After a run on shortstops dominated the first 20 picks, it was time for the arms to take center stage. The Cardinals had their pick of highly touted college RHP and go in the complete other direction! Welcome HS OF Nick Plummer to the St. Louis family and follow him on Twitter!
If we are being completely honest, no one outside of maybe the inner circle surrounding the new Cardinals’ scouting director knows what will happen in a few hours. Officially it may be June 8th, but today is just as big for the Preacher as XMas or my birthday. It wasn’t always that case, however, and [...]
Tomorrow is more than just the third off day of the young season for the big league Cardinals. It may have taken longer than expected to find warmer weather this year, but each of the four full-season affiliates will begin heating up with top prospects all over the map. Marco Gonzales gets to see what [...]
The final entry in the full-season preview holds a special place for me on multiple fronts. Peoria was a natural fit for the Cardinals as far as logistics are concerned, but the Chiefs also offer a storied history as well. I grew up in the Quad-Cities and quickly fell in love with the Midwest League. [...]
Once we get to this part of our season preview, many assumptions have to be made right out of the gate. Palm Beach and next week Peoria are in the spotlight, and it will come right down to the wire before any of the higher clubs announce final rosters. That gives this offering more of [...]
For a player with barely 30 games of experience at the Double-A level, Jacob Wilson certainly has taken advantage of every opportunity to impress this month and honestly has come out of nowhere in the past year. Projected as an advanced bat coming out of the University of Memphis, the Cardinals snagged Wilson in the [...]
One of the best parts about Spring Training by far has to be the awesome coverage. The Cardinals do such a top-notch job of bringing daily stories that I feel honored to even have a small part in getting to share all that is a passion for us. This time of year everyone is optimistic [...]
A transition period in the Minors has to be expected as prospects graduate, and the Cardinals find most of their question marks just down the I-44 from St. Louis. Our last February middle of the week post centers on Springfield and all the new faces that are expected to contribute. Headlining that group will be [...]
As tradition shows this time of year, every team is destined for the playoffs. That thought process is only higher as the Minor League clubs can benefit from stacking all the best prospects on one roster for a couple of reasons. Luckily for fans of the St. Louis style of baseball, every franchise up and [...]
The prospect game has always intrigued me. I’ll be honest, about a decade ago I was that guy who overvalued every next man up to a fault. Whether it was Brett Wallace (remember him) to Colby Rasmus or even Shelby Miller, there was honestly no trade that made sense when it meant dealing the St. [...]
One of the things I hate about having ADD actually helps me immensely when it comes to writing about the Cardinals. Most of the time I have 39..er 40 things rolling around in my head at any given minute and can make life difficult for those around me. Now that baseball is coming up quick [...]
Only two other times has there been a situation like Sunday evening where I wanted to push the reset button or wake up from a bad dream. I’ll forever remember where I was and the same drop in my stomach when told the news that mirrored 9/11 and 5/22. While I realize the accident that [...]
