Down on the Farm: The St. Louis Cardinals – May 2026
Down on the farm: St. Louis Cardinals
May 2026 – powered by OOPSY peak projections
3top 100 prospects
22.9avg prospect age
Rainiel Rodriguez#1 ranked prospect
Top 10 prospects
1
Rainiel Rodriguez -10
C AA — Age 19
116.6 wRC+, 0.251/0.331/0.448, 25 HR, 3 SB, 73 Runs, 79 RBI — 3.5 WAR
Hit 55Power 60Speed 40
2
Jimmy Crooks +49
C MLB — Age 24
99.3 wRC+, 0.240/0.315/0.400, 19 HR, 1 SB, 68 Runs, 69 RBI — 2.2 WAR
Hit 45Power 50Speed 20
3
Joshua Baez +4
CF AAA — Age 23
102.9 wRC+, 0.238/0.311/0.422, 22 HR, 34 SB, 74 Runs, 74 RBI — 2.2 WAR
Hit 40Power 55Speed 60
4
Brandon Clarke +81
SP A+ — Age 22
3.89 ERA, 92 IP, 48 BB, 95 K, 9.4 K/9, 1.44 WHIP — 2.0 WAR
5
Deniel Ortiz +24
3B AA — Age 21
103.4 wRC+, 0.241/0.325/0.401, 20 HR, 22 SB, 69 Runs, 68 RBI — 2.0 WAR
Hit 50Power 50Speed 55
6
Yairo Padilla +36
SS CPX — Age 19
90.5 wRC+, 0.240/0.311/0.371, 13 HR, 37 SB, 70 Runs, 59 RBI — 1.9 WAR
Hit 50Power 45Speed 70
7
Tekoah Roby +89
SP AAA — Age 23
4.26 ERA, 144 IP, 45 BB, 126 K, 7.9 K/9, 1.32 WHIP — 1.9 WAR
8
Leo Bernal +27
C AAA — Age 22
93.4 wRC+, 0.241/0.310/0.384, 17 HR, 8 SB, 64 Runs, 66 RBI — 1.7 WAR
Hit 50Power 50Speed 45
9
Quinn Mathews -283
SP AAA — Age 25
4.42 ERA, 144 IP, 78 BB, 142 K, 8.9 K/9, 1.49 WHIP — 1.6 WAR
Stuff 50Command 45Power 50
10
Tanner Franklin -561
SP A+ — Age 22
4.15 ERA, 114 IP, 49 BB, 107 K, 8.4 K/9, 1.34 WHIP — 1.6 WAR
Stuff 55Command 50Power 50
11
Blaze Jordan
3B
AAA — 23 — 105.9 wRC+, 0.267/0.314/0.432 — 1.6 WAR
Blaze Jordan
3B
AAA — 23 — 105.9 wRC+, 0.267/0.314/0.432 — 1.6 WAR
12
Drew Rom
SP
MLB — 26 — 4.15 ERA, 103 IP — 1.5 WAR
Drew Rom
SP
MLB — 26 — 4.15 ERA, 103 IP — 1.5 WAR
13
Luis Gastelum
RP
AAA — 24 — 4.07 ERA, 44 IP — 1.4 WAR
Luis Gastelum
RP
AAA — 24 — 4.07 ERA, 44 IP — 1.4 WAR
14
Jesus Baez
SS
A+ — 21 — 89.2 wRC+, 0.241/0.291/0.403 — 1.3 WAR
Jesus Baez
SS
A+ — 21 — 89.2 wRC+, 0.241/0.291/0.403 — 1.3 WAR
15
Liam Doyle
SP
AA — 22 — 4.42 ERA, 119 IP — 1.2 WAR
Liam Doyle
SP
AA — 22 — 4.42 ERA, 119 IP — 1.2 WAR
16
Chen-Wei Lin
SP
AA — 24 — 4.58 ERA, 130 IP — 1.1 WAR
Chen-Wei Lin
SP
AA — 24 — 4.58 ERA, 130 IP — 1.1 WAR
17
Bryan Torres
2B
MLB — 28 — 94.7 wRC+, 0.253/0.338/0.346 — 1.1 WAR
Bryan Torres
2B
MLB — 28 — 94.7 wRC+, 0.253/0.338/0.346 — 1.1 WAR
18
Tai Peete
CF
A+ — 20 — 80.2 wRC+, 0.225/0.279/0.380 — 1.0 WAR
Tai Peete
CF
A+ — 20 — 80.2 wRC+, 0.225/0.279/0.380 — 1.0 WAR
19
Tink Hence
SP
AAA — 23 — 4.40 ERA, 104 IP — 1.0 WAR
Tink Hence
SP
AAA — 23 — 4.40 ERA, 104 IP — 1.0 WAR
20
Jurrangelo Cijntje
SP
AA — 23 — 4.73 ERA, 139 IP — 1.0 WAR
Jurrangelo Cijntje
SP
AA — 23 — 4.73 ERA, 139 IP — 1.0 WAR
21
Pete Hansen
SP
AAA — 25 — 4.89 ERA, 159 IP — 0.9 WAR
Pete Hansen
SP
AAA — 25 — 4.89 ERA, 159 IP — 0.9 WAR
