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Cards get 2 of Mets' top 15 prospects for Helsley 

@JohnDenton555
July 30, 2025

ST. LOUIS – In yet another sign of the Cardinals’ departure from being perennial World Series contenders to one now all in on building for the future, the club swapped its longest-tenured player in Ryan Helsley for three Minor League prospects on Wednesday night. Prior to Wednesday night's 2-0 loss

Watch FREE as Wetherholt, Basallo headline Triple-A matinee on Thursday

July 30, 2025

All season long, baseball fans will be able to watch Minor League Baseball games across all of MLB's digital platforms. MLB.TV and MLB app subscribers can watch their favorite team's Minor League affiliates in the app at no additional cost, while all MiLB games are available on MiLB.TV, on the

Here are Tuesday's top prospect performances from the Minors

@MavalloneMiLB
July 30, 2025

The final days of July baseball kicked off with plenty of action around the Minor League landscape. Walker Jenkins (NYY), JJ Wetherholt (STL) and Jhostynxon Garcia (BOS) came through with big-time performances to power a deep Top 100 prospect contingent. On the mound, Hurston Waldrep (ATL) wrapped up a sterling

Here are Friday's top prospect performances from the Minors

@MavalloneMiLB
July 26, 2025

Samuel Basallo kicked off the weekend in style in a game full of achievements. The slugging backstop reached the 20-homer plateau for a second time, collected a career-high five hits and fell a triple shy of the cycle. Basallo wasn't alone, as fellow Top 100 prospects Bryce Eldridge, Alex Freeland

Here are Wednesday's top prospect performances from the Minors

@JesseABorek and @MavalloneMiLB
July 24, 2025

From leadoff homers to walk-off homers, the stars were out across the Minors on Wednesday. On the same night MLB Pipeline provided updates to our club Top 30 lists, many of the game’s biggest names put their best foot forward. It’s a hectic time down on the farm with the

Braden Davis highlights

July 20, 2025

Here are Friday's top prospect performances from the Minors

@MavalloneMiLB
July 19, 2025

The Minors jumped back into action with some impressive performances following a four-day break. A number of Top 100 prospects picked up right where they left off, with JJ Wetherholt, Charlie Condon and Lazaro Montes swinging the heavy lumber. On the pitching side, Jonah Tong, Gage Jump and Jackson Ferris

Here are Cardinals' Draft picks from Day 2

@JohnDenton555
July 14, 2025

ST. LOUIS -- A day after training their focus on landing swing-and-miss stuff for their starting pitching staff, the Cardinals added 10 more power arms, three shortstops, two outfielders, a third baseman and a catcher in Day 2 action of the MLB Draft. The Cardinals picked power lefty Liam Doyle

Tennessee teammates together again as Cardinals draftees

@JohnDenton555
July 14, 2025

ST. LOUIS -- On a Sunday night when the Cardinals’ four Draft selections took on a distinct Tennessee feel, hard-throwing left-handed pitcher Liam Doyle was quick to offer a scouting report on Tanner Franklin, a former University of Tennessee teammate who might throw even harder than him, with a fastball

Cards select fiery strikeout artist Liam Doyle with No. 5 pick

@JohnDenton555
July 13, 2025

ST. LOUIS – In desperate need of more swing-and-miss stuff among their starting pitching staff, the Cardinals jumped at the opportunity to select college baseball’s top strikeout artist in 2025. Hard-throwing left-handed pitcher Liam Doyle, the SEC Pitcher of the Year who led all qualified NCAA Division I pitchers in

Here are Friday's top prospect performances from the Minors

@MavalloneMiLB
July 12, 2025

Offense was on display during a busy Friday night around the Minors with Top 100 prospects standing tall. Jett Williams and Jefferson Rojas both cracked a pair of homers, while Blake Mitchell broke through in a big way. Speaking of big, Spencer Jones continued to tear the cover off the

Here are Wednesday's top prospect performances from the Minors

@WeintraubCole and @brendan_samson
July 10, 2025

The 26th annual All-Star Futures Game is coming this weekend to Truist Park, and a number of future stars seemed to be gearing up for the showcase on Wednesday. In his Triple-A debut, JJ Wetherholt (MLB No. 19) launched a homer, raced for a triple and added a double for

What is the Cards' goal with No. 5 pick in '25 Draft?

