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Brian and Kyle share their views on top subjects, starting with St. Louis Cardinals spring training, a very aggressive Wednesday-only promotion for midweek tickets at Busch Stadium, and a discussion of the various veteran minor league players added recently.

Check out Kyle’s work at Birds on the Black and his very popular Prospects After Dark interactive podcasts. He is also one of the most informative and entertaining Cardinals related social media follows at @kyler416.

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Cardinals Minor League Development Camp – February 10, 2025

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The Cardinal Nation’s Brian Walton is joined by analyst Kyle Reis for a weekly discussion of St. Louis Cardinals news, with a focus on player development and the minor leagues.

Our podcasts are quick hitting and timely, covering a short list of current topics in 25-30 minutes. More information on everything we discuss can be found in articles here at The Cardinal Nation.

Brian and Kyle share their views on the top subjects of the week, including the Jim Edmonds news and fallout, the optimal time to set the roster for the new season and impressions of Cardinals placement on national farm system ranking lists, with specific prospect commentary.

Check out Kyle’s work at Birds on the Black and his very popular Prospects After Dark interactive podcasts. He is also one of the most informative and entertaining Cardinals related social media follows at @kyler416.

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Cardinals Minor League Development Camp – February 3, 2025

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The Cardinal Nation’s Brian Walton is joined by analyst Kyle Reis for a weekly discussion of St. Louis Cardinals news, with a focus on player development and the minor leagues.

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Brian and Kyle share their views on the top subjects of the week, including the signing of Yohel Pozo (who?), Quinn Mathews vs. Tink Hence, the move of Dylan Carlson to Baltimore, players-turned-managers Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina (with a side of Big Mac) and early impressions of Cardinals development camp, now underway in Jupiter, Florida.

Check out Kyle’s work at Birds on the Black and his very popular Prospects After Dark interactive podcasts. He is also one of the most informative and entertaining Cardinals related social media follows at @kyler416.

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Cardinals Minor League Development Camp Opens

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The Cardinal Nation’s Brian Walton is joined by analyst Kyle Reis for a weekly discussion of St. Louis Cardinals news, with a focus on player development and the minor leagues.

Our podcasts are quick hitting and timely, covering a short list of current topics in 20-25 minutes. More information on everything we discuss can be found in articles here at The Cardinal Nation.

Due to popular demand, last week’s guest, Kyle Reis, is the new co-host, and he will join Brian each Wednesday. In an extended podcast, the two share their top impressions from the three-day St. Louis Cardinals Winter Warm-Up. Subjects include John Mozeliak, the DeWitts, Oliver Marmol, Ryan Helsley, Nolan Arenado (of course), Sonny Gray, Jordan Walker, Brendan Donovan and many, many others.

Check out Kyle’s work at Birds on the Black and his very popular Prospects After Dark interactive podcasts. He is also one of the most informative and entertaining Cardinals related social media follows at @kyler416.

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Interview: New Cardinals AGM of Player Development and Performance Rob Cerfolio

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The Cardinal Nation’s Brian Walton is joined by guest analyst Kyle Reis for a weekly discussion of St. Louis Cardinals news, with a focus on player development and the minor leagues.

Our podcasts are quick hitting and timely, covering a short list of current topics in 20-25 minutes. More information on everything we discuss can be found in articles here at The Cardinal Nation.

Brian’s guest analyst this week is Kyle Reis, who selected five of the top prospects in the St. Louis Cardinals system to discuss. They are JJ Wetherholt, Quinn Mathews, Tink Hence, Tekoah Roby and Jimmy Crooks. Before that, we touched on some of the 12 international prospects the Cardinals signed earlier in the day.

Check out Kyle’s work at Birds on the Black and his very popular Prospects After Dark interactive podcasts. He is also one of the most informative and entertaining Cardinals related social media follows at @kyler416.

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2025 St. Louis Cardinals Prospects – The Newbies

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The Cardinal Nation’s Brian Walton is joined by guest analyst Kareem Haq for a weekly discussion of St. Louis Cardinals news, with a focus on player development and the minor leagues.

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Brian’s guest this week is Kareem Haq, who selected eight diverse players in the St. Louis Cardinals system to discuss. They are pitchers Sem Robberse, Jack Ralston, Cooper Hjerpe, Nolan Sparks and Leonel Sequera. Position players are Travis Honeyman, Rainiel Rodriguez and Yairo Padilla.

Check out Kareem’s work at the Birds on the Farm podcast, Redbird Rants and on social media @KareemSSN (X) and @CardinalsProspects (Instagram).

