Cardinals Prospects

[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] Tanner Franklin's fastball specs this year (via @LanceBroz): 95.9 MPH (T100.4) 2495 RPM 16.5" IVB 8.7" HB -4.3° VAA Franklin is showing premium velocity and solid carry from a low 5.3' release.

[video] Rainiel Rodriguez crushes his 9th home run of the season. It's his second extra-base hit of the game.

[video] Sandro Santana goes to his hellacious slider to pick up his first strikeout in the Cardinals organization. Left-handed hitters are slashing .123/.240/.123 with a 41.3% strikeout rate against him this year.

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

[video] Yairo Padilla has shown more power this year than I expected. 90th EV: 105.2 MPH Hard-Hit%: 45.3% Barrel%: 6.3% Here he smokes a 108.9 MPH home run, his fourth of the season.

[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] Joshua Báez launches his 30th HR! 103.7 MPH EV 34° LA 396 FT

[image] Quinn Mathews' final line: 6 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 7 K This was Mathews' first start of the season without issuing a walk. The velocity was strong, too, as he averaged 94.8 MPH on his four-seamer.

[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] Won-Bin Cho hits his first Double-A home run!

[image] Yairo Padilla has been outstanding this year, posting a .367/.436/.653 slash line between the FCL and Single-A. Still just 19, Padilla is pairing elite bat-to-ball ability with impressive top-end EVs, ranking in the 96th percentile in Z-Contact% and 92nd percentile in 90th EV.

[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] Rainiel Rodriguez walks it off for Springfield with his second hit of the night!

[text] Just wanted to take a second to shout out the Cardinals Prospects team. @RedbirdFarmhand, @AidanG_Baseball, @mqstats, @TaylorCrews1991 and @HenceSZN put in a ton of work leading up to the draft and deserve all the credit for the work they put in.

[video] Max Rajcic goes to his sweeper to pick up his first MLB strikeout

[video] Yairo Padilla smokes a 109.3 MPH single, his hardest-hit ball so far with Palm Beach. Padilla has reached base safely in 12 consecutive games.

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

[image] Here's where the prospects acquired at the deadline slot into our updated Top 30: OF Josiah Ragsdale (5) OF Alexander Frias (11) RHP Daniel Eagen (17)

[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] Specs on this Mason Molina fastball: 95.1 MPH 2340 RPM 18.3" IVB -7.8" HB

[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.

[video] Luis Gastelum struck out two in a scoreless frame, extending his scoreless innings streak to 22.

[image] The Cardinals have 3 prospects in Baseball America's updated top 100 prospect list: C Rainiel Rodriguez (22) OF Joshua Baez (46) LHP Liam Doyle (52)

[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] Jesús Báez cranks his first HR at Double-A! He looks to carry over his elite production from High-A Peoria

[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] Payton Graham picks up a strikeout on a season-high 97.4 MPH fastball

[video] Jésus Báez clubs his 6th HR at Double-A! He now has a 1.066 OPS in 53 PA since being promoted

[image] The Cardinals check in at number 6 on Baseball America's updated farm system rankings Top-100 prospects: 22. Rainiel Rodriguez 46. Joshua Báez 52. Liam Doyle

[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!

[video] Tanner Franklin has 43 IP going into today and is on pace for 86 overall in 2026 He threw 44.2 IP last year between college and the pros Franklin is exceeding expectations regarding his workload as he transforms into a starter

[image] The Cardinals have promoted SHP Jurangelo Cijntje to Triple-A, according to @_chaseford His command has vastly improved throughout 2026, with a 6.9 BB% over his past 20.2 IP 🖼️: @TJStats

[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)

[video] JJ Wetherholt has tallied four hard-hit batted balls so far today, three of which were also fly balls: 107.4 MPH EV, 26° LA (Home Run) 105.0 MPH EV, 35° LA (Flyout) 103.9 MPH EV, 0° LA (Groundout) 97.3 MPH EV, 33° LA (Flyout)

[video] Chen-Wei Lin's final line: 6 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 6 K Lin was outstanding tonight, tossing his best outing at the Double-A level. It was his first time going 6+ innings since 2024, and he didn't allow a single hit.

[video] Cooper Hjerpe works a 1-2-3 first inning in his return to Double-A. He got up to 94 MPH on his fastball.

[text] Liam Doyle is expected to make his 2026 debut on Wednesday for the Springfield Cardinals