This article is an update on the prospects at the low Class A Palm Beach Cardinals and the rookie level Complex League Cardinals.

Gary Kendall, the manager of the Palm Beach Cardinals also talked about the renovations of Roger Dean Stadium. Check back for that article.

Last year, (2024) Kendall won the George Kissell Award for excellence in player development. He is shown in the photo with Cardinals President of Baseball Operations, John Mozeliak after the team won the Florida State League championship.

Kendall has managed 59 players who contributed to Palm Beach’s franchise-best 83-47 record, tops among any full season affiliate in the minors en route to the club’s third Florida State League championship.

It’s always fun to see former players who are now scouts, and this week while we were in Jupiter we ran into Tyler Greene, who is scouting for the Yankees. .

While we were in Palm Beach Rob Rains was working on a story on catcher Rainiel Rodriguez, #41 in the photo, right, who was promoted to the level despite being only 18 years old. That story will be posted within the next few days.

Even though he spent some time living in Philadelphia, Rodriguez returned to his native Dominican Republic when he was 17 and signed with the Cardinals as an international free agent when he was 17.

If he had remained in the U.S. he would have been eligible for this year’s draft.

Lefthanded pitcher Braden Davis, (shown in photo, left) pitched one of the nights we were there, and he was throwing to Rodriguez, shown in the photo, above. Davis was named the Florida State League Pitcher of the Week for the week of June 10-15 2025.

Davis is in his first season with the Cardinals organization after being drafted in the 5th round last year out of Oklahoma. e looks like he has a promising future. We got to see him pitch three hit-less innings but his outing was interrupted by a brief rainstorm so they ended up taking him out after the rain.

Other players to watch at Palm Beach include right-handed pitchers Leonel Sequera, just 19, Nolan Sparks and Brandt Thompson, who both were selected in last year’s draft. Position players include third baseman Deniel Ortiz, who leads the team with seven homers, infielder Jonathan Mejia and outfielders Luis Pino and Yordalin Pena/

At the Complex League level, the top prospects are 17-year-old shortstop Yairo Padilla and right-handed pitcher Keiverson Ramirez.

Roster for Palm Beach Cardinals

Cardinals Roster & Staff

Pitchers		B/T	HT	WT	DOB	Status	MLB 40-man
	Sam Brodersen 47	R/R	6′ 1″	195	05/17/2002	Active	No
	Angel Cuenca 34	R/R	6′ 1″	160	07/10/2001	Active	No
	Braden Davis 29	L/L	5′ 11″	180	04/09/2003	Active	No
	Ernie Day 31	R/R	6′ 4″	230	10/24/2001	Active	No
	Andrew Dutkanych IV	R/R	6′ 3″	230	07/31/2003	Injured 60-Day	No
	Jack Findlay 32	L/L	6′ 3″	220	08/18/2002	Active	No
	Charles Harrison 12	R/R	6′ 1″	195	12/23/2001	Active	No
	Yordy Herrera 28	L/L	6′ 2″	150	12/02/2004	Active	No
	Aaron Holiday 33	R/R	6′ 3″	205	05/28/2000	Injured 7-Day	No
	Jacob Odle 36	R/R	6′ 5″	210	11/30/2003	Active	No
	Domenic Picone 18	R/R	5′ 9″	185	10/16/2000	Active	No
	Leonel Sequera 46	R/R	6′ 0″	190	08/06/2005	Active	No
	Nolan Sparks 15	R/R	5′ 10″	195	08/12/2002	Active	No
	Conor Steinbaugh 39	R/R	6′ 0″	205	05/22/1999	Active	No
	Brandt Thompson 44	R/R	5′ 9″	180	07/04/2002	Active	No
	Zeke Wood 38	R/R	6′ 4″	205	03/02/2000	Active	No
	Christian Worley 19	R/R	6′ 1″	170	06/14/2002	Active	No
	Nelfy Ynfante 43	R/R	6′ 3″	168	02/01/2005	Active	No

Catchers		B/T	HT	WT	DOB	Status	MLB 40-man
	Maikel Hernandez 49	S/R	6′ 1″	163	02/20/2003	Active	No
	Sammy Hernandez 4	R/R	5′ 9″	185	06/01/2004	Active	No

Infielders		B/T	HT	WT	DOB	Status	MLB 40-man
	Anyelo Encarnacion 16	R/R	6′ 0″	164	01/02/2004	Active	No
	Christian Martin 3	L/R	5′ 10″	185	01/16/2003	Active	No
	Cade McGee 8	R/R	6′ 1″	195	01/12/2003	Active	No
	Jonathan Mejia 13	S/R	6′ 0″	185	04/12/2005	Active	No
	Deniel Ortiz 21	R/R	6′ 1″	230	08/24/2004	Active	No
	Rainiel Rodriguez 41	R/R	5′ 10″	197	01/04/2007	Active	No
	Johnfrank Salazar 11	R/R	6′ 1″	159	08/05/2003	Active	No

Outfielders		B/T	HT	WT	DOB	Status	MLB 40-man
	Jose Cordoba 27	R/R	5′ 11″	165	01/03/2003	Active	No
	Bryce Madron 48	L/L	5′ 8″	175	07/01/2001	Active	No
	Yordalin Pena 25	R/R	6′ 3″	177	09/17/2004	Active	No
	Luis Pino 22	R/R	5′ 11″	175	02/07/2004	Active	No
	Jose Suarez 5	R/R	6′ 3″	200	08/09/2004	Active	No