiel Rodriguez is finding his groove at Double-A. He's tallied three straight multi-hit performances, including four extra-base hits over that stretch.

[image] 2026 DSL Cardinals Preview (via @RedbirdFarmhand)

[video] JJ Wetherholt walks it off for the Cardinals in his second big league game!

[video] Check out this nasty changeup from Hancel Rincon: 90.3 MPH 1213 RPM 1.5" IVB 16.0" HB

[video] Check out this nasty fastball from Richard Fitts: 97.3 MPH 2667 RPM 19.9" IVB 3.0" HB

[video] Joshua Baez hit an absolute laser for his third home run of the season: EV: 111.8 MPH LA: 21° Distance: 395 ft.

[video] One Cardinals prospect I’m excited to watch stateside in 2026 is Sebastian Dos Santos. Last year, in 166 plate appearances in the DSL during his age-17 season, Dos Santos slashed .313/.452/.570, with more walks (30) than strikeouts (29).

[video] Check out this nasty changeup from Luis Gastelum: 81.4 MPH 1616 RPM -10.2" IVB 9.8" HB

[video] Leo Bernal has been on a tear recently Last 79 PA going into today: 122 wRC+ 13.9 BB% 22.8 K% The Panamanian import is a near top-100 prospect in baseball and a great all-around catching talent

[video] Jesus Baez launches his 8th HR of 2026! It's his 5th round tripper in his last 7 games

[video] Ryan Mitchell hits his first professional home run: EV: 96.8 MPH LA: 38°

[video] JJ Wetherholt lines a 107.9 MPH single to RF This is a MLB career-high EV for him

[video] Kyle Leahy is perfect through four innings. Check out this nasty sweeper he used to punch out Bo Bichette: 83.8 MPH 2548 RPM 3.3" IVB -17.8" HB

[video] Ryan Mitchell is 3-5 today with a 2B This was 99.7 MPH off the bat He's off to a great start, hitting .333 with a .846 OPS

[video] Jimmy Crooks launches his 12th HR! 104.3 MPH EV 33° LA 393 FT He continues punishing Triple-A pitching

[video] Check out this nasty changeup from Luis Gastelum: 82.1 MPH 1585 RPM -6.7" IVB 12.5" HB

[video] Liam Doyle final line (84 pitches, 51 strikes): 4.1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K This was a new career-high in pitches thrown, and his second consecutive outing with at least 80 pitches Another outstanding start for last year's 5th overall pick

[video] Nathan Church recorded an 80.7 MPH bat speed today, his hardest tracked swing of his career. His top bat speed last year was 78.1 MPH.

[image] Jacob Odle continues to be one of the biggest up-arrow prospects in the Cardinals org, lowering his season ERA to 1.80. He set career highs in average velo (97.8) and max velo (99.6) on his four-seamer, while finding a ton of success with his power curve.

[image] Jacob Odle's final line: 4.2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 9 K Odle continues his strong start to the season, lowering his ERA to 2.19. He reached a career-high 99.5 MPH with his fastball while generating an impressive 18.2" of IVB and flashing a deep secondary mix.

[image] This graphic does a good job highlighting the elite blend of raw power and in-game power Joshua Baez has shown since May 14.

[video] Tanner Franklin final line (66 pitches, 44 strikes): 4.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K This was far from his most impressive outing, though he had some borderline calls go against him Still a solid performance overall, limiting walks and runs against

[video] Rainiel Rodriguez tallied four extra-base hits yesterday, and he added another with this double. He’s off to a torrid start at High-A Peoria, with a 1.178 OPS.

[video] Colton Ledbetter has been terrific recently after struggling to begin 2026 Since 4/26 (37 PA): 153 wRC+ 10.8 BB% 21.6 K% His 88.1 Z-Contact% ranks in the 78th percentile at AAA during this time The athletic outfielder was acquired as part of the Brendan Donovan deal

[video] Joshua Baez cranks his first HR of 2026! 104.4 MPH EV 32° LA 426 FT He's slowly starting to heat up

[image] Cooper Hjerpe made his second rehab start. His fastball averaged 91.1 MPH (T92.2) with an extremely flat -3.71° VAA. He also mixed in a cutter, changeup, and sweeper.

[video] Ty Van Dyke continues to be one of the best pitchers in the system 5 IP 2 H 0 ER 2 BB 5 K 1.24 ERA now. Look for a promotion soon for Van Dyke who continues to dominate the level.

[video] Rainiel Rodriguez lines a single for his first Double-A hit!

[text] Quinn Mathews’ first pitch of 2026: a 96.0 MPH fastball w/ 18.4" of IVB. Awesome to see the velo back up after it wavered for most of the 2025 season.

[video] Memphis's MV3 of prospects has been putting up astronomical numbers Since 5/20: Joshua Báez: 246 wRC+ Blaze Jordan: 174 wRC+ Leo Bernal: 171 wRC+ The Redbirds take the field tonight against the Louisville Bats (CIN)