Other than 2017-drafted Ryan Helsley, the St. Louis Cardinals’ fifth round selections since 2009 have been generally disappointing.
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2019-2020 St. Louis Cardinals Winter Ball Recap
Reviewing the performances of a baker’s dozen of St. Louis Cardinals minor leaguers most active in overseas winter leagues in 2019-2020. Six players stood out, with first baseman John Nogowski leading the way offensively.
2019-2020 Cardinals Winter Ball Report – January 23
2019-2020 Cardinals Winter Ball Report – January 16
News and notes on St. Louis Cardinals minor league players competing this winter across the globe. Rangel Ravelo and Ramon Urias are hitting well in the Dominican and Mexican League playoffs, respectively, with the former our Player of the Week.
2019-2020 Cardinals Winter Ball Report – January 9
News and notes on St. Louis Cardinals minor league players competing this winter across the globe. Infielder Ramon Urias is our Player of the Week based on his .364 OBP along with a double and home run in the Mexican League playoffs.
2019-2020 Cardinals Winter Ball Pitchers Report – January 2
2019-2020 Cardinals Winter Ball Hitters Report – January 1
2019-2020 Cardinals Winter Ball Hitters Report – December 26
2019-2020 Cardinals Winter Ball Pitchers Report – December 19
News and notes on St. Louis Cardinals minor league pitchers competing this winter across the globe. Our Pitcher of the Week is Genesis Cabrera, earning his second consecutive honor for his results in the Dominican Republic.
2019-2020 Cardinals Winter Ball Hitters Report – December 19
2019-2020 Cardinals Winter Ball Hitters Report – December 11
2019-2020 Cardinals Winter Ball Hitters Report – December 5
Weekly news and notes on St. Louis Cardinals position players competing this winter across the globe. Our Player of the Week is outfielder Justin Williams, currently working on a seven-game hitting streak in Mexico.
2019-2020 Cardinals Winter Ball Pitchers Report – December 4
News and notes on St. Louis Cardinals minor league pitchers competing this winter across the globe. Our Pitcher of the Week is Genesis Cabrera, off to a good start pitching multiple innings in the Dominican Republic.
2019-2020 Cardinals Winter Ball Hitters Report – November 27
Weekly news and notes on ten St. Louis Cardinals position players competing this winter across the globe. Our Player of the Week is shortstop Edmundo Sosa, with a five-game multi-hit streak and a seven-game hitting streak in the Dominican Republic.
2019-2020 Cardinals Winter Ball Pitchers Report – November 22
2019-2020 Cardinals Winter Ball Hitters Report – November 21
2019-2020 Cardinals Winter Ball Hitters Report – November 14
News and notes on 11 St. Louis Cardinals position players competing this winter across the globe. Our Hitter of the Week is first baseman John Nogowski, who batted .407 including four doubles this period in the Dominican Republic.
2019-2020 Cardinals Winter Ball Report – November 7
Cardinals 2019 Arizona Fall League Season Wrap-Up
TCN’s 2019 St. Louis Cardinals Rookie Player of the Year
Our Johnson City Player of the Year, infielder Chandler Redmond, is also The Cardinal Nation’s choice as the top first-year player in the St. Louis Cardinals system in 2019. Not a bad debut for a 32nd round draft pick.
Cardinals Arizona Fall League Notebook – October 24, 2019
photo: Conner Capel (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)
In Wednesday AFL action, Glendale won again behind Conner Capel’s third home run in the last three games and three RBI. Kodi Whitley picked up his fourth AFL save. Cardinals Elehuris Montero and Seth Elledge also appeared.
Wednesday, October 23 – Glendale Desert Dogs 6 at Salt River Rafters 5
Four St. Louis Cardinals took part in Glendale’s Arizona Fall League victory on Wednesday evening. Conner Capel started in left field and batted seventh, Elehuris Montero played third base and hit eighth, Seth Elledge pitched the seventh inning and Kodi Whitley closed the victory with a save.
Capel played an important role in the victory, crushing a home run and a double for three RBI while Montero was 1-for-4 with a single and a strikeout. Elledge pitched a scoreless seventh inning but worked around a pair of hits for his second hold and Whitley recorded his fourth AFL save despite allowing three hits and one earned run.
OF Conner Capel heating up just as the AFL approaches its end with his third HR in the last three games. https://t.co/iPyWFWbkCL
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) October 24, 2019
Big league quality play by Double-A third baseman Elehuris Montero in the AFL. https://t.co/rBdikm04uk
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) October 24, 2019
In a game filled with offense, the teams combined for 22 hits and 11 runs.
Reds outfield prospect Stuart Fairchild led Glendale in hits, with three in four at-bats. The 23-year-old hit three singles and walked once as he reached base a game high four times. Fellow Reds prospect Tyler Stephenson also performed well for the Desert Dogs. The catcher batted 2-for-5 with a double and a single as the only other player to tally a multi-hit game.
Brewers right-hander Victor Castaneda started on the mound for Glendale. The 21-year tossed four innings and surrendered just one run on two hits and three walks while fanning seven. Dauri Moreta (CIN) then took the mound to begin the fifth inning. However, he yielded three earned runs on two hits and a walk and was unable to finish the inning. Brewers right-hander Robbie Hitt recorded the final out of the fifth before tossing a scoreless sixth inning as well to maintain Glendale’s lead.
Elledge then pitched the seventh before handing the ball to Quintin Torres-Costa (MIL) who struck out the side in a scoreless eighth inning. Whitley followed with the save to end the game.
With the victory, Glendale improved to 12-15 on the season, but remain in last place in the West Division. The Desert Dogs trail the Surprise Saguaros by four games with just two games remaining.
The Desert Dogs’ next contest will take place on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. MST against the Peoria Javelinas. The probable starters are RHP Gerardo Carillo (LAD) for Glendale and LHP Adrian Morejon (SD) for Peoria.
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TCN’s 2019 St. Louis Cardinals Rookie Starting Pitcher of the Year
17th-round draftee Michael YaSenka dominated in 10 outings in his initial professional season between Johnson City and State College and is The Cardinal Nation’s choice as the top rookie starting pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals system in 2019.