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Not a fan of drafting a DH type player in the first 3 -4 rounds, but no doubt Ferraro can hit maybe as good as anyone in this draft.. but I don’t see him anything but a DH.
Montessa is interesting…he pitched at Adelphi then transferred to West Va. and wasn’t great during the regular season, but he was outstanding in there Regional College World Series games that I saw.
Well at least on somewhat right track with a College Pitcher
Kuhns turned down seven-figure overtures from multiple big league clubs in the 2024 Draft before ultimately going unselected. He tired down the stretch of his freshman season at Tennessee before looking spectacular in three Cape Cod League starts last summer. One of the top sophomore-eligible pitching prospects in the 2026 crop, he’s making a push for the first round by heating up after a slow start. Kuhns spins the ball very well, producing good carry on a fastball that parks at 93-96 mph and peaks at 98 and downer break on an upper-70s curveball. Both are plus offerings and they can become more formidable if they add more power as he continues to fill out his 6-foot-3 frame. He has struggled to find a reliable third pitch, scrapping his upper-80s cutter while still struggling to land his mid-80s changeup or low-80s slider for strikes. Kuhns has the ingredients to pitch in the front half of a rotation. He’s doing a better of job of repeating his athletic delivery as he gets stronger, which also could help him develop a more dependable third option. He battled his control and command for much of his freshman season but pounded the zone on the Cape and has continued to do so this spring.
Don’t know much about HS players this year…ESPN projected Condon at 14 and MLB had him at 13
Seems like there is some question on his power and moving to wood bats if he will hit for power
MLB writeup —
Condon’s combination of pure hit tool and 70-grade speed made him one of the more interesting prep hitters in the class. The left-handed hitter had been committed to Tennessee, but he’s not making it to campus.
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Curiel would have been my pick if he was there but he wasn’t….then Gracia…who was also goneFrom an Organization standpoint the Cardinals do not have a lot of OF prospects that can hit, so this makes sense position wise as well as he can play CF with his speed.
Not sure the fascination w/ Roycroft….he has shown countless times he cannot get major league hitters out….Racjic has had a couple of bumpy outings at Memphis lately but he is a clear upgrade.
Would be nice if the Blue Jays fell out of the wild card next few weeks and they could go get Gausman….that would help the rotation and the bullpen as they could drop one of Leahy or Liberatore to the pen.
Jordan at 3rd could be an interesting experience defensively…. But he deserves an opportunity his bat has been strong at Memphis this year.
I like Dobbins as a long reliever, not as much as a starter.
Keith Laws latest Mock in the Athletic has:
1)Lackey, GT Catcher going 1st to White Sox…was not blown away with him in the NCAA regionals against OU… think he was 1-13 in those 3 games they played in Atlanta, but that is a small sample size.
2) Bell, U. Kentucky SS going 2nd to Rays….seen some mocks he would go in the teens
3) Cholowsky, SS UCLA going to Twins….Cholowsky has been kind of the mock consensus #1 (UCLA was bad in the NCAA Tourney don’t know if this is related)
4) Emerson High School SS, Giants….Giants would probably do cartwheels if this played out
He had Cardinals taking Strosnider TCU OF….he did say if Curiel (LSU OF) was available that could be the pick
I think I would prefer Gracia or Curiel at 13
And then a pitcher at 32, and hopefully a Mason Edwards (USC) or Dietz is there.But really it should be the Best Player Available at those spots
Think at some point they need an OF that can hit b/c …the minors seem a little shallow here…..though Peete has had a nice start at Peoria
If it’s a college pitcher @ 13 have to think one or 2 of these will be available Dietz, Flukey, Carlon or Peterson….ESPN has Dietz going at 30.
If it’s a college bat some names may be Bell, Gracia , Curiel, Hacopian….would think you have to throw LeBron in here as well (had a down year and expectations were high), but if he could have came out last year he probably was a top 7 pick …Have seen some mentions of both Gracia and Curiel to St. Louis in some mocks at 13 that would make sense as both are OF’s
If it’s high school, I have no clue.
It is interesting that they haven’t called up the best reliever at Memphis for this season, Max Rajcic, guess they don’t want to add him to the 40 man…but will be interesting to see if at the trade deadline they deal some relievers at the major league level and then promote him.
Rajcic’s stats this year @ Memphis
4 W, 1 L, 1.77 ERA, 5 saves in 6 opportunities, 35.2 IP, 25 hits, 41 K’s, 12 BB, 2 HR,1.04 WHIP
Keith Law’s top 100 prospects in the draft is out in the athletic… just by going with that the Cardinals would get: (Likely will get none of these 5)
13) Hunter Dietz LHP Arkansas Univ.
32) Landon Thorne SS High school in Illinois
50) Taj Marchand SS Charleston SC High school
68) Coleman Borthwick P Florida High School
72) Ty Head OF NC State
86) Beau Peterson 3B High School in KansasLook at some of the Memphis pitchers
Matthew’s last 4 starts
18 1/3 IP, 8 hits, 4 earned runs, 24 K’s, 13 walks
Hansen Last 3 starts at Memphis
13 2/3 IP, 11 hits, 2 earned runs, 11 K’s, 3 walks
Mautz 6 starts
25.1 IP, 16 Hits allowed, 8 earned, 26 K’s, 19 walks
Rajcic in releif
21 2/3 IP, 19 hits allowed, 5 earned runs, 23 K’s, 8 walks
Skeenes has not had a lot of success against the Cardinals in his career, I believe that is now an 0-5 record
Svanson 15.2 IP ERA 10.34, Walks 12 Hits 21….he has been a little better his last few but seems to avg a walk/per IP
Bruhil…15.1 IP, ERA 5.87. Walks 11, Hits 12…. To much traffic on the bases when he pitches
Stanek….12 IP, 9.00 ERA walks 12, Hits 16….human rally cap right now, with all the people on base
They have plenty of others they could move on the 40 man if they need to make changes, Roycroft and Luis Peralta are both on the 40 man. Roycroft though has pitched well at Memphis since being sent down
I would go with this Bullpen and see how it works
Right Handers
Graceffo
Fernandez
O’Brien
Soriano
Rajcic…DFA Bruhil to add to 40 man
GastelumLefty’s
Romero
Zimmerman….DFA Stanek to make room on 40 manMemphis bound….Svanson
Matthew’s last 2 starts combined 9 1/3 IP 3 hits 2 earned 12 K’s 9 walks
So the walks are concerning….but in the minors walks are up the last few years b/c of ABS according to an article I read in the Athletic….that would not make up for that high # that he has given up though…so he will have to get that cleaned up but he certainly has his velocity back after last years injury, will just need to keep working to refine the mechanics and control this year if he can do that he could be a pretty good option next year.
I would guess at some point Nootbar gets back…if he can hit .240 or better that would be a lift for the OF offense, I’d like to see Scott hit better but his coverage in CF is pretty important right now.
May, McGreevy, Libby, Leahy and Pallante have been decent….No real lockdown starter but they usually keep them in games
The Bullpen is a big issue though…might be interesting when Dobbins is ready on what they do with either Pallante or Leahy….1 of those 3 will have to go to the Pen
I have to think at some point Crooks is going to be up for either Pages or Pozo if he keeps hitting w/ power…think he is hitting around .285 with 7 or 8 HR’s at Memphis.
I think if they had 2 more solid releif pitchers and a catcher that could hit over .240 they could be pretty solid this year.
O’Brien and Romero both are going to be interesting ones around the trade deadline…probably depend on where they are in the standings
