photo: Jack Gurevitch, Ryan Mitchell (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)
The Class-A Palm Beach Cardinals, in conjunction with the St. Louis Cardinals, announced their 2026 Opening Day roster ahead of Thursday’s Opening Day matchup vs. the St. Lucie Mets.
The roster is made up of 13 position players and 17 pitchers, with the total representing the Class-A limit of 30 active players. Additionally, one is on the Development List and five others open 2026 on the Injured list.
PALM BEACH CARDINALS (Single-A)
PITCHERS (17): Yadiel Batista*, Liam Best, Alex Breckheimer, Cade Crossland*, Antoni Cuello, Dylan Driessen, Kaden Echeman, Jovi Gálvez, Yordy Herrera*, Robbie Knowles, Jack Martinez, Rubén Menes, Jacob Odle, Jake Shelagowski, Ty Van Dyke, Nelfy Ynfante, Ethan Young
CATCHERS (3): Alex Birge, Heriberto Caraballo, Chase Heath
INFIELDERS (6): Michael Dattalo, Jack Gurevitch, Trevor Haskins, Christian Martin, Jonathan Mejía, Ryan Weingartner
OUTFIELDERS (4): Ryan Mitchell, Cameron Nickens, Yordalin Peña, Luis Pino
DEVELOPMENT LIST (1): INF Johnfrank Salazar
INJURED LIST (5): RHP Andrew Dutkanych IV (60-day), LHP Bernard Mack (7-day), OF Matthew Miura (7-day), INF Yairo Padilla (7-day), RHP Anthony Watts (7-day)
Brian Walton’s take
The group is headlined by 2025 second round draft pick, prep outfielder Ryan Mitchell, The Cardinal Nation’s 19th-ranked prospect.
Opening Night starting pitcher Ethan Young was St. Louis’ fifth rounder in 2025, initially ranked 27th in the system by TCN.
Other potential members of the rotation include Cade Crossland, Ty Van Dyke, Jack Martinez, Jacob Odle and Alex Breckheimer.
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