There will be a new Scrabble in the St. Louis organization in the very near future. This lefty may very well move fast as a reliever, but Evan Kruczynski starred at East Carolina as their best starter in 2016. The Senior southpaw didn’t have the encore season he hoped, but the Cardinals are counting on [...]
Evan Kruczynski, LHP East Carolina
Much has been written about the contributions Carlos Beltran has made not only for the Cardinals but more importantly for the game of baseball in Puerto Rico. When it was finally time to take a pitcher, St. Louis reached out to the future Hall of Famer’s school for a power arm. Wilberto Rivera throws in [...]
Wilberto Rivera, RHP Puerto Rico HS
Rinse. Repeat. Win. One thing can be said for the St. Louis model with the draft at least thru the first five picks. All are position players, each has played (one committed) for D1 schools, and every one focuses on more than just the offensive side of the game. This focus on up-the-middle defense with [...]
Chase Pinder, CF Clemson
The run of position players continues, as most of the publications noted that was the strength of this year’s draft. The big difference in Round 6 for the Cardinals was two-fold, with the first High School player taken as well as the reason for three relatively easy selections to start the day. Zach Jackson is [...]
HS Catcher Zach Jackson
You can’t have a strong defense if you are weak up the middle, and it appears the Cardinals are building from the middle in a very specific way in 2017. While the first two picks are unable to begin talks with St. Louis until their season officially ends, Zach Kirtley has a shot of being [...]
2B Zach Kirtley, St. Mary’s College
How many times have we seen the Cardinals load up on college seniors in order to use their pool money elsewhere? This time, however, they got another lead-off candidate at the next level that fits the St. Louis mold of ‘dirt’ players. Kramer Robertson will not have to worry about his future while in Omaha, [...]
Kramer Robertson, LSU SS (also playing in the CWS) @KramerR3
