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The #stlcards minor league teams did not play on Monday, with the only scheduled game postponed. The Cardinal Nation’s Michael Goff looks at the five active teams and their upcoming series, which start today. https://t.co/1SzT4IBeP3 pic.twitter.com/hqsmtB50LV
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) May 13, 2025
Remember Rob Kaminsky? In his third stint with the #stlcards organization, the 30-year-old Memphis lefty hasn't pitched this season, but he is starting a rehab with the rookie Florida Complex League Cardinals today. pic.twitter.com/vdaRmnqK3w
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) May 13, 2025
Rob must be a whale of a good guy, maybe with some coaching attributes. Or there’s no way they bring him back at age 30.
Re: May 13, Minor League Notebook by Michael Goff
For anybody, besides mudville, who was wondering how to pronounce
‘Ixan’, as in Ixan Henderson, here it is:FWIW, it is on Henderson’s Player Page here at The Cardinal Nation. Go to Rosters>Springfield or enter his name in the blue magnifying glass area at the upper right.
The #STLCards system was 4-1 on Tuesday. TCN's Player of the Day, SS Yairo Padilla, went 5-for-7 with a walk, three RBI and five runs scored in the DH sweep of the FCL Astros. Other standouts include Leonardo Bernal, Joshua Baez, Michael Curialle and Rainiel Rodriguez.… pic.twitter.com/acq3MIh7Cb
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) May 14, 2025
In reverse, what a horrible day for the Memphis Redbirds today. They were outscored 16-0 in a double header today.
Rainel Rodrigquez with his 4th HR of the year. He has picked up where he left off last year smashing the ball. With the FCL season starting so early, I wonder if the Cards will call Rainel up to Palm Beach once the FCL season ends late July to get a month of games in at A ball
Also, it is funny how wrong the MILB website is. They have Rainel Rodriguez listed as a 3B when he has not played a single inning there.
https://www.milb.com/player/rainiel-rodriguez-823787?stats=career-r-fielding-minors&year=2025
FWIW, it is on Henderson’s Player Page here at The Cardinal Nation. Go to Rosters>Springfield or enter his name in the blue magnifying glass area at the upper right.
Thanks. I do know that TCN typically explains the pronunciation of the name of a player with an unusual, or unfamiliar name. I did look, first, at TCN roster matrix, but I did know about the blue magnifying glass. I know it’s way too early to talk about it, but I’m already looking forward to what the TCN 2026 Prospect Guide has to say about him compared to what they had to say about him in the 2025 Guide.
The #STLCards system was 3-4 on Wednesday. TCN’s Player of the Day, Springfield CF Chase Davis, went 3-for-3 with a walk, two RBI and two runs scored. Other standouts: Ramon Mendoza, Trey Paige, Brayden Jobert, Ian Petrutz, Travis Honeyman and Luis Piño. https://t.co/Ram7TSqRRN pic.twitter.com/e7wrGqX8Ho
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) May 15, 2025
Rainel Rodriguez had his 5th HR today in 9 games. He is absolutely raking.
On the not so good side Saladin was crushed today. 11 ER in 4 innings. Ouch
He’s just 3 months past the age of 18. He might grow an inch or two in the coming years. No idea what his arm is like or if he could play in the outfield. Exciting to see s kid rake at any level even if it’s only the FSL.
The #STLCards system had a rough 0-5 Thursday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Springfield RH Max Rajcic, tossed an excellent 5 ⅓ scoreless IP with a season-high 7 Ks. Other standouts: Thomas Saggese, R.J. Yeager, Jack Findlay, Tyler Bradt and Rainiel Rodriguez.… pic.twitter.com/MMivvIIoK0
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) May 16, 2025
Seems like winning days are not the norm lately for the system. The overall record for the four full season teams is 70-79. Last year it seemed like things were on the upswing; this year it’s looking like we lack depth. So, what happened? Is it the string of pitching injuries, youth moving up too soon, etc.?
The pitching has been disastrous lately with all the injuries and a few just performing poorly. Plus, Peoria continues to struggle offensively.
There’s just not enough guys playing real well. Probably only 5 success stories out there where a guy has really stepped up.
Jnevel summarized my challenge in re-ranking the Top 50 Prospects (posted today for subscribers). It sure is more fun when many are performing well.
The box scores have been quite ugly. The pitching is getting decimated. Some of that is injuries, but a lot is bad performance. The whole Peoria rotation looked mildly exciting going into the year as they did great in Palm Beach, but wow they have been horrible this year.
Peoria pitching is back at it again today. Salas 11 ER in 4.2. The amount of runs these guys are giving up in starts sounds impossible.
At least in Springfield Roby had an excellent start. 5.2 innings of 2 run ball with 11 Ks and no walks
The #STLCards system was 1-2 on Friday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Memphis 1B Luken Baker, was 2-for-3 with two home runs, plus a walk and three RBI. Other standouts include José Fermín, Michael McGreevy, and JJ Wetherholt. https://t.co/srsMrTWFXV pic.twitter.com/wqQiufwEnX
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) May 17, 2025
I decided to look at the Brewers system and their records versus ours. The Brewers have a great farm system and are aggressive promoting guys quickly. Unfortunately they have a much better record in the minors as well. Minors records don’t mean everything, but it does feel nice to know you are establishing winning ways with your developing players.
+-------+------------+------------+ | Level | STL Record | MIL Record | |-------+------------|------------+ | AAA | 22-19 | 26-17 | | AA | 17-20 | 20-16 | | A+ | 13-23 | 16-21 | | A | 18-19 | 25-11 | | RK | 4-5 | 9-2 | |-------+------------+------------+ | Total | 74-86 | 96-67 | | Win % | .463 | .589 | +-------+------------+------------+Looking across the half-dozen farm system rankings I follow, this spring, the Brewers averaged seventh of 30 while the Cardinals were 18th. The results to date closely align with this.
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