News and photos from St. Louis Cardinals Minor League Spring Training Camp on Tuesday, March 11, including the exclusive hitter-by-hitter recap of a Sim Game that featured multiple at-bats by Masyn Winn, Jordan Walker, Pedro Pages and Alec Burleson. The latter went 5-for-5 with three RBI.
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Cardinals Announce 2025 Spring Breakout Game Roster
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3/12 update
OF Joshua Baez has been added to our Spring Breakout roster.
Baez, 21, was named to the 2024 All-Spring Breakout Second Team after hitting a 455 ft. HR in the inaugural event. pic.twitter.com/s29xkdqoM1
— Cardinals Player Development (@CardsPlayerDev) March 12, 2025
Fourth catcher Rainiel Rodriguez was taken off the roster in favor of Baez.
In their Friday, March 14 Spring Breakout showcase game against Miami Marlins prospects, the St. Louis Cardinals will deploy a roster of 27 players. Of them, 17 are members of The Cardinal Nation’s Top 50 prospects. Leading the way are no. 1 and no. 2 prospects, shortstop JJ Wetherholt and pitcher Quinn Mathews.
| Pitchers (8) | TCN rank | Catchers (4) | TCN rank |
| Osvaldo Berrios | Leonardo Bernal | #8 | |
| Tyler Bradt | Ryan Campos | #35 | |
| Angel Cuenca | Jimmy Crooks | #6 | |
| Luis Gastelum | #31 | Rainiel Rodriguez | #34 |
| Cooper Hjerpe | #7 | ||
| Quinn Mathews | #2 | ||
| Zack Showalter | #17 | ||
| Cade Winquest | |||
| Infielders (9) | TCN rank | Outfielders (6) | TCN rank |
| Dakota Harris | #50 | Nathan Church | |
| Brayden Jobert | Chase Davis | #10 | |
| Jonathan Mejia | #25 | Travis Honeyman | #28 |
| Yairo Padilla | #38 | Zach Levenson | #27 |
| Cesar Prieto | #21 | Yordalin Pena | |
| Thomas Saggese | #5 | Jose Suarez | |
| Miguel Villarroel | |||
| JJ Wetherholt | #1 | ||
| RJ Yeager |
Notably missing are TCN’s no. 3 and no. 4 prospects, pitchers Tink Hence and Tekoah Roby. Both are coming off injury-interrupted 2024 campaigns but are currently in St. Louis’ camp.
Other Top 15 pitchers not included are all starters – Michael McGreevy (no. 9), Sem Robberse (12), Chen-Wei Lin (13), Gordon Graceffo (14) and Ian Bedell (15). McGreevy and Graceffo have already debuted with St. Louis, but so has infielder Thomas Saggese, who is on the Spring Breakout roster.
Mathews and Hjerpe (no. 7) are the cream of the pitching crop and as such are the likely starting candidates for the game. Very successful with Palm Beach in 2024, Luis Gastelum (no. 31) and Zack Showalter (no. 17) could be late inning options.
All four catchers are ranked prospects, while the very young outfield has just two players with any Double-A experience (Nathan Church and no. 10 prospect Chase Davis).
The manager will be Ryan Ludwick, assisted by bench coach Gary Kendall, the 2024 Kissell Award winner. Coaching first base will be Bernard Gilkey with Cardinals icon Jose Oquendo at a very familiar spot, third base.
The game will be televised in-market on Fan Duel Sports Midwest and out of market on MLB Network starting at 12:10 p.m. ET. I will be there in person to report on the action.
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Cardinals Minor League Spring Training Camp Report – March 4-5, 2025
After major and minor leaguers took Monday off, St. Louis Cardinals Spring Training Camp resumed on Tuesday, March 4. On Wednesday, the first Sim Game was held – with two full minor league lineups facing off. St. Louis’ Brendan Donovan had two hits. Noah Mendlinger plated two and Sammy Hernandez one.
2025 Top St. Louis Cardinals Prospects – Behind the Numbers
Cardinals Trim Eight from Spring Roster
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After Sunday’s cuts, including five ranked prospects, 58 players remain in St. Louis’ spring camp.
St. Louis Cardinals release
The St. Louis Cardinals announced the team has reduced its Spring Training roster to 58 players today (Sunday, March 2), with eight players moving to minor league camp.
The team optioned left-handed pitcher Bailey Horn to the Memphis (AAA) roster, and re-assigned non-roster pitchers Ian Bedell, Alex Cornwell, Cooper Hjerpe, Quinn Mathews and Edwin Nuñez and catchers Sammy Hernandez and Carlos Linárez to minor league camp.
The Cardinals currently have 39 major league roster players and 19 non-roster invitees in camp.
Brian Walton’s notes
This is the second cut of the spring, following the reassignment of outfielder Chase Davis on Saturday. In addition to the 58 players still in big-league camp, the Minor League camp count increases to 143.
