Jack Flaherty confirms that 2014 is the Draft of the pitcher for St. Louis as the North Carolina commit offers as much upside as anyone in this year’s field. Now the only question is — $$$
Jack Flaherty confirms that 2014 is the Draft of the pitcher for St. Louis as the North Carolina commit offers as much upside as anyone in this year’s field. Now the only question is — $$$
Great move by the Cardinals, leave all kinds of room for the 34th pick coming up very soon. Luke Weaver is another fast-mover out of Florida State, and a guy who could be a quick sign on his way to Peoria.
Plenty of bats remaining as well as the fast-moving reliever from Louisville. Which direction will the Cardinals go, pitching or hitting?
Guessing the Blue Jays got the memo on what happens if you wait to take your player, as Hoffman heads north of the border with the 9th overall selection. It was a smart move given they were then able to use the 11th pick on a top offensive player, a likely plan of attack for [...]
With a baseball draft movie as my background noise, the party has started for what is shaping up as a very exciting evening. This year’s festivities as well as the 2015 Rule 4 draft are stacked with talent, especially on the pitching side. We will start there first since the last three picks tonight for [...]
Today really should be a national holiday if you ask me. It is the first day of the MLB Rule 4 Draft with the Birds on the Bat stacked with multiple picks for the third consecutive year. And since our loyal congregation cares about all things Cardinals, it is again that time to hand out [...]
As your faithful Preacher, most of my time is spent looking at how the best prospects can help in St. Louis sooner or later. But as happens on occasion, those posts take a back seat when the injury bug strikes at an inopportune time. Joe Kelly appears to be in danger of missing his next [...]
To the faithful flock, happy one week to the start of the 2014 campaign! Spring Training is officially ‘on the clock’ to steal from my other baseball passion, June’s Rule 4 Draft, and most of the players listed here the next seven days will have been selected the last few editions.
This look at Springfield has showed that the Cardinals were on the right path last year when they installed some veteran leadership on the club. Ruben Gotay manned the hot corner for all of 2013, earning much more than a AA salary in the process, and his career continues in part because not many former [...]
Taking all bias out of the equation, this was truly one post of the series that I looked forward to from the start. With Springfield roughly an hour away for the Preacher, it would have been easy to stack the AA rotation with a number of the best prospects such as Marco Gonzales. The problem [...]
Mike O’Neill really had to be thinking he was in the driver’s seat after an unbelievable 2013 campaign. Not only did he just keep getting on base and finished the season in Memphis, but O’Neill landed on the 40-man roster that was relatively barren of outfield prospects. Much can change over the course of a [...]
With an eye towards keeping with recent moves, aggressive promotions are going to be the trend starting with the next stop of the system. The Cardinals still possess a top ten minor league system and can afford to see who rises to the challenge of tougher competition. St. Louis has taken pitchers directly from Springfield [...]
