
Drew Rom Attracts Cardinals With Proximity, Bat-Missing Stuff
When the Cardinals dealt Jack Flaherty to the Orioles, they prioritized getting a Triple-A lefthander with strikeout stuff in the return.
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When the Cardinals dealt Jack Flaherty to the Orioles, they prioritized getting a Triple-A lefthander with strikeout stuff in the return.
The 22-year-old speedster attempts stolen bases at will—even when the entire ballpark knows he’s going to run.
The 24-year-old catcher changed his setup after working with a Gold Glover in the offseason, and the results were noticeable at Double-A.
The 23-year-old lefthander showed more conviction and more velocity this spring, priming him for a breakthrough MLB season.
One of a trifecta of young Cardinals standouts at big league camp, Winn has blossomed as a hitter and reliable defender in the past year. He’s moving up—and fast.
The lefthander tweaked his mechanics, sharpened his pitches and added weight to his frame.
The Cardinals used caution when rolling out Tink Hence in Low-A last season, but he learned a lot in between starts that could speed up his development.
Hit hard by righthanded hitters in 2022, Connor Thomas needed to develop counterpunch against them. He found the answer by unveiling a new pitch in the Arizona Fall League.
The minor league free agent brought historic power to the Cardinals’ minor league system. Now Moises Gomez will try to produce results in big league camp using his streamlined swing.
Ivan Herrera is the Cardinals’ latest heir apparent to Yadier Molina, but whether he gets the Opening Day nod in 2023 will depend on how his game-calling advances.
Jordan Walker completed a strong age-20 season in Double-A, but his most important development occurred late in the season when the third baseman tried his hand at a new position.
A Cubs 19-year-old shortstop played his way to High-A with his all-around play, headlining a batch of organization reports from our NL Central correspondents.
A Pirates pitcher improving his future outlook by learning to trust a third pitch headlines our July organization reports by our National League Central correspondents.
Our major league correspondents file a prospect report for each National League Central organization, headlined by a Brewers lefthander who has recovered his power stuff.
The 25-year-old was one of the final cuts of the spring after taking the field in a variety of roles.
The 2020 second-rounder has worked hard to develop as a position player, but the young shortstop knows his high-octane arm would also work on the mound.
To make up for lost time, the Cardinals aggressively promoted their prized lefthander to Triple-A and, in the process, may have hastened his debut.
The righthander’s pro debut in 2021 was over before it began, but Bedell returns from Tommy John surgery fitter and wiser.
The 2019 fourth-rounder came out firing 99 mph bullets in Arizona, setting him up for potentially bigger things at Triple-A in 2022.
The Cardinals sent a strong contingent of players to the Arizona Fall League so that they could get game-speed reps in anticipation for 2022.
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