Five of the eight – Bedell (15), Hjerpe (7), Mathews (2), Nuñez (43) and Hernandez (20) – are members of The Cardinal Nation’s Top 50 Prospects for 2025.
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The Cardinal Nation 2025 Cardinals All Prospect Team
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The annual The Cardinal Nation St. Louis Cardinals All-Prospect Team is the top prospect at each position and includes 11 players – eight position players plus three pitchers – left and right-handed starters and a reliever. Six of the 11 spots have turned over with four-time top right-handed pitcher Tink Hence team captain. FREE article!
The next subject in our Top 50 St. Louis Cardinals Prospects for 2025 series is to recognize the organization’s best minor league prospects at each position. At the end, all Top 50 members are shown by their position groupings in an organizational prospect depth chart.
The selection process is very straightforward. We have already unveiled our Top 50 prospects in the system. Putting together this year’s All-Prospect Team is as simple as culling the top-ranked player at each position from that Top 50.
The annual The Cardinal Nation St. Louis Cardinals All-Prospect Team consists of 11 players – eight position players, including two corner outfielders, plus three pitchers – left and right-handed starters and a reliever.
Listed are each player’s ranking in the 2025 Top 50, age and highest level played in 2024.
The Cardinal Nation St. Louis Cardinals 2025 All-Prospect Team
| All Prospect Team 2025 | Player | Rank | Age | 2024 Lvl |
| Catcher | Jimmy Crooks | 6 | 23 | AA |
| First Base | Josh Kross | 48 | 21 | A |
| Second Base | Thomas Saggese * | 5 | 22 | MLB |
| Shortstop | JJ Wetherholt | 1 | 22 | A |
| Third Base | César Prieto | 21 | 25 | AAA |
| Corner Outfield | Won-Bin Cho * | 17 | 21 | A+ |
| Corner Outfield | Chase Davis * | 10 | 23 | AA |
| Center field | Victor Scott * | 11 | 23 | AAA |
| LH Starter | Quinn Mathews | 2 | 24 | AAA |
| RH Starter | Tink Hence C * | 3 | 22 | AA |
| LH Reliever | none | |||
| RH Reliever | Zack Showalter | 16 | 20 | A+ |
* returning member
C unofficial captain
Coming into 2024, there was an unusually high level of turnover on our All-Prospect Team with nine new members. For 2025, the total has fallen to a more typical five.
With five new members, that means that six of the 11 are holdovers, denoted by an asterisk (*) above. With the graduation of shortstop Masyn Winn during 2024, that leaves right-handed starting pitcher Tink Hence as the only All-Prospect Team member remaining from either 2022 or 2023. Of course, both were part of the Cardinals’ exceptional 2020 draft class.
Back for his fourth year, as the senior member of the All-Prospect Team, Hence is the unofficial captain. He replaces Winn.
The six new members of the team come from two different sources, including four homegrown Cardinals. From the wealth of prospects joining the organization via trade in July 2023 are infielder César Prieto and closer Zack Showalter.
Of the four homegrown prospects, two came from the 2024 Draft, shortstop JJ Wetherholt and first baseman Josh Kross. Earlier Cardinals draft picks are the battery of left-handed pitcher Quinn Mathews and catcher Jimmy Crooks, the organization’s top players in 2024.
Only one international free agent is among the 11 team members. Korean outfielder Won-Bin Cho is a repeater from 2024.
For the third time in the last four years, the left-handed reliever position is open, meaning there are no left-handed bullpenners in the 2025 Top 50.
TCN St. Louis Cardinals All-Prospect Teams – 2021 through 2024
All-Prospect Team members from the previous four seasons are included for comparison purposes.
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |
| C | Leonardo Bernal | Ivan Herrera | Ivan Herrera | Ivan Herrera |
| 1B | Chandler Redmond | Luken Baker | Juan Yepez | Luken Baker |
| 2B | Thomas Saggese | Anyelo Encarnacion | Nolan Gorman | Chandler Redmond |
| SS | Masyn Winn | Masyn Winn | Masyn Winn | Masyn Winn |
| 3B | Noah Mendlinger | Samil De La Rosa | Jordan Walker | Nolan Gorman |
| COF | Won-Bin Cho | Jordan Walker | Lars Nootbaar | Jhon Torres |
| COF | Chase Davis | Alec Burleson | Alec Burleson | Dylan Carlson |
| CF | Victor Scott | Joshua Baez | Joshua Baez | Trejyn Fletcher |
| LHS | Cooper Hjerpe | Matthew Liberatore | M. Liberatore | M. Liberatore |
| RHS | Tink Hence | Tink Hence | Michael McGreevy | Johan Oviedo |
| LHR | none | Zack Thompson | none | none |
| RHR | Edwin Nuñez | Freddy Pacheco | Tink Hence | Junior Fernandez |
The six players who left the 2024 All-Prospect Team departed in just two ways. Only one, Winn, graduated to the majors, the year after six All-Prospect Team members moved up.
