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As the offense slowed, the #stlcards went 2-5 last week against two last-place teams and a makeup game and are just 3-7 since the break. In 12 IP, Kyle Leahy allowed just three runs with 13 Ks. Our history feature identifies the five Ford Frick Award winners prior to Joe Buck… pic.twitter.com/AWeEbfRxYg
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) July 27, 2026
The #stlcards system was 3-1 on Sunday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Springfield’s Zach Levenson, slugged three home runs, including a grand slam, in a six-RBI game. Other standouts: Thomas Saggese, Victor Scott II, Joshua Báez, Hancel Rincon, Jalin Flores and… pic.twitter.com/ymjYdjcYzN
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) July 27, 2026
Winquest’s ERA by month.
April 12.00
May 1.59
June 6.30
July 5.63Can I have the May version, please? 😉
Complete list of Memphis relievers with a Triple-A ERA under 5.00:
Brycen Mautz 3.18 (5 2/3 innings – on 40-man)
Victor Santos 3.38 (10 2/3 innings)
Ryan Fernandez 3.96 (on 40-man)
Hancel Rincon 4.20That’s all folks!
Mozeliak, on report that he will remain as Angels GM: “Nothing’s been determined right now. I know what I signed up for. I know what we agreed to. I’m going to continue working every day to honor that.”
He’s still planning to search for a new GM after the deadline.
— Jeff Fletcher (@JeffFletcherOCR) July 26, 2026
Palm Beach (Cardinals) and Jupiter (Marlins) play in the main stadium. The FCL teams play on the back fields.
Palm Beach is there all season, too.
Plus, the Jupiter complex is the busiest facility in the US for youth tournaments.
Palm Beach County owns the complex and paid much of the renovation cost. The Cardinals and Marlins lease their parts.
C27 asked:
How much does mlb save by having the Fcl start earlier? Shouldn’t player development Abe more important than $$?
They save a month of salary for up to 35 players and coaches. Until the past few years, players received no salary for extended spring training. Since teams have to pay them now, the partial solution was to cut a month of development out of every season.
Since they eliminated two entire levels not long ago, the primary motivation seems clear.
It hurts that they end the FCL season so early that none of the draft picks can play. A few of the college hitters may debut with Palm Beach at some point in August.
bling said:
But I guess putting AAA meatballs in the parking lot is how a guy gets called up.
Well, it hasn’t worked for Baez yet. Last I checked he leads Triple-A in home runs.
The challenge of guys like Strzelecki is that having no options remaining means he could be one and done.
The #stlcards rookie FL Complex League Cards finished the below-.500 season with a strong 8-6 stretch. SS Miguel Hernandez set the team's new single season HR record, punctuated by a final-day grand slam. https://t.co/8jaF0qtFtP pic.twitter.com/FBKyYjNIc8
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) July 26, 2026
The #stlcards system was 2-3 on Saturday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Springfield LHP Liam Doyle, pitched five scoreless innings on just two hits with four strikeouts. Other standouts: Leo Bernal, Jesús Báez, Tanner Franklin, Anyelo Encarnación, Gabriel Chinchilla… pic.twitter.com/3T9VFPQ1YZ
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) July 26, 2026
If someone said that Noot should be sold at a discount, I disagree also. But if he can fetch full value, I say, “Do it!”. The potential fill in role in CF does not justify keeping him, IMO, if they get a good offer. My view is that his value will likely never be higher as he proved he is healthy and playing close to his career norm. But when all is said and done, he is a 5-10% above MLB average player (OPS+).
He is a year and a half away from free agency and he isn’t going to be here when the Cardinals are truly competitive again. If they don’t get the good offer now, I bet he will certainly be traded in the upcoming offseason.
However, because of a potential lockout stalling all offseason activity, if I was the Cards, that would give me additional incentive to move him now. Either way, Noot walks after the 2027 season. He is not a core player to get a big, multi-year deal – at least not here.
Agree 100%. What I found odd was that they thought enough of this to issue a press release. That seems unusual for these kinds of pitchers treated as disposable.
Rats, some other team had to DEVELOP that MOTO bat and really good SP you want. The Cardinals’ plan is to do the development themselves. And if they still have gaps 2-3 years down the road when those additions could help the team go deeper in the playoffs, then they will go into the market. It isn’t going to happen now.
They had the MOTO bat (Contreras) and the really good SP (Gray) you want as recently as last season and the Cardinals still didn’t win. It was because the rest of the roster isn’t good enough. You have to wait until the entire roster improves.
gscottar said:
I think it is a fair argument to say the Burly and Herrera don’t fit on the roster together and one should go.
Why do you say that? One plays first and the other DHes. One bats left, the other right. There is no redundancy and neither one of them is blocking anyone else.
The Cardinals already cleared up the redundancy at these positions when they traded Contreras.