@JohnDenton555
July 8, 2025

For the longest time, Cardinals assistant GM/director of scouting Randy Flores thought he might never get a chance to select among the top tier of the prospects available for the MLB Draft, with the organization holding mid-to-late picks seemingly every year early in his career as a talent evaluator. The

Cardinals promote top prospect Wetherholt to Triple-A

@ByJasonFoster
July 7, 2025

The Cardinals have promoted top prospect JJ Wetherholt to Triple-A Memphis, the club announced on Monday. The 22-year-old Wetherholt, newly ranked by MLB Pipeline as the No. 19 prospect in the game, was the Cardinals' first-round Draft pick (seventh overall) last season. Wetherholt played three college seasons at West Virginia,

Here are Sunday's top prospect performances from the Minors

July 7, 2025

Summertime is all about the bats. At least that's how it seemed to shake out around the Minor Leagues on Sunday as big performances at the plate took the spotlight to cap the first week of July. Among those were big hits from some of the top shortstop prospects in

Watching others get called up, Wetherholt knows his time is coming

@JohnDenton555
July 2, 2025

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Here are Tuesday's top prospect performances from the Minors

@MavalloneMiLB
July 2, 2025

The first day of July featured some early holiday fireworks, including a pair of Top 100 prospects tallying multihomer games at Triple-A. Carter Jensen and Joe Mack represented their catching brethren well, but they weren't the only heavy hitters. Midwest League sluggers Zyhir Hope and Josue Briceño tried to one-up

'He's a stud': Top prospects Jenkins, Wetherholt trade homers at Double-A

@brendan_samson
June 29, 2025

The Central divisions are in good hands. Specifically, the hands of Walker Jenkins and JJ Wetherholt. The pair of Top 100 prospects are two of nine players from AL or NL Central organizations ranked among the top 20 prospects in baseball, and on Saturday night in Springfield’s 12-6 win over

Which Top 100 prospect will debut next?

June 24, 2025

This year, the Top 100 prospect promotions are coming rapid-fire. Last year's No. 2 overall pick, Chase Burns, debuted Tuesday against the Yankees. Top overall prospect Roman Anthony was recently summoned to Boston, as was Jac Caglianone to Kansas City. Since the start of the season, 29 prospects who began

Here are Friday's top prospect performances from the Minors

@MavalloneMiLB
June 21, 2025

The weekend kicked off in style around the Minors, with a pair of milestones at Double-A. Tink Hence returned to regular action by leading the way during a nine-inning no-no, while Hendry Mendez took a spin on the cycle thanks to a late-game double. In between, there were plenty of

Double-A club throws no-hitter on the same day in back-to-back years!

Cardinals No. 3 prospect spearheads historic milestone no MLB club has achieved
@allisonmast13
June 21, 2025

June 20 -- the start of summer, the longest day of year … and the day that the Springfield Cardinals throw no-hitters. Add in some Margaritaville-themed threads, and the vibes, as they say, are immaculate. On Friday night, the Cardinals’ Double-A affiliate threw a no-hitter on June 20 for the

Here are Wednesday's top prospect performances from the Minors

@MavalloneMiLB
June 19, 2025

It was a fairly balanced slate around the Minors with some top-notch pitching performances -- highlighted by 2024 first-rounder Chase Burns -- as well as a second straight monster game from Colt Emerson. Hurlers Quinn Mathews and Robby Snelling made notable starts and Kyle Freeland left the yard for a

Here are Saturday's top prospect performances from the Minors

@JesseABorek
June 15, 2025

Competition is rife in the National League Central with five clubs perpetually jockeying to dethrone one another. A consistent factor in determining who does that? Prospect development. These top performers have a uniquely NL Central bent and it’s no surprise, given that the division accounts for 23 of the Top

Here are Thursday's top prospect performances from the Minors

@MavalloneMiLB
June 13, 2025

There was a little bit of everything during a productive full slate of Minor League action. Top 100 prospects Chase Burns and Trey Yesavage made good first impressions at new levels while two of the sport's brightest young stars -- JJ Wetherholt and Braden Montgomery -- came through when their

Cards call up relief ace Granillo, outfielder Siani; Vilade designated

@JohnDenton555
June 12, 2025

MILWAUKEE – With Jordan Walker just beginning a Minor League rehab assignment and likely still several days away from a return to the big leagues, the Cardinals shuffled their outfield mix on Thursday prior to their 6-0 loss in the opener of their four-game series against the rival Brewers at