The other five were simply passed by better prospects at their respective positions. At catcher, Crooks passed Leonardo Bernal, though the latter is still a Top 10 prospect. First baseman Chandler Redmond was replaced by Kross.
Mathews passed left-handed starter Cooper Hjerpe and reliever Showalter moved ahead of 2024 team member Edwin Nuñez.
Third base is a bit unique. 2024’s entrant, Noah Mendlinger, left the new Top 50. The only other ranked prospect for 2025 who played more third base than other positions in 2024 is Memphis’ Prieto. Due to the Triple-A roster construction this past season, the Redbirds needed the natural second baseman at the hot corner more often. So, for this All-Prospect Team only, Prieto is listed as the third baseman.
The streak of six new names at second base in the last six years prior to 2024 has been broken, with Thomas Saggese the repeater at the position. Again, a footnote of explanation is required. Though a natural second baseman, Saggese received more time at shortstop in 2024 with Memphis. This was more about broadening his defensive value as a utilityman.
The new annual highest turnover position is third base with Prieto the fifth new choice in the last five years.
Other returnees from the 2024 All-Prospect Team along with Hence, Cho and Saggese are outfielders Victor Scott and Chase Davis.
Age and experience – 2021-2025
| All-Prospect Team | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Average age | 22.4 | 21.7 | 21.4 | 20.9 | 21.1 |
| Average experience | AA | AA | AA | AA | A+ |
At an average age of 22.4 years, the 2025 All-Prospect Team is our oldest group since 2018 (23.8). It is seven-tenths of a year older than the 2024 group and a year and a half older than the 2022 team (20.9).
This breaks a string of the last four All-Prospect Teams all averaging under 22 years of age after eight straight years of averaging older than 22.
Though this is nothing against them, the 25-year-old third baseman Prieto and the 24-year-old Mathews pulled up the All-Prospect Team average age for 2025. At the other end of the age spectrum is Showalter at 20 years of age.
The level of play reached by the average All-Prospect Team member is Double-A, same as last three years. However, the 2025 group is more experienced, right on the Double-A line, whereas the 2024 team was only ever so slightly above the High-A midpoint.
Depth at the full season levels is showing with the rookie ball teams both shut out of the All-Prospect Team for the second straight season.
Depth Chart (name/overall ranking)
Closing this installment of our analysis series is the 2025 Top 50 Prospect List oriented by position. Remember that the members of the All-Prospect Team are listed first in each position grouping. This provides a quick visual snapshot of system-wide balance at all positions across the system.
| Pos | # | Prospect (Top 50 rank) | ||
| C | 5 | Jimmy Crooks (6) | Leonardo Bernal (9) | Sammy Hernandez (20) |
| Rainiel Rodriguez (34) | Ryan Campos (35) | |||
| 1B | 1 | Josh Kross (48) | ||
| 2B | 4 | Thomas Saggese (5) | César Prieto (21) | Jonathan Mejia (25) |
| Dakota Harris (50) | ||||
| SS | 3 | JJ Wetherholt (1) | Yairo Padilla (38) | Jeremy Rivas (44) |
| 3B | 0 | (Prieto from 2B) | ||
| COF | 7 | Chase Davis (10) | Won-Bin Cho (17) | Zach Levenson (27) |
| Travis Honeyman (28) | Matt Koperniak (29) | Ian Petrutz (41) | ||
| Joshua Baez (32) | ||||
| CF | 1 | Victor Scott (11) | ||
| LHS | 7 | Quinn Mathews (2) | Cooper Hjerpe (7) | Ixan Henderson (26) |
| Pete Hansen (36) | Brycen Mautz (40) | Drew Rom (45) | ||
| Jack Findlay (46) | ||||
| RHS | 14 | Tink Hence (3) | Tekoah Roby (4) | Michael McGreevy (9) |
| Sem Robberse (12) | Chen-Wei Lin (13) | Gordon Graceffo (14) | ||
| Ian Bedell (15) | Darlin Saladin (18) | Max Rajcic (19) | ||
| Gerardo Salas (24) | Brian Holiday (30) | Andrew Dutkanych IV (33) | ||
| Keiverson Ramirez (37) | Leonel Sequera (42) | |||
| LHR | 0 | |||
| RHR | 7 | Zack Showalter (16) | Matt Svanson (23) | Luis Gastelum (31) |
| Ryan Loutos (32) | Andre Granillo (39) | Edwin Nuñez (43) | ||
| Joseph King (49) | ||||
| total | 49 |
Generally, one can feel good about this Top 50 positional distribution. While the corner infield stands out as being under-represented, that is not a great concern. St. Louis already has backfill for them today with the ever-present possibility of moving other players to first base if needed later on.
The All-Prospect Team is a group of mostly elite prospects, ranked in the Top 20, with two exceptions. Guess where? Yep, the two corner infielders, Kross and Prieto.
At the high end, six of the 11 Team members are in our Top 10, with the other three at 11th, 16th, and 17th.
Depth is not great up the middle and at the corner infielders. Though shortstop has just one prospect above no. 38, Winn is young and well-established with St. Louis.
