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[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] 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.

[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

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

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

[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

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

[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] 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] 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 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] 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.

[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] 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.

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

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

[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.

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

[video] Rodriguez turned 19 in January...

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