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Entering the final year of his initial contract as the manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, Oliver Marmol has received a two-year extension covering 2025 and 2026.
Seven of 10 players sent down to St. Louis Cardinals minor league camp late Thursday are ranked prospects, including five in The Cardinal Nation's top 14.
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In 12 months, the St. Louis Cardinals system dropped from a top 10 system to the bottom third. Yes, Jordan Walker, Alec Burleson, Matthew Liberatore and Ivan Herrera graduated, but the organization added nine prospects in trade in July. As the NL Central division gap increases, this is the worst showing for the organization in 14 years.
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Our 15th annual analysis and consolidation of national top 10 lists of St. Louis Cardinals prospects from different national entities – comparing them to our own list, of course!
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The St. Louis Cardinals are making a spring training addition of veteran San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford.
Reordering The Cardinal Nation’s Top 50 Prospect List for 2024 based on future value in the majors and the risk in getting there. Overall, there are fewer high-end prospects and they carry higher risk compared to our 2023 list.
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Continuing through the analysis phase of this year’s The Cardinal Nation Top 50 Prospect List series covering the St. Louis Cardinals, we compare the levels of all 50 prospects on a year-to-year basis as well as when we project they will reach the majors.
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Our 12th annual analysis of the placement of St. Louis Cardinals prospects on six national top 100 lists, plus a look back over the prior decade. For 2024, the Cardinals have five prospects on three of six lists, with quality a less positive story than quantity.
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A look ahead to what Brian Walton predicts will become the top stories developing during 2024 for the St. Louis Cardinals.
Most everyone makes predictions, but who comes back after the fact to self-assess the quality of the guesses? We do in this review of our top stories of the year predictions from 12 months ago.
The Cardinal Nation’s annual review of the top stories affecting the St. Louis Cardinals during the prior calendar year is back for 2023, its 19th year. The Top Stories of the Year are based on my view of the importance of the key events surrounding the team during the prior 12 months.
A look ahead to what Brian Walton predicts will become the top stories developing during 2023 for the St. Louis Cardinals.
A look back at the top stories across the St. Louis Cardinals organization during 2022 as predicted last January.
Year 15 in our annual series looking back at the top news items affecting the St. Louis Cardinals over the prior 12 months. Albert Pujols tops this 2022 list.
The Cardinals have seen their international presence rise over the years and that is reflected in how many players in our top 50 rankings originally joined via the international amateur market. At least 20% of our rankings have been filled with international signings every year since 2016 and while this year's rankings lack numbers at the top, there are plenty of intriguing young prospects at the bottom of the list.
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A look ahead to what Brian Walton predicts will become the top stories developing during 2022 for the St. Louis Cardinals.
A look back at the top stories across the St. Louis Cardinals organization during 2021 as predicted last January.
The St. Louis Cardinals shocked Mike Shildt and all of baseball when they fired the team’s manager in October. Bench coach Oliver Marmol is the replacement.
The St. Louis Cardinals pulled off the trade of the 2020-2021 offseason with the acquisition of star third baseman Nolan Arenado – a move that will impact the team for years to come.
With their playoff odds at less than 3% in early September, the 2021 St. Louis Cardinals then reeled off 17 consecutive wins, which powered them into the post-season as a Wild Card.
The 2021 return of the St. Louis Cardinals’ veteran leaders, Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina, took a long time to execute, but they made the investments pay off.
Year 14 in our annual series looking back at the top news items affecting the St. Louis Cardinals over the prior 12 months.
The St. Louis Cardinals’ Wild Card 2021 may have been saved by the contributions of five veteran pitchers added during the season.
The youthful St. Louis Cardinals outfield became a major strength of the team’s 2021 offense and defense.
The 2021 St. Louis Cardinals featured a record-breaking defense that earned numerous individual and team awards.
St. Louis Cardinals uniform number 23, donned by new Hall of Fame catcher Ted Simmons from 1968-1980, will never again be worn by another.