However, center field is a major concern. As discussed in an earlier article in this series, it could be argued that due to his MLB service time, Scott is no longer a prospect. Other ranked outfielders may have some experience in center but are likely not MLB-starter quality there. The Cardinals need a center fielder now as well as a future pipeline for the position.
Starting pitching depth remains strong in number with five in the Top 10 and nine in the Top 15. However, nagging injury concerns plague too many of them for comfort.
Thanks to the 2024 emergence of Mathews, the left-handers are well represented near the top. The Cardinals’ first three draft picks of 2022, Cooper Hjerpe, Brycen Mautz and Pete Hansen, are still ranked but are not trending upward, however.
For more
As always, our top prospect lists and associated analysis articles from each of the last 19 years can be accessed via “PROSPECT RANKINGS” permanently displayed on the red menu bar on the left side of The Cardinal Nation homepage, just underneath the site logo.
To reference our entire list of Top 50 Cardinals prospects for 2025 and read about each individual player, see the article below.
50 Days, 50 Nights, 50 St. Louis Cardinals Prospects for 2025
Next up
In upcoming articles in this series, we dig into the top prospects by level of play and their expected MLB debuts as well as taking a different look at the Top 50 – based on potential only. Also coming are the players who just missed the personal Top 50s of Brian Walton and Blake Newberry, plus their 2025 deep sleeper picks.
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Cardinals Spring Training Camp Report – February 27-28, 2025
Gary Kendall Named 2024 Cardinals George Kissell Award Winner
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Gary Kendall has managed at all levels of the minor leagues, but he especially enjoys the challenge presented at Class-A, where teaching remains an important part of the job. The 61-year-old often notes the three phases of each season in terms of roster makeup.

The initial team coming out of spring training evolves frequently as players are promoted upward due to needs at any of the four levels above. Their replacements are usually far less experienced players from rookie ball. Then, in July, the roster to close the season receives a major influx of recent college draftees, mostly hitters.
During 2024, this meant Kendall managed 59 different players with Palm Beach. The Cardinals never missed a step on the way to winning both halves of the regular season and the Florida State League Championship in dominating and record-breaking fashion.
I don’t need to repeat all his accomplishments as The Cardinal Nation previously named Kendall as our system-wide Manager of the Year.
On the first evening of Minor League Spring Training Camp, the Cardinals announced Kendall as the recipient of the 2024 George Kissell Award for player development excellence. He is the 30th winner of the honors since 1995 and second Palm Beach manager ever selected.
Bravo to Mr. Kendall!
Congratulations to @GoPBCardinals Manager Gary Kendall who was presented with the 2024 George Kissell Award for excellence in player development.
Kendall managed 59 different players who contributed to Palm Beach's franchise-best 83-47 record, tops among any full season… pic.twitter.com/oBU1LZtiws
— Cardinals Player Development (@CardsPlayerDev) February 28, 2025
The George Kissell Award

The Kissell Award is the top recognition any member of the player development organization could receive and remains an annual reminder of the importance of George Kissell to generations of Cardinals.
Through his teaching, Kissell essentially wrote the book that was later labeled “The Cardinal Way” as a player, manager and teaching leader of the organization from 1940 until he passed away in the fall of 2008 due to injuries suffered in an automobile accident.
The Cardinals recognized Kissell’s importance long before his untimely passing, first establishing the Award in 1995 to recognize a member of the organizational staff for excellence in player development. In the most appropriate nod, Kissell himself received the first Award.
The winner is chosen through voting by the Cardinals minor league field staff, with the peer recognition making it especially meaningful.
More about George
Among Kissell’s many other honors is a plaque outside the Cardinals Jupiter clubhouse highlighting his numerous accomplishments as well as the naming of the team’s minor league quad in his honor.

The inscription on the plaque says it all.
“Every player in the Cardinal organization since 1940 has had contact with George Kissell and they all have been better for it. One of the most respected people in the game of baseball at any level, George has worked in all areas of the Cardinals’ baseball operations. He was a scout, minor league manager, major league coach, and, as senior field coordinator for player development, he has coordinated the team’s minor league affiliates.
“Well known for his emphasis on fundamentals, George taught several generations of Redbirds how to play baseball. In recognition of his teaching excellence and personal example, the George Kissell Award is presented annually to the Cardinals outstanding player development staff person.
“George Kissell is one of the true foundations of the Cardinals tradition.”
Though Kissell was not eligible in the fan voting for Modern Era players to the Cardinals Hall of Fame, he was chosen as an “owner’s selection” and entered the Hall in 2015.
In ongoing honor of his teaching impact of generations of players, the Cardinals dedicated their four primary minor league fields in Jupiter as the George Kissell Quad.

George Kissell Award winners
Two-time Kissell Award honorees include Steve Turco, Chris Maloney and Mark DeJohn, none of whom remain in the organization.
Turco is now retired but was a long-time manager and scout. Maloney was formerly St. Louis’ third-base coach and DeJohn retired five years ago as the organization’s minor league field coordinator.