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St. Louis Cardinals 2024-2025 Winter Ball Report – January 7

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In Blake’s final installment, he and Brian discuss the top six prospects on The Cardinal Nation’s Top 50 Prospect List. Covered are pitchers Tekoah Roby, Tink Hence and Quinn Mathews. Position players are Jimmy Crooks, Thomas Saggese and JJ Wetherholt.

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TCN 2025 St. Louis Cardinals Prospect #2 – Quinn Mathews

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Once again, Brian and Blake discuss The Cardinal Nation’s Top 50 Prospect Countdown, currently in progress. But before they do, they unpack Monday’s minor league coordinator announcements. They then focus on prospects from no. 16 to no. 7. Covered are pitchers Zack Showalter, Ian Bedell, Gordon Graceffo, Chen-Wei Lin, Sem Robberse, Michael McGreevy and Cooper Hjerpe. Position players are Victor Scott, Chase Davis and Leonardo Bernal.

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TCN 2025 St. Louis Cardinals Prospect #7 – Cooper Hjerpe

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Brian and Blake return to The Cardinal Nation’s Top 50 Prospect Countdown, currently in progress. This week’s focus is on prospects from no. 35 to no. 16. Discussed are newly drafted pitchers Andrew Dutkanych and Brian Holiday, 2023 drafted outfielders Travis Honeyman, Zach Levenson plus Won-Bin Cho, A-ball starters Ixan Henderson, Gerardo Salas and Darlin Saladin, and others!

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TCN 2025 St. Louis Cardinals Prospect #14 – Gordon Graceffo

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This week, Brian and Blake review a very busy Rule 5 Draft day for the Cardinals, with four players joining the organization and seven others departing, including former 40-man roster pitcher Connor Thomas.

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Cardinals Select Four, Lose Seven in 2024 Rule 5 Draft

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This week, Brian and Blake review a new free agent signing, Ryan Vilade, the first Cardinals Director of Pitching, Matt Pierpont, and the results of several dozen players competing in winter ball in the Caribbean, including Matt Koperniak, Luis Gastelum and Brian Torres.

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TCN 2025 St. Louis Cardinals Prospect #29 – Matt Koperniak

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This week, Brian and Blake review the first batch of prospects from The Cardinal Nation’s St. Louis Cardinals Top 50 Prospect Countdown, currently underway. They discuss 2025 prospects no. 50 through no. 35, including repeaters Joshua Baez, Edwin Nuñez and Andre Granillo.

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St. Louis Cardinals 2024-2025 Winter Ball Report – November 26

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This week, Brian and Blake revisit the top players of the 2024 season across the Cardinals minor league system one last time. They start with the top rookies before outlining the organization’s hitting, running and pitching leaders in various statistical categories.

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Ixan Henderson in His Own Words

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This week, Brian and Blake discuss the key dates of the offseason and their implications for St. Louis Cardinals for the remainder of the year. Topics include options, free agency, key awards, Rule 5 decisions and more.

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Cardinals Re-Sign 11 Minor Leaguers, Add Two, Release One

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This week, Brian and Blake discuss the St. Louis Cardinals announcements made on Tuesday, October 22. They begin with the new assistant general manager, Rob Cerfolio, and his upcoming hire of two directors. Next are the new coaches, Brant Brown and former Cardinal Jon Jay. The closing subject is potential upcoming roster changes at the major league level.

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TCN’s 2024 Cardinals Minor League Rookie Pitcher of the Year

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This week, Brian and Blake discuss the St. Louis Cardinals organization Player of the Year and Pitcher of the Year, Jimmy Crooks and Quinn Mathews. They then check on results posted by the eight Cardinals players competing in the Arizona Fall League. They include position players Thomas Saggese, Leonardo Bernal and Nathan Church and pitchers Trent Baker, Alex Cornwell, Ixan Henderson, Brycen Mautz and Matt Svanson.

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2024 Memphis Redbirds Starting Pitcher of the Year

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This week, Brian and Blake return to the St. Louis Cardinals’ end of season press conference and consider possible ramifications. They include the departure and replacement of hitting coach Turner Ward, various payroll reduction strategies focusing on starting pitching, what it might mean to become more like Milwaukee, the hiring of a new farm director and coaching changes, impacts on scouting and the international program and more.

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2024 Springfield Cardinals Reliever of the Year

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This week, Brian and Blake first discuss the St. Louis Cardinals prospects heading to the Arizona Fall League. They then move to the news of and ramifications from Chaim Bloom’s new role revamping the organization’s player development and performance functions in 2025 before taking over as president of baseball operations in 2026.

