“I enjoy watching the minor leagues as players begin their careers and work towards the majors. Ever since I started covering the game 45 years ago I’ve paid particular attention to the minor leagues, taking trips to watch games and writing features about the players beginning with each year’s draft selections.”
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Cardinals prospect Tink Hence following up stellar regular season with strong Fall League performance
After a dominating regular season, Cardinals’ pitching prospect Tink Hence is having success in the Arizona Fall League despite being the youngest pitcher in the league. “He’s as special as they come.” […]
A day in the life of Jordan Walker – work ethic and daily dedication to “get better” has made him Cardinals’ top prospect
The box scores tell part of the story of why Jordan Walker has become the Cardinals’ best prospect and one of the best in baseball. But what doesn’t show up in the box score is what makes the 20-year-old Walker…
Tyrone Horne happy to welcome Cardinals’ prospect Chandler Redmond into perhaps baseball’s most exclusive club
For 24 years Tyrone Horne was the only member of the the most exclusive club in baseball history – until Cardinals prospect Chandler Redmond also hit for the home run cycle for the Double A Springfield Cardinals. […]
Re-ranking Cardinals top prospects – 2020 draft class, led by Jordan Walker and Masyn Winn, rises to the top
The annual re-ranking of the Cardinals top prospects shows just how important the pandemic-driven draft of 2020 was – three out of the top four players on this list, and four of the top six, came from that draft. […]
“Unique” aspect of Matt Hickey’s pitching style leads to selection by Cardinals on day three of MLB draft
The Cardinals used their 15th pick in the draft on Tuesday on Matt Hickey from Tarleton State in Texas, who has the ability to throw sidearm and over-the-top, often during the same at-bat. […]
Not intentional, but Cardinals use all eight day two draft picks on college players
It wasn’t by design, but the Cardinals’ eight selections on day two of the draft on Monday were college players – just because their board lined up that way. […]
Cardinals select lefthanded pitcher Cooper Hjerpe from Oregon State in first round of draft
Cooper Hjerpe, who led the NCAA with 161 strikeouts in 103 innings this season while pitching for Oregon State was selected by the Cardinals in the first round of this year’s amateur draft/ […]
Nearing anniversary of being drafted by Cardinals, Gordon Graceffo “opening people’s eyes” with his performance
As he nears the anniversary of being drafted in the fifth round by the Cardinals last July, righthander Gordon Graceffo is “opening people’s eyes” with his strong performance at Double A Springfield. […]
Brendan Donovan succeeding with Cardinals by doing what he has always done, out-working and playing harder than everybody else
Brendan Donovan is finding success with the Cardinals by playing the same way he has always played, trying to play harder and out-work everybody else. “This is my game….That’s my edge.” […]
Washington U. graduate Ryan Loutos gave up much bigger paycheck to pursue career with Cardinals, and couldn’t be happier
When Ryan Loutos graduated from Washington University last spring, he had to pick between going to work as a software engineer with a hefty paycheck, or playing baseball. He thinks he made the right choice – and so do the…
