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At no. 23 in The Cardinal Nation’s 2025 #STLCards Top 50 prospect countdown is a Texas League All-Star closer who was a perfect 27-for-27 in saves. @mattsvanson finished in the Arizona Fall League and earned a spot on the 40-man roster. https://t.co/R7UAHCNhhv pic.twitter.com/3iBzxDlWO8
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) December 9, 2024
No Kloffenstein at #22, which will remain open for now.
The Cardinal Nation’s 2025 #stlcards Top 50 prospect countdown reaches no. 21 with a contact-oriented second baseman who neither walks nor strikes out often. How and when will César Prieto fit at a busy position? https://t.co/f5NL05cem1 pic.twitter.com/7mU8Pm59kk
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) December 10, 2024
The Cardinal Nation’s #STLCards Top 50 prospect countdown for 2025 reaches no. 20 with a good performer at just 20 years of age with solid hit and defensive projections at a premium position. What is next for catcher Sammy Hernandez? Free report! https://t.co/edjn3sWxs4 pic.twitter.com/6htBWMCC37
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) December 11, 2024
We’ve had a good amount of crossover with the site vote now. Here are the guys who have been voted for by the site members, vs the official TCN ranking of Brian and Blake so far:
Hernandez-Members 25, TCN 20
Prieto-Members 19, TCN 21
Svanson-Members 16, TCN 23
Salas-Members 28, TCN 24
Mejia-Members 24, TCN 25
Henderson-Members 27, TCN 26
Honeyman-Members 26, TCN 28
Koperniak-Members 17, TCN 29
Holiday-Members 21, TCN 30
Gastelum-Members 22, TCN 31The membership at large has been higher on guys like Svanson, Koperniak, Holiday and Gastelum. Thus far, the only significantly higher rating by the TCN rankings has been Hernandez, although even that is only 5 spots. That means that we should see the TCN rankings higher on a number of guys. I would think Cho and Roby might be two guys that Brian and Blake see more positively than the rest of us. Levenson at 27 will likely be out of the top 30 in the rank and file vote. Should be interesting to see.
At no. 19 in The Cardinal Nation’s #stlcards 2025 Top 50 prospect countdown is the system’s 2023 Pitcher of the Year. RH Max Rajcic didn’t pitch to that level in 2024, but consistently improved after a slow start and is knocking on the door to Triple-A. https://t.co/3rMHqvOvW5 pic.twitter.com/80HZs8MT6d
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) December 12, 2024
The Cardinal Nation’s 2025 #STLCards Top 50 prospect countdown reaches no. 18 with a right-hander who broke out in his age 21 season in Class-A. What is next for Darlin Saladin? https://t.co/U3cfRdzdNU pic.twitter.com/E8auTVcsDV
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) December 13, 2024
At no. 17 in The Cardinal Nation’s #STLCards 2025 Top 50 prospect countdown is an outfielder who spent 2024 at High-A, but did not replicate his prior success. How will Won-Bin Cho’s age 21 season unfold? https://t.co/6zX90klcN6 pic.twitter.com/bRQWmM7jph
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) December 14, 2024
The Cardinal Nation’s 2025 #STLCards Top 50 prospect countdown reaches no. 16 with a very effective reliever whose two professional seasons ended on the injured list. What is ahead for Zack Showalter in his age 21 season? https://t.co/U5k1uAHiDz pic.twitter.com/La2Rjv2Bj7
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) December 15, 2024
The Cardinal Nation’s #STLCards Top 50 prospect countdown for 2025 reaches no. 15 with a former Mizzou right-hander. Will Ian Bedell work his way into the big-league mix or become the next Connor Thomas? Free report! https://t.co/jqif74CCQE pic.twitter.com/Rzdh5VXhR2
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) December 16, 2024
The first hurdle for a player is establishing that he can physically play the game. I left Bedell off my list for that reason.
Ranked 14th in The Cardinal Nation’s 2025 Top 50 prospect countdown is the org’s 2022 Pitcher of the Year. Gordon Graceffo has two years of Triple-A experience and debuted with the #STLCards in 2024. What does he need to do to stick in the bigs? https://t.co/MdCk0Uwdj0 pic.twitter.com/6gPbHAgCFX
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) December 17, 2024
At no. 13 in The Cardinal Nation’s 2025 #STLCards Top 50 prospect countdown is a 6-foot-7 right-hander who improved throughout his first full season as a professional. Chen-Wei Lin’s manager explains why he has upside that others may lack. https://t.co/ucfe0s1ASi pic.twitter.com/7KEl7pShKd
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) December 18, 2024
The Cardinal Nation’s 2025 #STLCards Top 50 prospect countdown reaches no. 12 with a 40-man roster RHP who started 2024 strongly before a long period out with injury. Sem Robberse should be ready to go in the spring. https://t.co/zcGepGz7I9 pic.twitter.com/UCiWfbot3o
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) December 19, 2024
Coming in at no. 11 on The Cardinal Nation’s 2025 #STLCards Top 50 prospect countdown is a speedster whose early struggles in the majors confirm he was rushed. We all know how Victor Scott initially fared, but what should he do to become the “center fielder of the present”?… pic.twitter.com/GCybbb4E2a
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) December 20, 2024
LouisEu, good question. I covered that in the article. Technically, he is not, but realistically, he is.
The Cardinal Nation’s #stlcards Top 50 prospect countdown for 2025 reaches no. 10 with the Cardinals’ 2023 first rounder. After an eventful second half, OF Chase Davis is poised for a big run at Double-A. Free report! https://t.co/qUw9rk6Frr pic.twitter.com/PDX4HzncST
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) December 21, 2024
At no. 9 on The Cardinal Nation’s 2025 #stlcards Top 50 prospect countdown is a four-year Top 10 prospect in the system who impressed in his 2024 St. Louis debut. Is Michael McGreevy ready for the big-league rotation? https://t.co/nm0Uur5eiW pic.twitter.com/PDMjvLqubh
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) December 22, 2024
The Cardinal Nation’s 2025 #stlcards Top 50 prospect countdown reaches no. 8 with a catcher whose offense has been more than 10% above league average in all three US seasons. Soon after turning 21, Leonardo Bernal should open at Double-A. https://t.co/YnpaHzcMyh pic.twitter.com/KLnYNIRoUb
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) December 23, 2024
Yes, we want him to do poorly in the Texas League because apparently that will be a better predictor of his future success. Doing well is the kiss of death for a prospect.
At no. 7 in The Cardinal Nation’s 2025 #STLCards Top 50 prospect countdown is a left hander with excellent stuff whose two professional seasons have been marred by elbow problems. What is next for Cooper Hjerpe? https://t.co/sTe8oaMEPX pic.twitter.com/mHlAFUtm3a
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) December 24, 2024
I wonder if Hjerpe had TJ to fix his elbow this off season or if there is a year long lay off to do it still in his future. If the latter, he’s going to run out of time.
I don’t have him on my prospect list at all. The reason is that stuff doesn’t matter if throwing it blows out his arm. Said another way, only the stuff that his arm can tolerate matters. Can he be dominate or even effective if limited to that subset of stuff? We don’t know because he obviously hasn’t tried that. So we have no idea if he is actually a prospect in real life. Same can be said for Roby, who is also not on my reality based list for the same reason.
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