Six members of the current Cardinals staff are prior Kissell Award winners, down by one from last year due to the retirement of 20xx honoree Gary LaRocque.
The six are Fundamentals Coordinator Jose Oquendo, Pitching Analyst Tim Leveque, St. Louis manager Oliver Marmol, Cardinals first base coach Stubby Clapp, Cards third base coach Ron “Pop” Warner and 2023 winner, Minor League Equipment Coordinator Dave Vonderhaar.
| Kissell winners | |||||
| 2024 | Gary Kendall | PB manager | 2009 | Chris Maloney | Memphis manager |
| 2023 | Dave Vonderhaar | Minors Equip. Mgr. | 2008 | Mark DeJohn | Batavia manager |
| 2022 | Jose Oquendo | Fundamentals Coord | 2007 | Dan Radison | Minors hitting instr. |
| 2021 | Tim Leveque | Pitching Analyst | 2006 | Chris Maloney | Springfield manager |
| Robert Butler | Dir of Performance | 2005 | Ron “Pop” Warner | Palm Beach mgr. | |
| 2020 | no season | 2004 | Blaise Ilsley | Tenn. pitching coach | |
| 2019 | Tony Ferreira | Player Dev. mgr. | 2003 | Mark DeJohn | Tenn. manager |
| 2018 | Gary LaRocque | Player Dev. director | 2002 | Danny Sheaffer | Peoria manager |
| 2017 | Stubby Clapp | Memphis manager | 2001 | Dyar Miller | Mem. pitching coach |
| 2016 | Steve Turco | Gulf Coast Lg. mgr. | 2000 | Gaylen Pitts | Memphis manager |
| 2015 | Randy Niemann | PB pitching coach | 1999 | Mark Riggins | Minors pitching coord. |
| 2014 | Derrick May | Minors hitting coord. | 1998 | Joe Pettini | Minors field coord. |
| 2013 | Oliver Marmol | State College mgr. | 1997 | Mark O’Neal | Mem. athletic trainer |
| 2012 | Bryan Eversgerd | Sgf. pitching coach | 1996 | Bo Milliken | Minors pitching instr. |
| 2011 | Steve Turco | Gulf Coast Lg. mgr. | 1995 | George Kissell | Senior field coord. |
| 2010 | Mike Shildt | Johnson City mgr. | |||
| Bold: currently in org. |
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St. Louis Cardinals Organization Roster Matrix – 2025 Spring Training
NOTE: As of 3/28/25, this version of the roster matrix is no longer current. It reflects changes during 2025 spring training. It should now be considered a historical reference document. For the current roster matrix for the 2025 regular season, click here.
This newest Roster Matrix covers the St. Louis Cardinals and the entire minor league system, including the MLB club and their four full-season affiliates plus two rookie level teams – during 2025 spring training.
As a reminder, the previous matrix outlined all organizational transactions during the 2024-2025 off-season.
A refresher
If you are new to The Cardinal Nation and not familiar with the Cardinals organization roster matrix, here is quick summary:
As 2025 spring camps opened, the St. Louis Cardinals had 236 players under contract from top to bottom, including a full 40-man roster. The 40-man members are called out in bold.
The matrix places each of the 236 at his assigned level in the system as well as by position.
This version is a bit different from prior ones, however. There are three major groupings. 67 players began in St. Louis’ camp. They are listed first and oriented by the levels at which they finished 2024. The 27 spring camp non-roster invitees are denoted by (NRI).
The next group is the 134 players who began in Minor League Camp. They, too, are listed by their 2024 team. This includes 14 new arrivals from the Dominican Republic academy. As a result, some team rosters are split into those in big league camp and those who are not.
The final grouping of the three are the 35 players remaining in the Dominican.
The matrix is updated whenever transactions occur.
Nowhere else will you find this current and comprehensive single-page view of the entire Cardinals organization plus a decade of history.
(Do not be concerned about the order of the players’ names within position. It has no relative significance.)
Looking ahead and back
Now that you’ve found this page once, remember one of three ways to get back here. Bookmark the page, type “Roster Matrix” in the dark blue search box at the upper right (click on the magnifying glass icon) or use the menu at the left of the page: “ROSTERS/PLAYERS/MOVES” > “TRANSACTIONS/ROSTER MATRIX”.
While you are using that menu, note TCN’s full rosters and player pages for every level and every player in the Cardinals system. These rosters remain in sync with the Roster Matrix and carry biographical information on all players.
St. Louis Cardinals
Memphis Redbirds
Springfield Cardinals
Peoria Chiefs
Palm Beach Cardinals
Florida Complex League Cardinals
Dominican Summer League Cardinals
For details behind prior years’ rosters and transactions (back to 2009), check out the earlier versions of the Cardinals organization Roster Matrix, via the following link.
Transactions
2/28: New matrix. Organization total: 236 players. 40-man roster full. MLB Camp 40 plus 27 NRI. Minors Camp 134 players.