22
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
23
Anyelo Encarnacion
SS
A+ — 22 — 76.0 wRC+, 0.211/0.286/0.347 — 0.9 WAR
Anyelo Encarnacion
SS
A+ — 22 — 76.0 wRC+, 0.211/0.286/0.347 — 0.9 WAR
24
Brycen Mautz
SP
AAA — 24 — 4.85 ERA, 151 IP — 0.9 WAR
Brycen Mautz
SP
AAA — 24 — 4.85 ERA, 151 IP — 0.9 WAR
25
Ryan Campos
C
AA — 23 — 78.4 wRC+, 0.221/0.303/0.330 — 0.8 WAR
Ryan Campos
C
AA — 23 — 78.4 wRC+, 0.221/0.303/0.330 — 0.8 WAR
26
Mason Molina
SP
AA — 22 — 4.80 ERA, 130 IP — 0.7 WAR
Mason Molina
SP
AA — 22 — 4.80 ERA, 130 IP — 0.7 WAR
27
Ixan Henderson
SP
AA — 23 — 4.91 ERA, 152 IP — 0.7 WAR
Ixan Henderson
SP
AA — 23 — 4.91 ERA, 152 IP — 0.7 WAR
28
Payton Graham
SP
A — 22 — 4.66 ERA, 95 IP — 0.7 WAR
Payton Graham
SP
A — 22 — 4.66 ERA, 95 IP — 0.7 WAR
29
Chase Davis
CF
AA — 24 — 81.6 wRC+, 0.216/0.303/0.345 — 0.6 WAR
Chase Davis
CF
AA — 24 — 81.6 wRC+, 0.216/0.303/0.345 — 0.6 WAR
30
Michael Watson
RP
AA — 24 — 4.44 ERA, 45 IP — 0.5 WAR
Michael Watson
RP
AA — 24 — 4.44 ERA, 45 IP — 0.5 WAR
Future depth chart (peak projections)
C
Rainiel Rodriguez
Jimmy Crooks
Leo Bernal
1B
Willson Contreras
Alec Burleson
Johnfrank Salazar
2B
Jose Fermin
Thomas Saggese
Bryan Torres
SS
Masyn Winn
JJ Wetherholt
Yairo Padilla
3B
Nolan Gorman
Deniel Ortiz
Blaze Jordan
LF
Lars Nootbaar
Ian Petrutz
Cameron Nickens
CF
Joshua Baez
Victor Scott II
Nathan Church
RF
Jordan Walker
Colton Ledbetter
Matt Koperniak
Projected rotation and bullpen
Starting rotation
SP1Sonny Gray3.59 ERA, 182 IP, 184 K
SP2Andre Pallante4.23 ERA, 152 IP, 122 K
SP3Brandon Clarke3.89 ERA, 92 IP, 95 K
SP4Tekoah Roby4.26 ERA, 144 IP, 126 K
SP5Matthew Liberatore4.27 ERA, 142 IP, 125 K
DepthMichael McGreevy4.52 ERA, 171 IP, 120 K
DepthQuinn Mathews4.42 ERA, 144 IP, 142 K
DepthTanner Franklin4.15 ERA, 114 IP, 107 K
DepthDrew Rom4.15 ERA, 103 IP, 96 K
DepthHunter Dobbins4.62 ERA, 153 IP, 111 K
Bullpen
CloserRiley O’Brien3.04 ERA, 35 IP, 39 K
SetupPacky Naughton3.83 ERA, 41 IP, 40 K
SetupJoJo Romero3.64 ERA, 31 IP, 31 K
Next upRyan Fernandez3.66 ERA, 37 IP, 40 K
Next upLuis Gastelum4.07 ERA, 44 IP, 40 K
DepthMichael Watson4.44 ERA, 45 IP, 44 K
DepthGeorge Soriano4.17 ERA, 47 IP, 45 K
DepthJohn King4.29 ERA, 32 IP, 24 K
DepthMason Burns4.53 ERA, 44 IP, 39 K
DepthAndrew Dutkanych IV4.64 ERA, 61 IP, 55 K
Top prospects by tool
Hit
Bryan Torres 60
Noah Mendlinger 60
Rainiel Rodriguez 55
Power
Rainiel Rodriguez 60
Joshua Baez 55
Jesus Baez 55
Speed
Yairo Padilla 70
Joshua Baez 60
Yancel Guerrero 60
Stuff
Tanner Franklin 55
Drew Rom 55
Luis Gastelum 55
Command
Drew Rom 60
Luis Gastelum 60
Pete Hansen 60
Power (arm)
Matthew Pushard 55
Randel Clemente 55
Quinn Mathews 50
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