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Tuesday’s games:
Mem at Gwinnett: TBA
Spr at Wichita, LH Domingo Robles (1-1, 4.02)
Peo at Beloit: TBA
PB vs. Bradenton: RH Trent Baker (1-4, 3.38)/2 Home Run, Gorman style (15th of season)
Back-to-back pic.twitter.com/Ep4hRXk0vc
— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) May 18, 2022
Gorman 3-5 with no K’s in this 8-2 Memphis triumph. PDJ 0-4…….but there are favorable signs from his performance, as he only struck out once.
“Maybe under the radar a little, Herrera is up to .310 at Memphis.”
Good call, grey ghost.
Since starting the season in a nasty little 3-for-17 funk with 10 K’s and zero walks, Ivan The Terrific is batting .352/.463/.574 in 67 trips to the plate — with 11 walks and just 9 whiffs. Smallish sample, but quite an impressive one nevertheless.There’s not much doubt that Herrera, Gorman, Walker, and Winn constitute the best quartet of position prospects in the minors. All very young for their leagues, all enjoying tremendous hitting success, and all but Walker with a chance to stick at up-the-middle defensive positions for at least the next 5 or 6 years.
The #STLCards system was 3-1 on Tuesday. The Cardinal Nation's Player of the Day is Palm Beach starter Trent Baker, who tossed seven scoreless innings in a 4-0 shutout over Bradenton. Other mound standouts include Johan Oviedo and Austin Love. (free) https://t.co/2y0weiN8Vr pic.twitter.com/ay38eRgMN4
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) May 18, 2022
Wednesday night's #STLCards minors starters:
Mem at Gwi: LH Matthew Liberatore (3-3, 3.83) (p)
Spr at Wch: RH Edgar Escobar (2-1, 5.64)
Peo at Bel: RH Logan Gragg (1-3, 5.60)
PB vs. Bra: RH Zane Mills (1-2, 3.47) pic.twitter.com/KUMMgAZkaM
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) May 18, 2022
Herrera and Knizner may very well be the duo we’ve been waiting for all these years. I’m liking the potential to replace Yadi well for the next decade now.
We were saying similar about O’Neill and Carlson last year. Now they can’t hit their weight. Optimism is called for, I agree, but don’t write it in ink yet.
There’s not much doubt that Herrera, Gorman, Walker, and Winn constitute the best quartet of position prospects in the minors. All very young for their leagues, all enjoying tremendous hitting success, and all but Walker with a chance to stick at up-the-middle defensive positions for at least the next 5 or 6 years.
They’ll need to work on 3B Walker’s throws to 1st from third or change his position. Of the +/-50 grounders hit to him he has 12 errors… mostly on throws. BTW…. Winn looks like a kid that’s worth waiting for. Maybe the cream of that crop.
Jordan Walker will be a corner outfielder at the MLB level, Ny. (Even money says he gets some work in left and right before getting promoted to Triple-A.)
Walker has the legs for left field and the rifle for right. Just my opinion: even if there were no Nolan Arenado in the organization, and no Nolan #2, I still think Jordan Walker was going to end up in the outfield so his speed and throwing arm could be used in tandem.
And I agree with you that Masyn Winn’s upside is considerable — at the plate, in the field, and on the basepaths. Imagine Tommy Edman with a much stronger arm and a smidge more power. If the season ended now, I’d have Winn among the overall top 20-25 minor leaguers. Pretty good for a team’s 3rd-best prospect, huh?
Jake Woodford is Memphis’ starter tonight, not Liberatore, who looks to be skipped this time through the rotation.
The #stlcards system went 1-3 on Wednesday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, LF Matt Koperniak, went 4-for-5 with an SB and run scored in Springfield’s extra inning L. Other standouts: Alec Burleson, L.J. Jones, Edwin Nunez and Wade Stauss. (free) https://t.co/TUkIwj0uLR pic.twitter.com/ySYzsEIh8C
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) May 19, 2022
Thursday night's #STLCards minors starters:
Mem at Gwi: LH Zack Thompson (2-0, 3.86)
Spr at Wch: RH Connor Lunn (2-3, 4.70)
Peo at Bel: RH Michael McGreevy (2-1, 2.52) (p)
PB vs Bdt: RH Carlos Guarate (0-3, 5.40) pic.twitter.com/iRwC0Ej3e4
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) May 19, 2022
…and Tink threw a real nice debut, with just one hit in three innings (bunt single) and five whiffs to one walk. There was one cheap run — the bunt, a steal, another steal, and an RBI groundout — but all in all a nearly peerless performance for the young man.
Bravo, Markevian.
The #stlcards system went 1-3 on Thursday with Peoria taking the lone win. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Chiefs SS Masyn Winn, went 3-for-5 with two runs scored. Other standouts: Paul DeJong, Ryan Loutos, Mike Antico and Tink Hence. (free) https://t.co/hCVsNRfRlD pic.twitter.com/ukrcpTTYHX
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) May 20, 2022
Friday's #STLCards minors starters. A big night for Connors ahead:
Mem at Gwi: LH Connor Thomas (2-2, 4.06) (TCN prospect #20)
Spr at Wch: RH Connor Lunn (2-3, 4.70) (TCN #41)
Peo at Bel: RH Gordon Graceffo (2-2, 1.13) (TCN #14)
PB vs Brd: LH Chris Gerard (1-2, 3.94) pic.twitter.com/Gb2vHI6J8s
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) May 20, 2022
The #StlCards system was 2-1 on Friday, with Palm Beach postponed. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Peoria's Gordon Graceffo, pitched a six-inning scoreless gem, with 5 Ks and 1 walk. Other standouts: Connor Thomas, Todd Lott and Masyn Winn. (free) https://t.co/zPg9Meen59 pic.twitter.com/Wm5vynDbwn
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) May 21, 2022
Update: Roy Garcia is starting Palm Beach G2 tonight, not Paniagua.
Saturday's #StlCards minors starters:
Mem at Gwi: RH Aaron Brooks (0-1, 4.91)
Spr at Wch: RH Kyle Leahy (1-4, 6.56)
Peo at Bel: RH Dionys Rodriguez (0-3, 4.06)
PB vs. Brd (2): LH Chris Gerard (1-2, 3.94) and RH Inohan Paniagua (1-3, 2.09) (p) pic.twitter.com/8J7Idbrb1n
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) May 21, 2022
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