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Yep i just read where he was promoted. I def think he could be the real deal. Have to wait n see of course but the future seems to be bright.
Calls to mind the Lovin Spoonful song from way back.
Did you ever have to finally decide?
And say yes to one and let the other one rideYou mean to tell me that the current roster has 4 or 5 catchers? Well, maybe that’s a good thing. The Ol’ Perfessor once said, “You have to have a catcher because if you don’t you’re likely to have a lot of passed balls”…You can look it up.
Really exciting to see about Rainiel. I was expecting it to be another month or so before he was promoted but the Cards obviously have a lot more data on how he is progressing. His stats are great and hopefully the glove is looking good as well. At the pace Rainiel is going we may see him debut as a 20 year old and by 21 he likely will be lined up to try to crack the Opening Day 2028 roster.
Gurevitch also was very deserving of the promotion and he needs to be challenged more since he is a 22 year old college guy and A+ should be a better test for him. His underlying metrics look really good for the most part. He is hitting the ball very hard. He is a more aggressive swinger but does avoid swinging out of the zone at a high rate and is average rate. His contact rates and batted ball profile are where he needs to improve. Slightly on the contact rate but honestly as hard as he is hitting the ball it doesn’t matter if he has 35 grade bat control. But it will matter if he keeps up 35 grade bat control if he is smashing so many ground balls as that will prevent him from him reaching consistent game power.
To accommodate the addition of C Rainiel Rodriguez at Double-A Springfield, the #stlcards released C Carlos Linarez.
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) May 12, 2026
OF Mike Antico, who stole 119 bases between 2022 and 2023 at High-A and Double-A, has been released by the #stlcards. The 28-year-old had spent much of 2026 on Memphis' Development List. pic.twitter.com/PNoLue8Fr3
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) May 12, 2026
RHP Sam Brodersen (A+) has been reinstated from the Development List.
RHP Zack Showalter (A+) has been given his unconditional release.
— Cardinals Player Development (@CardsPlayerDev) May 12, 2026
It is surprising to me they are releasing guys right now as they have the roster space. Maybe they don’t see a point in carrying them to the draft and then freeing space.
Showalter is somewhat surprising since he looked good for a while but then he has been down right awful since.
Do these guys get to draw unemployment when they are released?
I think part of it is guys returning from IL. For example, Noot returning pushes Antico out. Broderson returning pushes Showalter out. Raniel promotion means they needed to lose one of 3 other catchers. Showalter has been mostly terrible and Antico has barely played. Linarez is actually semi interesting, but is squeezed out by boatloads of catching talent.
I assume they can collect unemployment depending on the state laws of the state they are living in. That would make sense. Some will likely play elsewhere.
Uh oh. Tai Peete to Peoria IL with Luis Pino called up from Palm Beach. Facundo Velasquez from FCL to PB.
Update: Packy Naughton, who started his latest comeback with a strong spring before injury in one of his first Class AAA Memphis appearances, will have elbow surgery next MONTH, #stlcards confirm. Surgery will reveal the extent of repair and timetable for lefty. More @stltoday.
— Derrick Goold (@dgoold) May 14, 2026
Either the third one is a charm or maybe it is time to consider another career. His body is pushing him toward the latter, it seems.
Izzy is only one of a handful of pitchers to make it back after a third TJS. So it is not impossible.
RHP Matt Pushard (right knee patellar tendinitis) has been activated from the 15-day IL.
LHP Jared Shuster has been designated for assignment. pic.twitter.com/cH5rPdFR4j
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) May 16, 2026
RHP DJ Carpenter has been transferred from Peoria (A+) to Springfield (AA).
RHP Ty Van Dyke has been transferred from Palm Beach (A) to Peoria (A+).
RHP Jovi Gálvez (A) has been activated from the 7-day IL.
OF Matthew Miura (A) will begin a rehab assigned with the FCL…
— Cardinals Player Development (@CardsPlayerDev) May 18, 2026
Bottom line says:
C Chase Adkison (AA) has been placed on the Development List.Not surprisingly, Jared Shuster cleared waivers again and has been outrighted to Memphis again. One more loop through this and he will be in Motter territory.
Correction: Single, homer and walk. https://t.co/RXX21Lgg9H
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) May 19, 2026
Either the third one is a charm or maybe it is time to consider another career. His body is pushing him toward the latter, it seems.
Izzy is only one of a handful of pitchers to make it back after a third TJS. So it is not impossible.
Packy has already a plan set in place for life after baseball. He got his real estate license when he was rehabbing in 2024 IIRC.
I imagine this might be it for him. Feel bad for him. Both sides to a gamble when he signed a 2 year minors deal. Also a shame because of the lack of lefty relief depth.
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