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 [...]
In the last prospect battle, I looked at two pitching prospects, Alex Reyes and Rob Kaminsky, who will both be top 5 prospects for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2015. For my latest battle, I went with outfielders who should also be top 5 prospects for 2015. Stephen Piscotty and Randal Grichuk have taken very [...]
Alex Reyes and Rob Kaminsky appear on the surface to have similar backgrounds as both grew up in New Jersey, are big time pitching prospects, and are members of the St. Louis Cardinals organization. When you dig deeper you will find the similarities end there and their paths to the Cardinals organization are completely different. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
It’s easy to look at Michael Wacha and Marco Gonzales and see two very similar pitchers. But, what comparisons are valid, and where do the two separate? Both were 21 years old, first round draft, 19th pick draftees. Both had finished their junior year at solid baseball programs. Wacha and Gonzales show an average to [...]
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 [...]
