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As I first reported on March 25, RHP Hunter Dobbins will make his first #stlcards rehab start tonight in the Memphis Redbirds' home opener. TCN will have the full game recap tomorrow morning, free as always. pic.twitter.com/Abol3Js19M
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) March 31, 2026
Dobbins pitched tonight in Memphis 5 innings 3 hits 3 earned, gets the win….would think he may take a little time to get his legs under him
Crooks is off to a hot start at Memphis hit his 2nd Hr of the season, hitting .364
Bernal played 1b he is hitting .316
Hence pitched 1 inning out of pen gave up 1 earned run
Blaze Jordan is off to a good start hitting .545 had a HR tonight, playing 3rd base
Memphis is 4-0
The #stlcards system was 1-0 on Tuesday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, C Jimmy Crooks, blasted a three-run home run and was 2-for-4 with two runs scored. Other standouts include Leonardo Bernal, César Prieto, Blaze Jordan, Matt Koperniak and Ramon Mendoza.… pic.twitter.com/SXSvULy8sc
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) April 1, 2026
Crooks with 4 hits and a homer today…his average is at .533
Raquet with 2 good innings in releif
Matthew’s control issues today
Memphis 5-0
Mathews just cannot get his control down, let alone command. I do wonder if he’s going to have to go to the pen to get any value. It’s really crazy, given his ability at the lower levels. The AAA/MLB baseball just gives him fits.
The AAA/MLB baseball just gives him fits.
Bum shoulder giving him fits. Mathews is going along a lot like Dakota Hudson after he hurt his shoulder.
The Cardinal Nation’s #stlcards minors Player of the Day is again Jimmy Crooks, who was 4-for-4 including a double and a home run plus a walk, leaving him a triple short of the cycle. Memphis’ no. 3 hitter had two RBI and two runs scored as the Redbirds extended their win streak… pic.twitter.com/8HbR6MCwZr
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) April 2, 2026
Bum shoulder giving him fits. Mathews is going along a lot like Dakota Hudson after he hurt his shoulder.
Even before the injury, he was bad at AAA. The baseball has been mentioned. I’m sure the injury isn’t helping, but it feels like there’s something else at play. It’s a bummer because he felt like one the Cardinals stole in that draft, and would be a mid rotation guy for a while.
Even before the injury, he was bad at AAA
We do not know when the injury occurred or first started affecting him.
Ethan Young pitching for Palm Beach tonight. He had some praise and prospect ranking by out community posters. It will be interesting to see the fifth rounder pitch.
I would not characterize what Matthews is doing as nibbling. He has lots of movement and often misses by a lot when he misses. Guys often swing at those pitches as well thus both the high strikeouts and high walks.
I’m watching Palm Beach’s first game right now. The audio has been terrible thus far but I at least get a good look at some of our new guys after their first offseason. Mejia put them up 1-0 early on a no doubt homer.
Fitts looking great tonight on the Memphis mound. Good crisp stuff. Just needs to be a touch tighter on his control and he could be very successful at the next level.
Small sample size but Blaze Jordan is off to about as good of a start as you can have. He absolutely crushed homer number 2 on the year tonight. He could fit well on the St Louis bench later in the season by giving the team a legit pinch hit option. Right now their pinch hit options are not inspiring. Crooks is also off to a red-hot start but he’s out of the game so far tonight.
The #stlcards system was 2-0 on Thursday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Memphis first baseman Blaze Jordan, crushed two home runs in a three-RBI performance. Other standouts include Richard Fitts, Scott Blewett, Bryan Torres, Ethan Young, Chase Heath and Jonathan… pic.twitter.com/tZCCoo6ArT
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) April 3, 2026
I’m thrilled with the start for BJ, Baez,and Crooks. They’re where they belong right now, at aaa learning and getting daily reps.
The #stlcards High-A Peoria Chiefs give the ball to RHP Tanner Franklin tonight for their season opener. They will follow with RHP Leonel Sequera on Saturday and RHP Blake Aita on Sunday. pic.twitter.com/IZeK1JGo0O
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) April 3, 2026
If you prefer to watch Memphis rather than StL this afternoon…
Locked and loaded 🔒💪
Streaming on MSEN (Channel 5.3 & XFinity 907) pic.twitter.com/bNkZXCqbWJ
— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) April 3, 2026
Franklin and Cjintje with really good starts today. One of Cjintje’s walks was his only left handed appearance.
Glad to see Rainiel with a good game as well. Peoria as a whole this year seems to have the most interesting roster which is a massive change from last year. Palm Beach isn’t that interesting. A little surprised they put Mitchell in Palm Beach already.
Springfield
Cjintje with 5 2/3 IP, 1 hit 7 K’s, 2 walks, 0 Earned
Dakota Harris with 2 HR’s and 7 RBI’s
Peoria
Franklin 3 2/3 IP, 1 hit, 9 K’s 2 Walks 0 Earned, 2 runs allowed
Peete with a HR and 3 RBI
Rainiel Rodriguez, 2 hits with a HR and 2 RBI
Wow, how about Cinjtje and Franklin? It’s nice to have depth ahead, otherwise they would seem to move very fast. This year is going to be fun. Cinjtje has been very good at AA. I wasn’t in favor of this of this trade. I thought switch pitching was a gimmick. Ditch his switching, he has a power arm. Franklin has a filthy cutter, If he develops secondaries beyond the slider, he could be special.
People will say we shouldnt have traded donovan but cinjtje, how do you even say that will in my opinion by himself make that trade very worthwhile. Its not the switch pitching aspect perse but guys like that tend to have an upside others might not. Its like having a really good hitting swutch hitter. You may find they are better off from one side in long run but just having that ability at some level can be a marker of really good talent.
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