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Cardinals Release Five from Triple-A Memphis

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The Cardinal Nation’s Brian Walton is joined by scouting analyst Blake Newberry for a weekly discussion of St. Louis Cardinals news, with a focus on player development and the minor leagues.

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This week, Brian and Blake focus on affiliate results across the St. Louis Cardinals system during 2024 and how they stack up across Minor League Baseball. All-Stars and top performers across the organization are highlighted, including Tink Hence, Jimmy Crooks, Quinn Mathews and many more!

All video of episodes of the return of Wednesday With Walton and Newberry at The Cardinal Nation can be found here.

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Memphis Redbirds Notebook – 2024 Week 25

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The Cardinal Nation’s Brian Walton is joined by scouting analyst Blake Newberry for a weekly discussion of St. Louis Cardinals news, with a focus on player development and the minor leagues.

Our podcasts are quick hitting and timely, covering a short list of current topics in 20-25 minutes. More information on everything we discuss can be found in articles here at The Cardinal Nation.

This week, after covering recent transactions with Thomas Saggese and Tekoah Roby, Brian and Blake focus on the top pitchers across the St. Louis Cardinals system during August. Individual results are compared to consensus Pitcher of the Month, Palm Beach’s Chen-Wei Lin. Among standout pitchers covered are Quinn Mathews, Leonel Sequera, Ixan Henderson, Hancel Rincon, Michael McGreevy, Gordon Graceffo and many others.

All video of episodes of the return of Wednesday With Walton and Newberry at The Cardinal Nation can be found here.

The audio is also simulcast each week via the Scoops Sports Network and your favorite podcast apps.

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Palm Beach Cardinals Notebook – 2024 Week 23

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The Cardinal Nation’s Brian Walton is joined by scouting analyst Blake Newberry for a weekly discussion of St. Louis Cardinals news, with a focus on player development and the minor leagues.

Our podcasts are quick hitting and timely, covering a short list of current topics in 20-25 minutes. More information on everything we discuss can be found in articles here at The Cardinal Nation.

This week, Brian and Blake focus on the top hitters across the St. Louis Cardinals system during August. Players results are compared to The Cardinal Nation’s choice as Player of the Month, Springfield catcher Jimmy Crooks. Among other standout players covered are Rainiel Rodriguez, Mike Antico, Bryan Torres, Darlin Moquete, Matt Koperniak and Ian Petrutz.

All video of episodes of the return of Wednesday With Walton and Newberry at The Cardinal Nation can be found here.

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Palm Beach Cardinals Notebook – 2024 Week 22

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The Cardinal Nation’s Brian Walton is joined by scouting analyst Blake Newberry for a weekly discussion of St. Louis Cardinals news, with a focus on player development and the minor leagues.

Our podcasts are quick hitting and timely, covering a short list of current topics in 20-25 minutes. More information on everything we discuss can be found in articles here at The Cardinal Nation.

This week, Brian and Blake open with the St. Louis Cardinals’ bullpen change with Shawn Armstrong out and Riley O’Brien in. Next up is the many moves across the minor league system and ramifications, currently and looking ahead to roster expansion on September 1. Among the players covered are Michael Siani, Victor Scott, Tekoah Roby, Jimmy Crooks, Leonardo Bernal, Sammy Hernandez, Quinn Mathews, Michael McGreevy, Ian Petrutz and J.J. Wetherholt.

All video of episodes of the return of Wednesday With Walton and Newberry at The Cardinal Nation can be found here.

The audio is also simulcast each week via the Scoops Sports Network and your favorite podcast apps.

Now Available – 2024 Cardinals Prospect Guide

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Rehabs and Opportunities in a New Week Across the Cardinals System

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The Cardinal Nation’s Brian Walton is joined by scouting analyst Blake Newberry for a weekly discussion of St. Louis Cardinals news, with a focus on player development and the minor leagues.

Our podcasts are quick hitting and timely, covering a short list of current topics in about 20 minutes. More information on everything we discuss can be found in articles here at The Cardinal Nation.

This week, Brian and Blake open with the St. Louis Cardinals’ curious handling of Jordan Walker and the return of Luken Baker. The main section is a one-year revisit of the Cardinals’ 2023 deadline trades, which brought six pitchers and three position players, all prospects, into the system. Successes, disappointments and especially injuries come into play.

All video of episodes of the return of Wednesday With Walton and Newberry at The Cardinal Nation can be found here.

