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Down on the Farm: The St. Louis Cardinals – July 2025

Down on the Farm: The St. Louis Cardinals – October 2025

The St. Louis Cardinals Top 30 Prospects!

Rank Name Position Level Age Projections
1 Rainiel Rodriguez C A 18 127.0 wRC+, 0.252/0.344/0.467, 26 HR, 3 SB, 77 Runs, 84 RBI
2 JJ Wetherholt SS AAA 22 121.4 wRC+, 0.261/0.357/0.421, 17 HR, 11 SB, 75 Runs, 66 RBI
3 Riley O’Brien RP MLB 30 3.16 ERA, 36 IP, 16 BB, 42 K, 10.6 K/9, 1.19 WHIP
4 Leonardo Bernal C AA 21 105.1 wRC+, 0.254/0.320/0.408, 17 HR, 9 SB, 64 Runs, 68 RBI
5 Deniel Ortiz 3B A 20 99.9 wRC+, 0.230/0.319/0.388, 20 HR, 24 SB, 66 Runs, 64 RBI
6 Yairo Padilla SS CPX 18 94.6 wRC+, 0.245/0.312/0.375, 12 HR, 42 SB, 69 Runs, 55 RBI
7 Quinn Mathews SP AAA 24 4.11 ERA, 145 IP, 74 BB, 149 K, 9.3 K/9, 1.31 WHIP
8 Tekoah Roby SP AAA 23 4.08 ERA, 144 IP, 46 BB, 127 K, 7.9 K/9, 1.18 WHIP
9 Joshua Baez RF AA 22 90.5 wRC+, 0.220/0.299/0.378, 18 HR, 36 SB, 66 Runs, 65 RBI
10 Jimmy Crooks C AAA 23 98.1 wRC+, 0.244/0.312/0.391, 16 HR, 1 SB, 65 Runs, 64 RBI
11 Yeferson Portolatin SS DSL 17 94.2 wRC+, 0.204/0.342/0.325, 11 HR, 26 SB, 69 Runs, 49 RBI
12 Yaxson Lucena RF DSL 17 94.2 wRC+, 0.232/0.309/0.379, 17 HR, 3 SB, 64 Runs, 63 RBI
13 Ian Petrutz LF A+ 22 94.4 wRC+, 0.242/0.324/0.356, 10 HR, 5 SB, 63 Runs, 53 RBI
14 Tink Hence SP AA 22 4.12 ERA, 117 IP, 48 BB, 110 K, 8.4 K/9, 1.25 WHIP
15 Kenly Hunter CF DSL 17 86.4 wRC+, 0.238/0.300/0.357, 12 HR, 23 SB, 64 Runs, 53 RBI
16 Nathan Church RF AAA 24 87.7 wRC+, 0.249/0.305/0.356, 9 HR, 17 SB, 62 Runs, 51 RBI
17 Bryan Torres CF AAA 27 89.1 wRC+, 0.250/0.333/0.317, 2 HR, 24 SB, 62 Runs, 37 RBI
18 Drew Rom SP MLB 25 4.38 ERA, 143 IP, 52 BB, 128 K, 8.1 K/9, 1.26 WHIP
19 Miguel Hernandez SS DSL 17 80.5 wRC+, 0.210/0.293/0.343, 15 HR, 21 SB, 61 Runs, 56 RBI
20 Matt Lloyd 1B AAA 29 82.3 wRC+, 0.219/0.294/0.349, 14 HR, 7 SB, 60 Runs, 57 RBI
21 Travis Honeyman DH A+ 23 86.8 wRC+, 0.233/0.317/0.332, 8 HR, 3 SB, 61 Runs, 48 RBI
22 Josh Kross 1B A+ 22 78.7 wRC+, 0.211/0.269/0.374, 20 HR, 2 SB, 64 Runs, 67 RBI
23 Edward Guribe CF DSL 18 78.5 wRC+, 0.215/0.270/0.371, 19 HR, 3 SB, 57 Runs, 68 RBI
24 Ramon Mendoza 2B AAA 24 81.3 wRC+, 0.216/0.302/0.332, 11 HR, 3 SB, 62 Runs, 51 RBI
25 Sebastian Dos Santos 2B DSL 17 75.4 wRC+, 0.207/0.279/0.343, 14 HR, 15 SB, 66 Runs, 56 RBI
26 Zach Levenson LF A+ 23 78.2 wRC+, 0.206/0.292/0.335, 14 HR, 6 SB, 61 Runs, 56 RBI
27 Noah Mendlinger 3B AA 24 86.0 wRC+, 0.242/0.333/0.303, 2 HR, 6 SB, 59 Runs, 36 RBI
28 Matt Svanson RP MLB 26 3.87 ERA, 43 IP, 17 BB, 39 K, 8.1 K/9, 1.24 WHIP
29 Anyelo Encarnacion SS A+ 21 76.5 wRC+, 0.202/0.288/0.334, 14 HR, 11 SB, 61 Runs, 54 RBI
30 Sem Robberse SP AAA 23 4.58 ERA, 150 IP, 54 BB, 114 K, 6.8 K/9, 1.27 WHIP

Projected organization depth!

Below are the top projected players at peak for each position at the MLB level.

C 1B 2B SS 3B LF CF RF
Projected Starter Rainiel Rodriguez Matt Lloyd Nolan Gorman JJ Wetherholt Deniel Ortiz Brendan Donovan Bryan Torres Jordan Walker
Projected Backup Iván Herrera Josh Kross Thomas Saggese Masyn Winn Nolan Arenado Ian Petrutz Kenly Hunter Lars Nootbaar
Depth Willson Contreras R.J. Yeager Jose Fermin Yairo Padilla Noah Mendlinger Zach Levenson Edward Guribe Yaxson Lucena

Starting Pitchers

Projected #1 Sonny Gray
Projected #2 Andre Pallante
Projected #3 Michael McGreevy
Projected #4 Lance Lynn
Projected #5 Quinn Mathews
Depth Steven Matz
Depth Tekoah Roby
Depth Matthew Liberatore
Depth Tink Hence
Depth Miles Mikolas

Relief Pitchers

Projected Closer Ryan Helsley
Projected Setup #1 Riley O’Brien
Projected Setup #2 JoJo Romero
Next Up Phil Maton
Next Up Packy Naughton
Next Up Matt Svanson
Depth Luis Gastelum
Depth Kyle Leahy
Depth John King
Depth Ryan Fernandez

Top prospects by tool!

Hit Power Speed
JJ Wetherholt – 60 Rainiel Rodriguez – 60 Yairo Padilla – 70
Bryan Torres – 55 Miguel Hernandez – 50 Yeferson Portolatin – 60
Rainiel Rodriguez – 55 Deniel Ortiz – 50 Daniel Rojas – 60

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