Down on the Farm: The St. Louis Cardinals – April 2026
Down on the farm: St. Louis Cardinals
April 2026 – powered by OOPSY peak projections
4top 100 prospects
23.2avg prospect age
Rainiel Rodriguez#1 ranked prospect
Top 10 prospects
1
Rainiel Rodriguez
C A+ — Age 19
127.3 wRC+, 0.259/0.343/0.474, 27 HR, 2 SB, 77 Runs, 85 RBI — 4.3 WAR
Hit 55Power 60Speed 40
2
JJ Wetherholt
SS MLB — Age 23
116.3 wRC+, 0.255/0.352/0.413, 18 HR, 14 SB, 73 Runs, 68 RBI — 3.5 WAR
Hit 60Power 50Speed 50
3
Joshua Baez +99
RF AAA — Age 23
105.9 wRC+, 0.240/0.319/0.422, 21 HR, 35 SB, 75 Runs, 73 RBI — 2.5 WAR
Hit 40Power 55Speed 60
4
Tanner Franklin +371
SP A+ — Age 22
3.77 ERA, 110 IP, 44 BB, 113 K, 9.2 K/9, 1.28 WHIP — 2.4 WAR
Stuff 60Command 55Power 70
5
Jimmy Crooks +161
C MLB — Age 24
98.3 wRC+, 0.243/0.312/0.401, 19 HR, 1 SB, 68 Runs, 69 RBI — 2.2 WAR
Hit 45Power 50Speed 20
6
Deniel Ortiz +23
3B AA — Age 21
103.6 wRC+, 0.241/0.325/0.402, 20 HR, 22 SB, 69 Runs, 68 RBI — 2.0 WAR
Hit 50Power 50Speed 55
7
Brandon Clarke -113
SP A+ — Age 22
3.89 ERA, 92 IP, 48 BB, 95 K, 9.4 K/9, 1.44 WHIP — 2.0 WAR
8
Quinn Mathews +240
SP AAA — Age 25
4.29 ERA, 146 IP, 78 BB, 147 K, 9.1 K/9, 1.47 WHIP — 2.0 WAR
Stuff 50Command 45Power 50
9
Yairo Padilla +69
SS CPX — Age 18
90.5 wRC+, 0.240/0.311/0.371, 13 HR, 37 SB, 70 Runs, 59 RBI — 1.9 WAR
Hit 50Power 45Speed 70
10
Tekoah Roby +39
SP AAA — Age 23
4.26 ERA, 144 IP, 45 BB, 126 K, 7.9 K/9, 1.32 WHIP — 1.9 WAR
11
Leo Bernal
C
AAA — 22 — 94.3 wRC+, 0.243/0.311/0.388 — 1.9 WAR
Leo Bernal
C
AAA — 22 — 94.3 wRC+, 0.243/0.311/0.388 — 1.9 WAR
12
Blaze Jordan
3B
AAA — 23 — 106.9 wRC+, 0.268/0.316/0.434 — 1.7 WAR
Blaze Jordan
3B
AAA — 23 — 106.9 wRC+, 0.268/0.316/0.434 — 1.7 WAR
13
Jesus Baez
SS
A+ — 21 — 94.1 wRC+, 0.245/0.300/0.407 — 1.7 WAR
Jesus Baez
SS
A+ — 21 — 94.1 wRC+, 0.245/0.300/0.407 — 1.7 WAR
14
Luis Gastelum
RP
AAA — 24 — 3.99 ERA, 48 IP — 1.6 WAR
Luis Gastelum
RP
AAA — 24 — 3.99 ERA, 48 IP — 1.6 WAR
15
Drew Rom
SP
MLB — 26 — 4.37 ERA, 121 IP — 1.3 WAR
Drew Rom
SP
MLB — 26 — 4.37 ERA, 121 IP — 1.3 WAR
16
Tai Peete
CF
A+ — 20 — 83.4 wRC+, 0.227/0.285/0.385 — 1.3 WAR
Tai Peete
CF
A+ — 20 — 83.4 wRC+, 0.227/0.285/0.385 — 1.3 WAR
17
Nathan Church
CF
MLB — 25 — 84.5 wRC+, 0.246/0.304/0.359 — 1.2 WAR
Nathan Church
CF
MLB — 25 — 84.5 wRC+, 0.246/0.304/0.359 — 1.2 WAR
18
Tink Hence
SP
AAA — 23 — 4.45 ERA, 107 IP — 1.0 WAR
Tink Hence
SP
AAA — 23 — 4.45 ERA, 107 IP — 1.0 WAR
19
Bryan Torres
2B
AAA — 28 — 88.2 wRC+, 0.247/0.331/0.328 — 1.0 WAR
Bryan Torres
2B
AAA — 28 — 88.2 wRC+, 0.247/0.331/0.328 — 1.0 WAR
20
Braden Davis
SP
AA — 23 — 4.64 ERA, 133 IP — 1.0 WAR
Braden Davis
SP
AA — 23 — 4.64 ERA, 133 IP — 1.0 WAR
21
Mason Molina
SP
AA — 22 — 4.70 ERA, 131 IP — 1.0 WAR
Mason Molina
SP
AA — 22 — 4.70 ERA, 131 IP — 1.0 WAR
