It was an eventful weekend for the best system in baseball, and things are only going to get crazier this week. Rumors are abound about a change to the St. Louis roster, and all signs point to Brock Peterson getting his first at-bats as a major league player. Derrick Goold had plenty of info on [...]
At the same time the Cards were putting the finishing touches on an impressive Friday night victory, my attention was focused a little more South on the I-55. Carlos Martinez continued his torrid pace from June and left very little doubt that he is ready to step in if needed. Martinez battled without his best [...]
After a much-needed day of rest, the sprint towards Labor Day begins with some caution. I enjoy all aspects of baseball, but the best part is not having to dwell on a tough loss very long. The fellow crew here at CC will share most of the gory details, so I will only add that it is a [...]
All around it was just not a good day for any team except Peoria. Starting out on the Left Coast pretty much straight down to Florida, a combo platter of bad pitching, no offense, or the weather wrecked havoc from the top to the bottom of the Cardinals’ organization. Have no fear St. Louis fans, it [...]
Another day brings more hiccups at Memphis for one of the experienced trio of Cardinal hurlers. Now that the calendar has turned to July, the hard truth becomes St. Louis has at least two and as many as six spots on the 40-man roster that could be better served. The obvious two in my opinion, [...]
Much like last weekend, many of the same names are making an appearance. My favorite thing this time of year is seeing the light come on and watching the progress made the rest of the season for the ‘chosen’ ones. Every player (except me) finds the switch or they wouldn’t be a Cardinal. I’m trying [...]
In addition to the Sowing Seeds features, my favorite part about covering the Minors is watching them grow. It doesn’t matter to me if they were bonus babies, highly touted international players, or non-drafted pick ups. I do things quite a bit different, however, so if you are planning on seeing Carlos Martinez or Michael [...]
Except for State College and the GCL club being shut out, it was a night for close decisions and late fireworks a week out from the July 4th holiday. Johnson City continued to play well with strong relief pitching and timely hitting from the 6th inning on to improve to 7-1 on the season. Peoria [...]
The GCL Cardinals saw the debut of 2nd round pick Oscar Mercado, who had an eventful day all around. There were a number of impressive pitching performances throughout the system, as well as a couple that left much to be desired. Springfield witnessed a power surge in Texas and appeared to still be on the All-Star [...]
I won’t stay on my soapbox long but do need to give my two cents on All-Star season. It recently came to my attention that fans can vote for the Triple-A starters until midnight today. It is a fine idea in theory but flawed due to one good problem. Look at examples A) Jurickson Profar, [...]
As a new voice reaches the pulpit, today’s first edition of Sowing Seeds marks the beginning for arguably St. Louis’ most visible short season club. The Cardinals took advantage of the Gulf Coast League last year in catapulting first-round pick Michael Wacha all the way to Springfield and hope to accomplish a similar move with [...]
Monday nights have been dedicated to two things in my house for the last calendar year. I made the decision to finish my degree 15+ years after graduating from high school, and my school weeks start on Tuesday. So much like most former reporters, deadlines have become my curse with the Cardinals my support system. [...]