3/1: NRI OF Chase Davis reassigned to minors camp. MLB Camp 40 plus 26 NRI. Minors Camp 135 players.
3/2: 8 Cuts from StL Camp. RHP Bailey Horn optioned to Mem.
Ps Ian Bedell, Alex Cornwell, Cooper Hjerpe, Quinn Mathews,
Edwin Nuñez, C’s Sammy Hernandez, Carlos Linárez
reassigned to Minors camp. MLB Camp 39 plus 19 NRI. Minors Camp 143 players.
3/5: NRI RHS Max Rajcic reassigned to minors camp. MLB Camp 39 plus 18 NRI. Minors Camp 144 players.
3/7: RHS Tink Hence, RHS Sem Robberse, RHR Matt Svanson optioned to minors camp. MLB Camp 36 plus 18 NRI. Minors Camp 147 players.
3/9: NRIs C Jimmy Crooks, C Leonard Bernal, SS Jeremy Rivas, 2B Bryan Torres reassigned to minors camp. C Yohel Pozo added to St. Louis camp as an NRI. MLB Camp 36 plus 15 NRI. Minors Camp 150 players.
3/12: NRI LHP Oddanier Mosqueda, SS JJ Wetherholt re-assigned to minor league camp. MLB Camp 36 plus 13 NRI. Minors Camp 152 players.
3/12: RHS Tekoah Roby optioned to the minors. MLB Camp 35 plus 13 NRI. Minors Camp 153 players.
3/13: FA RHR Phil Maton signed. Mem LHP Bailey Horn DFAed. New organization total: 237 players. 40-man roster full. MLB Camp 36 plus 13 NRI. Minors Camp 153 players.
3/13: DFAed LHP Bailey Horn contract sold to Det. RHPs Gordon Graceffo, Ryan Loutos optioned to the minors. MLB Camp 34 plus 13 NRI. Minors Camp 154 players. New organization total: 236 players. 40-man roster full.
3/14: RHP Roddery Munoz optioned to Minors Camp. MLB Camp 33 plus 13 NRI. Minors Camp 155 players.
3/7 (retro): International LHP Hendrick Cana signed to minors
contract, assigned to DSL. New organization total: 237 players.
3/15: RHR Riley O’Brien optioned to Minors Camp.
MLB Camp 32 plus 13 NRI. Minors Camp 156 players.
3/x: LHP Drew Rom reassigned to the minor leagues
MLB Camp 32 plus 12 NRI. Minors Camp 157 players.
3/16: IF Michael Helman, IF Thomas Saggese, OF Matt
Koperniak optioned to minors. 10 NRIs reassigned to minors:
Ps Michael Gomez, Andre Granillo; Cs Gavin Collins, Wade Stauss,
Chance Sisco and Yohel Pozo; IFs Cesar Prieto and RJ Yeager;
OFs Nathan Church and Ryan Vilade. MLB Camp 29 plus 2 NRI. Minors Camp 170 players.
3/18: NRI RHR Nick Anderson reassigned to minors camp. MLB Camp 29 plus 1 NRI. Minors Camp 171 players.
3/19: Mem C Chance Sisco, 1B Chandler Redmond released.
Minors camp 169 players. New organization total: 235 players.
3/23: RHS Michael McGreevy, IF Jose Fermin optioned to Mem.
NRI IF Jose Barrero reassigned to minors camp. LHP Zack Thompson to 15-day IL (effective 3/24). MLB camp 26 players. Minors camp: 172 players.
3/26: RHP Sean Harney acquired from NYM, assigned to Spr.
OFs Chris Rotondo (Spr) and Kade Kretzschmar (Peo) released.
1Bs William Sullivan (FCL) and Ross Friedrick (PB) released.
2B Adari Grant (FCL) released. New organization total: 231 players. Minors camp: 170 players.