The audio is also simulcast each week via the Scoops Sports Network and your favorite podcast apps.

Now Available – 2024 Cardinals Prospect Guide

The Cardinal Nation Prospect Guide is back for its seventh year. It includes 282 pages of in-depth commentary about more than 60 of the best St. Louis Cardinals minor leaguers, including in-depth scouting reports, 2023 recap, extensive draft and international histories and more.

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Cardinals Bring in Luken Baker for Jordan Walker

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The Cardinal Nation’s Brian Walton is joined by scouting analyst Blake Newberry for a weekly discussion of St. Louis Cardinals news, with a focus on player development and the minor leagues.

Our podcasts are quick hitting and timely, covering a short list of current topics in 15-20 minutes. More information on everything we discuss can be found in articles here at The Cardinal Nation.

This week, Brian and Blake discuss their upcoming St. Louis Cardinals Top 50 Prospect List re-ranking for August, highlighting notable risers and fallers and four new entries. Prospects profiled in depth include Darlin Saladin, Luis Gastelum, Rainiel Rodriguez, Keiverson Ramirez, Leonel Sequera, Ian Petrutz and many more.

Subscribe to The Cardinal Nation to read both voters’ individual rankings and much more information about the TCN August Top 50 that could fit into this podcast.

All video of episodes of the return of Wednesday With Walton and Newberry at The Cardinal Nation can be found here.

The audio is also simulcast each week via the Scoops Sports Network and your favorite podcast apps.

Now Available – 2024 Cardinals Prospect Guide

The Cardinal Nation Prospect Guide is back for its seventh year. It includes 282 pages of in-depth commentary about more than 60 of the best St. Louis Cardinals minor leaguers, including in-depth scouting reports, 2023 recap, extensive draft and international histories and more.

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Palm Beach Cardinals Notebook – 2024 Week 19

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The Cardinal Nation’s Brian Walton is joined by scouting analyst Blake Newberry for a weekly discussion of St. Louis Cardinals news, with a focus on player development and the minor leagues.

Our podcasts are quick hitting and timely, covering a short list of current topics in 15-20 minutes. More information on everything we discuss can be found in articles here at The Cardinal Nation.

This week, Brian and Blake discuss July results by selected players across the Cardinals system, including the two Pitchers and Players of the Month. Highlighted hitters are winners Thomas Saggese and Rainiel Rodriguez and pitchers Keiverson Ramirez and Jose Davila.

Other notable players covered include Jordan Walker, Victor Scott, Jimmy Crooks, Leonardo Bernal and Ivan Herrera. Additional pitchers discussed are Jason Savacool, Ixan Henderson, Ian Bedell, Gordon Graceffo, Max Rajcic, Edwin Nunez, Matt Svanson, Zack Showalter and Leonel Sequera.

All video of episodes of the return of Wednesday With Walton and Newberry at The Cardinal Nation can be found here.

The audio is also simulcast each week via the Scoops Sports Network on your favorite podcast apps.

Now Available – 2024 Cardinals Prospect Guide

The Cardinal Nation Prospect Guide is back for its seventh year. It includes 282 pages of in-depth commentary about more than 60 of the best St. Louis Cardinals minor leaguers, including in-depth scouting reports, 2023 recap, extensive draft and international histories and more.

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Cardinals Create Catching Promotions with Loss of Nick Raposo

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The Cardinal Nation’s Brian Walton is joined by scouting analyst Blake Newberry for a weekly discussion of St. Louis Cardinals news, with a focus on player development and the minor leagues.

Our podcasts are quick hitting and timely, covering a short list of current topics in 15-20 minutes. More information on everything we discuss can be found in articles here at The Cardinal Nation.

This week, Brian and Blake share their general impressions of the Cardinals’ trade deadline moves and a host of minor league transactions announced on Tuesday. The latter is headlined by the activation of nine 2024 draft picks, including first-rounder J.J. Wetherholt.

All video of episodes of the return of Wednesday With Walton and Newberry at The Cardinal Nation can be found here.

The audio is also simulcast each week via the Scoops Sports Network on your favorite podcast apps.

Now Available – 2024 Cardinals Prospect Guide

The Cardinal Nation Prospect Guide is back for its seventh year. It includes 282 pages of in-depth commentary about more than 60 of the best St. Louis Cardinals minor leaguers, including in-depth scouting reports, 2023 recap, extensive draft and international histories and more.

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Palm Beach Cardinals Notebook – 2024 Week 17

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