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A lot of those spots being opened up by releasing guys will be filled up by guys that will probably be released in a few years. I wonder where cal randall will go. They say hes ready right now for the bullpen but cardinals want him to be a starter. Hes prob in my eyes the best player they drafted at least at the moment. I also agree with trying to make him a starter.
I hear Blewitt is opting out of his contract. I wonder who would replace him. With Burns out, there doesn’t see m much to choose from. Watson maybe, as he had very good numbers until this year.
I hope promoting Davis will help him. I guess that would make an outfield of Baez, Scott, and Davis most days.
RHP Joseph King (A+) has begun a rehab assignment with the FCL Cardinals.
RHP Gabriel Chinchilla has been transferred from the FCL to Palm Beach (A).
RHP Hunter Kublick (A) has been activated from the 7-day IL.
We have signed international free agent RHP Rayner Reyes…
— Cardinals Player Development (@CardsPlayerDev) July 17, 2026
Hello Brian, I have been a member of TCN for several years now. Always enjoy hearing and learning about the prospects. One thing that I struggle to understand is the failure of a number of the prospects to take their triple A success and translate that into success at the major leagues. Most recent , Blaze Jordan, Jimmy Crooks. Just before them was Saggesse, Scott etc. I understand Jordan and Crooks need more runway. The percentage of prospects that are successful at the major league level even though they were successful at triple A is relatively low. What traits are good predictors of major league success? I would be interested in hearing you and Kyler discuss that in your weekly podcast. I am particularly interested because of all the talk about trading Nootbar to make room for Joshua Baez. I understand that if you don”t take the risk of promoting someone you don”t reap the reward but surely there are better predictors of success or this is all just a crapshoot.
Hey menk – I will answer for me. But I do think this is a great topic for Brian and Kyle.
I look at consistency (positive consistent production) over months of time as number one and showing the ability to completely dominate at a level (even if only for a game or two here and there) as my 2nd of two key traits. I keep those two in mind and weigh them. For me, Wetherholt coming into the season was going to be successful. I said that multiple times here. He had met both criteria hands down. I was also fairly confident about Gastellum and Blaze Jordan although I could be wrong on either. I was less sure about Crooks as he didn’t fully meet either of my criteria but was somewhat close on both. And for guys like Torres, he’s never really met my 2nd condition where he completely dominates anything so I would have expected him to struggle. This is why I’m skeptical about Dobbins, Mautz, Rincon, and Hansen, but fairly high on Baez and Matthews. Just my opinion though.
Monk, it is a good topic for an upcoming podcast.
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A few different minors moves today at Peoria.
Christian Martin retired.
Jack Martinez and Dylan Driessen promoted from Palm Beach.
Tai Peete off the IL
Christian martin was just drafted a couple years ago. Tells you the fate of a lot of these draft picks. Seems kind of soon to give up on the dream but hopefully he will be fine.
Martin was an 18th round pick. The odds were very long and realistically guys at that point are minor league depth
I didn’t see any mention of it or a roster matrix move, but I did notice Joseph King must have started a rehab assignment in the FCL yesterday. It seems like the last 2 weeks so many of these pitchers out so far all of the year have started a rehab assignment.
Oh i agree albert, but lots of people say there isnt much difference between tbe players around 200 to 500 so ypu could say that for much earlier rounds too.
Ha yeah you could. For sure after the top 10 rounds it is mostly minors depth with a random guy developing well every now and again
With Brandon Clarke in the news for hitting 103.1 in his first Palm Beach rehab game, another #stlcards minor leaguer who has touched 100 was given his release, Edwin Nunez. Nunez plateaued at Double-A and was replaced on the Springfield roster by Nolan Sparks, promoted from…
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) July 19, 2026
The last couple seasons Nunez put up a couple of the ugliest pitching lines you are ever likely to see.
RHP Hunter Dobbins has been recalled from Memphis (AAA).
RHP Scott Blewett has been designated for assignment. pic.twitter.com/5qBGUT2Bsm
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) July 22, 2026
RHP Brandt Thompson has been transferred from Springfield (AA) to Memphis (AAA).
OF Travis Honeyman (AA) has been placed on the 7-day IL.
INF Trey Paige (AA) has been reinstated from the Development List.
RHP Keiverson Ramírez has been transferred from the FCL to Palm Beach…
— Cardinals Player Development (@CardsPlayerDev) July 23, 2026
Cut off from the above post:
LHP Ixan Henderson (AAA) & RHP Joseph King (A+) had their rehab assignments transferred from the FCL to Palm Beach.
RHP Ian Bedell (AAA) has been given his unconditional release.
Bummer!
Baltimore claimed Yohel Pozo off waivers in the wake of Samuel Basallo’s injury.
— Jeff Jones (@jmjones) July 23, 2026
Good luck to Pozo. One of my favorites and wish he had played more. Last year at a game out here, he and Kyle Leahy were the only two players to come out after the game and chat with fans around the visitors dugout.
Leahy probably had friends and family around as he lives out here (Boulder – location of one of my Alma maters).
I wonder how Memphis’ bullpen will fare now that Gastelum was added. He was one of few relievers in the in the system having a great year. There are very few other relief prospects that could help this year. I have mentioned Rincon, but he has been spotty. The others are, Driessen and Worley are years away from the bigs, if they ever get there. I liked Love also, but he has struggled at Memphis. I see trading for relief help as a valid option also.
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