22
Austin Love
RP
AA — 27 — 4.25 ERA, 46 IP — 0.9 WAR
Austin Love
RP
AA — 27 — 4.25 ERA, 46 IP — 0.9 WAR
23
Rob Kaminsky
SP
AAA — 30 — 4.37 ERA, 87 IP — 0.9 WAR
Rob Kaminsky
SP
AAA — 30 — 4.37 ERA, 87 IP — 0.9 WAR
24
Chen-Wei Lin
SP
AA — 24 — 4.66 ERA, 128 IP — 0.9 WAR
Chen-Wei Lin
SP
AA — 24 — 4.66 ERA, 128 IP — 0.9 WAR
25
Sem Robberse
SP
AAA — 23 — 4.80 ERA, 150 IP — 0.9 WAR
Sem Robberse
SP
AAA — 23 — 4.80 ERA, 150 IP — 0.9 WAR
26
Anyelo Encarnacion
SS
A+ — 22 — 75.9 wRC+, 0.211/0.286/0.347 — 0.9 WAR
Anyelo Encarnacion
SS
A+ — 22 — 75.9 wRC+, 0.211/0.286/0.347 — 0.9 WAR
27
Ryan Campos
C
AA — 23 — 78.8 wRC+, 0.220/0.306/0.326 — 0.8 WAR
Ryan Campos
C
AA — 23 — 78.8 wRC+, 0.220/0.306/0.326 — 0.8 WAR
28
Brycen Mautz
SP
AAA — 24 — 4.89 ERA, 151 IP — 0.8 WAR
Brycen Mautz
SP
AAA — 24 — 4.89 ERA, 151 IP — 0.8 WAR
29
Jon Jon Gazdar
SS
AA — 24 — 77.1 wRC+, 0.237/0.302/0.329 — 0.8 WAR
Jon Jon Gazdar
SS
AA — 24 — 77.1 wRC+, 0.237/0.302/0.329 — 0.8 WAR
30
Trevor Haskins
SS
A — 23 — 75.7 wRC+, 0.212/0.293/0.334 — 0.7 WAR
Trevor Haskins
SS
A — 23 — 75.7 wRC+, 0.212/0.293/0.334 — 0.7 WAR
Future depth chart (peak projections)
C
Rainiel Rodriguez
Jimmy Crooks
Leo Bernal
1B
Willson Contreras
Alec Burleson
Johnfrank Salazar
2B
Thomas Saggese
Jose Fermin
Bryan Torres
SS
Masyn Winn
JJ Wetherholt
Yairo Padilla
3B
Nolan Gorman
Deniel Ortiz
Blaze Jordan
LF
Joshua Baez
Lars Nootbaar
Jordan Walker
CF
Joshua Baez
Lars Nootbaar
Jordan Walker
RF
Joshua Baez
Lars Nootbaar
Jordan Walker
Projected rotation and bullpen
Starting rotation
SP1Sonny Gray3.60 ERA, 183 IP, 184 K
SP2Tanner Franklin3.77 ERA, 110 IP, 113 K
SP3Brandon Clarke3.89 ERA, 92 IP, 95 K
SP4Quinn Mathews4.29 ERA, 146 IP, 147 K
SP5Tekoah Roby4.26 ERA, 144 IP, 126 K
DepthAndre Pallante4.33 ERA, 145 IP, 112 K
DepthMatthew Liberatore4.27 ERA, 138 IP, 119 K
DepthHunter Dobbins4.48 ERA, 153 IP, 117 K
DepthMichael McGreevy4.62 ERA, 171 IP, 115 K
DepthDrew Rom4.37 ERA, 121 IP, 106 K
Bullpen
CloserRiley O’Brien3.06 ERA, 34 IP, 39 K
SetupPacky Naughton3.82 ERA, 41 IP, 39 K
SetupLuis Gastelum3.99 ERA, 48 IP, 45 K
Next upJoJo Romero3.71 ERA, 31 IP, 30 K
Next upAustin Love4.25 ERA, 46 IP, 45 K
DepthRyan Fernandez3.89 ERA, 36 IP, 38 K
DepthJohn King4.18 ERA, 33 IP, 25 K
DepthGeorge Soriano4.12 ERA, 49 IP, 48 K
DepthChris Roycroft4.36 ERA, 41 IP, 33 K
DepthMichael Watson4.58 ERA, 45 IP, 43 K
Top prospects by tool
Hit
JJ Wetherholt 60
Bryan Torres 60
Noah Mendlinger 60
Power
Rainiel Rodriguez 60
Joshua Baez 55
Jesus Baez 55
Speed
Yairo Padilla 70
Joshua Baez 60
Tai Peete 60
Stuff
Tanner Franklin 60
Luis Gastelum 55
Quinn Mathews 50
Command
Luis Gastelum 60
Drew Rom 60
Pete Hansen 60
Power (arm)
Tanner Franklin 70
Quinn Mathews 50
Luis Gastelum 50
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