The St. Louis Cardinals Organization Roster Matrix (effective 3/26/25)
| STL Camp (26) | |||||||
| St. Louis (26+1) | 40-man (40) | ||||||
| SP | RP | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| Gray | Matz (L) | I Herrera | W Contreras | Donovan | Winn | Arenado | Nootbaar |
| Fedde | Helsley | Pages | L Baker | Gorman | Scott | ||
| Pallante | Romero (L) | Burleson | Walker | ||||
| Mikolas | John King (L) | Siani | |||||
| Liberatore (L) | Maton | ||||||
| Fernandez | |||||||
| Roycroft | |||||||
| Leahy | |||||||
| Z Thompson (L 15 IL) | |||||||
| Memphis (0) | |||||||
| SP | RP | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| Springfield (0) | |||||||
| SP | RP | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| Palm Beach (0) | |||||||
| SP | RP | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| Minors Camp (173) | |||||||
| Memphis (31) | |||||||
| SP | RP | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| Bedell ( |
Naughton (L) | Collins |
Saggese (opt) | Barrero |
R Mendoza | Antico | |
| Mathews (L |
Raquet (L) | Pozo |
Prieto |
Koperniak (opt) | |||
| Robberse (opt) | V Santos | Stauss |
Fermin (opt) | Helman (opt) | |||
| Graceffo (opt) | Weiss | Vilade |
|||||
| Munoz (opt) | Kaminsky (L) | ||||||
| Rom (L |
Taylor | ||||||
| McGreevy (opt) | Loutos (opt) | ||||||
| Mosqueda (L |
|||||||
| O’Brien (opt) | |||||||
| M Gomez |
|||||||
| Granillo |
|||||||
| N Anderson |
|||||||
| Springfield (28) | |||||||
| SP | RP | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| Cornwell (L |
Marrero | Linarez |
Yeager |
Harris | Moore | Buchberger | Lloyd |
| Hjerpe (L |
N Heredia (L) | S Hernandez |
Torres |
J Rivas |
Mendlinger | Church |
|
| Rajcic ( |
Shreve | Crooks |
C Davis |
||||
| Hence (opt) | L Taveras | Bernal ( |
|||||
| Roby (opt) | Mills | ||||||
| Ralston | |||||||
| E Nunez |
|||||||
| Svanson (opt) | |||||||
| Harney | |||||||
| Peoria (28) | |||||||
| SP | RP | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| Saladin | Arias | Tarlow | Richardson | Villarroel | Curialle | Moquete | |
| Paniagua | D Rodriguez | Adkison | Paige | Salazar | Levenson | ||
| Hansen (L) | Hayes | Ugueto | |||||
| Rincon | Berrios | Jobert | |||||
| Mautz (L) | Bradt | Cho | |||||
| Henderson (L) | Jacobson | Kretzschmar | |||||
| A Gonzalez | |||||||
| J Ramirez | |||||||
| Day | |||||||
| Palm Beach (28) | |||||||
| SP | RP | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| Savacool | Gastelum | Caraballo | Kross | A Encarnacion | Gazdar | McGee | Jo Cordoba |
| Lin | Cuenca | Ma Hernandez | Martin | J Suarez | |||
| Davila | Sparks | Campos | Wetherholt ( |
Jo Baez | |||
| G Salas | Willis | Madron | |||||
| Sequera | Watson (L) | Petrutz | |||||
| Showalter | |||||||
| Kublick | |||||||
| Clemente | |||||||
| Carpenter | |||||||
| FL Complex (40) | |||||||
| P (returning) | P (returning) | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| Menes | M Martinez | C Lopez | Y Guerrero | R Cabrera | |||
| Odle | Fabian | Loaiza | Mejia | Y Ramos | |||
| Love | B Lopez | LA Rodriguez | Pino | ||||
| Winquest | Cuello | Honeyman | |||||
| Jos King | A Holiday | ||||||
| Ynfante | |||||||
| (1st year 2024) | (from 2023 DSL) | (1st year 2024) | (from 2023 DSL) | (from 2023 DSL) | |||
| Harrison | Severino | Ra Rodriguez | A Batista | Ortiz | Y Pena | ||
| Worley | Y Herrera (L) | ||||||
| B Holiday | Oliver | ||||||
| B Davis (L) | Y Batista (L) | ||||||
| Dutkanych | Galvez | ||||||
| Findlay (L) | |||||||
| Burns | |||||||
| Brodersen | (from 2024 DSL) | ||||||
| B Thompson | K Ramirez | ||||||
| Rice (L) | |||||||
| 2024 DSL in FL (14) | |||||||
| P | P | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| Mack (L) | A Bolivar | Asprilla | B Taveras | Junco | D Rojas | Arthur | |
| G Vargas | Moran | Padilla | Almonte | ||||
| Reyes | J Hernandez | Velasquez | |||||
| DSL (35+1) | |||||||
| P (2022/prior) | P (1st year 2023) | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| Paulino | |||||||
| E Carrera | |||||||
| R Lopez | |||||||
| P (first year 2024) | G Martinez | ||||||
| Correa | Ja Baez | ||||||
| Franco | X Cruz | ||||||
| Chinchilla | K Perez (SL) | ||||||
| J Garcia | |||||||
| Ry Rodriguez | (first year 2024) | (first year 2024) | (first year 2024) | (first year 2024) | |||
| Zulueta | JP Cabrera | Saez | Lebron | Amoroso | |||
| Guribe | Lucena | ||||||
| P (first year 2025) | (first year 2025) | (first year 2025) | (first year 2025) | (first year 2025) | (first year 2025) | (first year 2025) | |
| Olivero | Chaparro | J Perez | Dos Santos | Cordero | Hunter | ||
| JE Cabrera | Rujano | B Rodriguez | Mi Hernandez | Y Pena | |||
| JC Garcia | Portolatin | Strop | |||||
| D Gomez | Valdez | ||||||
| Cana |
Codes
(NRI): non-roster invitee to MLB camp
(NRI): non-roster invitee to MLB camp reassigned to minor league camp
(opt): 40-man player optioned to minor league camp
(DFA): designated for assignment
(TI): temporarily inactive list
(PL): paternity leave
(RL): restricted list
(L): left-handed pitcher
bold: on the Cardinals’ 40-man roster
(#+#): for teams, the number of active players on the roster plus number of inactive/not under contract (IL+TI+PL+RL) players
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Deep Dive into 2025 Cardinals Minors Spring Camp Roster
Cardinals Invite 134 to 2025 Minor League Spring Training Camp
photo: New arrivals in minor league camp (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)
St. Louis Cardinals 2025 Minor League Camp, the first under new leadership including Chaim Bloom and Rob Cerfolio, opened on Thursday, February 27 with 134 players. This includes the 53 players carrying over from the now-completed STEP Camp plus 81 new arrivals in Jupiter, Florida.
