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Down on the Farm: The St. Louis Cardinals – August 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 18 138.4 wRC+, 0.260/0.356/0.498, 31 HR, 2 SB, 80 Runs, 91 RBI
2 JJ Wetherholt SS AAA 22 122.3 wRC+, 0.261/0.355/0.429, 19 HR, 14 SB, 74 Runs, 69 RBI
3 Blaze Jordan 3B AAA 22 110.1 wRC+, 0.269/0.318/0.435, 18 HR, 1 SB, 64 Runs, 75 RBI
4 Deniel Ortiz 3B A+ 20 102.3 wRC+, 0.236/0.321/0.396, 19 HR, 25 SB, 66 Runs, 65 RBI
5 Jesus Baez SS A+ 20 104.1 wRC+, 0.248/0.310/0.421, 22 HR, 3 SB, 63 Runs, 74 RBI
6 Riley O’Brien RP MLB 30 3.29 ERA, 35 IP, 16 BB, 40 K, 10.3 K/9, 1.22 WHIP
7 Quinn Mathews SP AAA 24 4.06 ERA, 147 IP, 72 BB, 152 K, 9.3 K/9, 1.29 WHIP
8 Joshua Baez RF AA 22 95.0 wRC+, 0.226/0.307/0.385, 18 HR, 38 SB, 67 Runs, 65 RBI
9 Leonardo Bernal C AA 21 102.7 wRC+, 0.249/0.318/0.401, 17 HR, 9 SB, 64 Runs, 67 RBI
10 Yairo Padilla SS CPX 18 94.5 wRC+, 0.245/0.312/0.375, 12 HR, 42 SB, 69 Runs, 55 RBI
11 Tekoah Roby SP AAA 23 4.06 ERA, 144 IP, 46 BB, 128 K, 8.0 K/9, 1.18 WHIP
12 Jimmy Crooks C AAA 23 98.5 wRC+, 0.247/0.314/0.389, 16 HR, 1 SB, 64 Runs, 63 RBI
13 Yeferson Portolatin SS DSL 17 94.2 wRC+, 0.204/0.342/0.325, 11 HR, 26 SB, 69 Runs, 49 RBI
14 Matthew Miura N/A A 21 90.7 wRC+, 0.231/0.307/0.367, 15 HR, 25 SB, 64 Runs, 59 RBI
15 Yaxson Lucena RF DSL 17 94.2 wRC+, 0.232/0.309/0.379, 17 HR, 3 SB, 64 Runs, 63 RBI
16 Kenly Hunter CF DSL 17 86.4 wRC+, 0.238/0.300/0.357, 12 HR, 23 SB, 64 Runs, 53 RBI
17 Tink Hence SP AA 22 4.14 ERA, 117 IP, 48 BB, 109 K, 8.4 K/9, 1.26 WHIP
18 Drew Rom SP MLB 25 4.36 ERA, 142 IP, 52 BB, 127 K, 8.1 K/9, 1.26 WHIP
19 Zach Levenson LF AA 23 84.4 wRC+, 0.213/0.296/0.356, 16 HR, 6 SB, 62 Runs, 61 RBI
20 Ian Petrutz LF A+ 22 89.2 wRC+, 0.237/0.316/0.344, 9 HR, 4 SB, 61 Runs, 51 RBI
21 Bryan Torres CF AAA 27 88.8 wRC+, 0.250/0.332/0.316, 2 HR, 22 SB, 62 Runs, 37 RBI
22 Matt Svanson RP MLB 26 3.74 ERA, 44 IP, 17 BB, 41 K, 8.5 K/9, 1.22 WHIP
23 Miguel Hernandez SS DSL 17 80.5 wRC+, 0.210/0.293/0.343, 15 HR, 21 SB, 61 Runs, 56 RBI
24 Nathan Church N/A MLB 24 84.1 wRC+, 0.247/0.300/0.348, 8 HR, 17 SB, 61 Runs, 49 RBI
25 Luis Gastelum RP AA 23 3.73 ERA, 48 IP, 15 BB, 48 K, 8.9 K/9, 1.14 WHIP
26 Edward Guribe CF DSL 18 78.5 wRC+, 0.215/0.270/0.371, 19 HR, 3 SB, 57 Runs, 68 RBI
27 Michael Dattalo N/A A 21 80.6 wRC+, 0.223/0.291/0.347, 12 HR, 10 SB, 61 Runs, 56 RBI
28 Matt Lloyd 1B AAA 29 80.3 wRC+, 0.218/0.289/0.349, 14 HR, 8 SB, 59 Runs, 57 RBI
29 Ryan Weingartner N/A A 20 78.3 wRC+, 0.217/0.289/0.339, 12 HR, 19 SB, 63 Runs, 53 RBI
30 Sem Robberse SP AAA 23 4.55 ERA, 150 IP, 54 BB, 116 K, 6.9 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 Blaze Jordan Brendan Donovan Bryan Torres Jordan Walker
Projected Backup Willson Contreras Josh Kross Thomas Saggese Masyn Winn Deniel Ortiz Ian Petrutz Kenly Hunter Lars Nootbaar
Depth Iván Herrera R.J. Yeager Jose Fermin Jesus Baez Nolan Arenado Zach Levenson Edward Guribe Joshua Baez

Starting Pitchers

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

Relief Pitchers

Projected Closer Riley O’Brien
Projected Setup #1 JoJo Romero
Projected Setup #2 Matt Svanson
Next Up Packy Naughton
Next Up Luis Gastelum
Next Up Kyle Leahy
Depth Ryan Fernandez
Depth Keynan Middleton
Depth Andre Granillo
Depth Jorge Alcala

Top prospects by tool!

Hit Power Speed
JJ Wetherholt – 60 Rainiel Rodriguez – 70 Yairo Padilla – 70
Rainiel Rodriguez – 60 Jesus Baez – 55 Joshua Baez – 70
Blaze Jordan – 60 Miguel Hernandez – 50 Yeferson Portolatin – 60

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