What a ride it has been…the end. Okay, so that sounds more like how the weekend series for the big club went, but the truth is this was much harder to do after an amazing run. It feels like there is so much to say in a short amount of space, and I’ll do my [...]
Taking a look at each short season club to open play in what is about to become a very busy summer for the Cardinals. I’m tweeting from @aprfool79 with Friday the 13th State College style first on deck. The Spikes are the newest St. Louis affiliate and play in the New York – Penn League [...]
For the third consecutive Rule 4 Draft, the Cardinals elected to go all-in on pitching to the tune of 21 or more new hurlers. That is also the same time frame where the June event has only been 40 rounds and certainly no longer a coincidence. More great news out today that St. Louis has [...]
High School players seemingly hold all the leverage when it comes to the draft process. Look no further than the 16th round pick for the Cardinals, who selected Tristan Hildebrandt from Esperanza High School. The SoCal native has a strong commitment to powerhouse Cal State Fullerton and also one very big dream. The story of [...]
St. Louis waited until the 15th round but took a college closer with impressive stats. Matt Ditman is a converted catcher with a fresh arm and should move quickly after taking over as Rice’s finisher this Spring.
Adding a pair of JUCO standouts, the Cardinals also added another catcher to the mix. Chris Shaw may very well end up on the receiving end of throws from Matt Pearce but only if the price is right. Shaw has signed with the University of Oklahoma.
Cardinals like the pickings in Florida this year, and they snag another lefty with video game stats. Jordan DeLorenzo absolutely dominated the competition for the University of West Florida and was ranked as the 313th best prospect by Baseball America.
St. Louis wasted no time in making a splash, snagging Justin Bellinger out of the New England area. He is committed to Duke and will be one to watch as the July deadline approaches. The Cardinals certainly could use another power bat, and Bellinger is a 6’6″ first baseman with plenty of pop.
While most will be watching Shelby time up North, I’ll be monitoring the action on Day 3 of the 2014 Draft. The most interesting aspect of Rounds 11-13 will be how the Cardinals look to step outside the comfort zone and take a chance on one or more of the players designated with signability issues.
It will take at best two years to see how the top end of the 2014 Draft pays off for the Cardinals. Even the most advanced picks will find the upper levels of the St. Louis system hard to reach but for eight more names, Memphis and Springfield will feel like the promise land. Rounds [...]
So I may have mentioned recently that the Cards are doing what needs to be done to stock up on arms…add a couple more RHP’s to the list! Ronnie Williams (Florida HS) and Andrew Morales (UC Irvine SR) join the mix in what can only be described as a sign of what is to come.
One thing that the St. Louis organization has been able to do better than any other team is produce homegrown talent. They have done so well in fact that the cupboard has become a little bare, especially from the standpoint of right-handed starting pitchers. After adding a pair of top-ranked lefties in the first round [...]