As a clarification, the 134 is over and above the 67 players (40 40-man players plus 27 non-roster invitees) currently with St. Louis. Of course, as the Cardinals narrow their spring roster down to the 26 who will open the regular season in the majors, the remainder of approximately 41 players will join Minor League Camp over the next month.
The 134 opening in Minor League Camp includes every player who is assigned to a US-based roster (and not already with St. Louis) plus 13 new arrivals from the Dominican Summer League.
Those familiar with The Cardinal Nation’s always free Roster Matrix will recognize the format that follows. I presented the names this way because it is easier to consume than lists of 134 names by position group. (However, if you want a position view, just go vertical on the columns in the table.)
It is also how I cross-checked my rosters with the organization’s. This way, I can certify that everyone is accounted for. In other words, there have been no recent unreported releases or signings.
As a refresher, names are listed on the roster/level at which they ended 2024. It is no reflection of where these players may open the 2025 regular season. Also, the sequence of names within a position on a given roster is random. Read no significance into it!
| Memphis (10) | |||||||
| SP | RP | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| Naughton (L) | Pozo | Redmond | R Mendoza | Antico | |||
| Raquet (L) | |||||||
| V Santos | |||||||
| Weiss | |||||||
| Kaminsky (L) | |||||||
| Taylor | |||||||
| Springfield (12) | |||||||
| SP | RP | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| Marrero | Harris | Moore | Buchberger | Lloyd | |||
| N Heredia (L) | Mendlinger | Rotondo | |||||
| Shreve | |||||||
| L Taveras | |||||||
| Mills | |||||||
| Ralston | |||||||
| Peoria (28) | |||||||
| SP | RP | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| Saladin | Arias | Tarlow | Richardson | Villarroel | Curialle | Moquete | |
| Paniagua | D Rodriguez | Adkison | Paige | Salazar | Levenson | ||
| Hansen (L) | Hayes | Ugueto | |||||
| Rincon | Berrios | Jobert | |||||
| Mautz (L) | Bradt | Cho | |||||
| Henderson (L) | Jacobson | Kretzschmar | |||||
| A Gonzalez | |||||||
| J Ramirez | |||||||
| Day | |||||||
| Palm Beach (28) | |||||||
| SP | RP | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| Savacool | Gastelum | Caraballo | Friedrick | A Encarnacion | Martin | McGee | Jo Cordoba |
| Lin | Cuenca | Ma Hernandez | Kross | Gazdar | J Suarez | ||
| Davila | Sparks | Campos | Jo Baez | ||||
| G Salas | Willis | Madron | |||||
| Sequera | Watson (L) | Petrutz | |||||
| Showalter | |||||||
| Kublick | |||||||
| Clemente | |||||||
| Carpenter | |||||||
| FL Complex (42) | |||||||
| P (2023 or earlier) | P (2023 or earlier) | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| Menes | M Martinez | C Lopez | Sullivan | Y Guerrero | R Cabrera | ||
| Odle | Fabian | Loaiza | Mejia | Y Ramos | |||
| Love | B Lopez | LA Rodriguez | Grant | Pino | |||
| Winquest | Cuello | Honeyman | |||||
| Jos King | A Holiday | ||||||
| Ynfante | |||||||
| (1st year 2024) | (from 2023 DSL) | (1st year 2024 – from DSL) | (from 2023 DSL) | (DNP 2024) | (from 2023 DSL) | ||
| Harrison | Severino | Ra Rodriguez | A Batista | Ortiz | Y Pena | ||
| Worley | Y Herrera (L) | ||||||
| B Holiday | Oliver | ||||||
| B Davis (L) | Y Batista (L) | ||||||
| Dutkanych | Galvez | ||||||
| Findlay (L) | |||||||
| Burns | |||||||
| Brodersen | (from 2024 DSL) | ||||||
| B Thompson | K Ramirez | ||||||
| Rice (L) | |||||||
| DSL (14) | |||||||
| P | P | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| Mack (L) | A Bolivar | Asprilla | B Taveras | Junco | D Rojas | Arthur | |
| G Vargas | Moran | Padilla | Almonte | ||||
| Reyes | J Hernandez | Velasquez | |||||
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