Down on the Farm: The St. Louis Cardinals – June 2026
Down on the farm: St. Louis Cardinals
June 2026 – powered by OOPSY peak projections
3top 100 prospects
23.0avg prospect age
Rainiel Rodriguez#1 ranked prospect
Top 10 prospects
1
Rainiel Rodriguez
C AA — Age 19
126.6 wRC+, 0.262/0.347/0.465, 26 HR, 4 SB, 76 Runs, 82 RBI — 4.2 WAR
Hit 55Power 60Speed 40
2
Joshua Baez
CF AAA — Age 23
113.0 wRC+, 0.246/0.318/0.454, 26 HR, 30 SB, 78 Runs, 80 RBI — 2.8 WAR
Hit 40Power 60Speed 60
3
Sebastian Dos Santos
SS A — Age 18
106.3 wRC+, 0.237/0.327/0.409, 21 HR, 26 SB, 74 Runs, 69 RBI — 2.6 WAR
Hit 50Power 55Speed 60
4
Jimmy Crooks
C MLB — Age 24
99.9 wRC+, 0.240/0.317/0.398, 19 HR, 1 SB, 68 Runs, 68 RBI — 2.3 WAR
Hit 45Power 50Speed 20
5
Leo Bernal
C AAA — Age 22
99.8 wRC+, 0.247/0.320/0.395, 17 HR, 7 SB, 66 Runs, 68 RBI — 2.2 WAR
Hit 55Power 50Speed 45
6
Deniel Ortiz
3B AA — Age 21
104.8 wRC+, 0.241/0.331/0.396, 18 HR, 23 SB, 69 Runs, 67 RBI — 2.1 WAR
Hit 50Power 50Speed 55
7
Brandon Clarke
SP A+ — Age 23
3.89 ERA, 92 IP, 48 BB, 95 K, 9.4 K/9, 1.44 WHIP — 2.0 WAR
8
Luis Gastelum
RP AAA — Age 24
3.78 ERA, 44 IP, 15 BB, 42 K, 8.7 K/9, 1.30 WHIP — 2.0 WAR
Stuff 55Command 60Power 50
9
Blaze Jordan
3B MLB — Age 23
111.4 wRC+, 0.272/0.320/0.446, 20 HR, 1 SB, 71 Runs, 79 RBI — 2.0 WAR
Hit 55Power 50Speed 30
10
Tekoah Roby
SP AAA — Age 24
4.26 ERA, 144 IP, 45 BB, 126 K, 7.9 K/9, 1.32 WHIP — 1.9 WAR
11
Jesus Baez
SS
AA — 21 — 97.0 wRC+, 0.247/0.298/0.424 — 1.9 WAR
Jesus Baez
SS
AA — 21 — 97.0 wRC+, 0.247/0.298/0.424 — 1.9 WAR
12
Quinn Mathews
SP
AAA — 25 — 4.33 ERA, 144 IP — 1.8 WAR
Quinn Mathews
SP
AAA — 25 — 4.33 ERA, 144 IP — 1.8 WAR
13
Xavier Cruz
SP
A — 20 — 4.12 ERA, 95 IP — 1.8 WAR
Xavier Cruz
SP
A — 20 — 4.12 ERA, 95 IP — 1.8 WAR
14
Yairo Padilla
SS
CPX — 19 — 87.0 wRC+, 0.233/0.307/0.362 — 1.6 WAR
Yairo Padilla
SS
CPX — 19 — 87.0 wRC+, 0.233/0.307/0.362 — 1.6 WAR
15
Tanner Franklin
SP
A+ — 22 — 4.20 ERA, 112 IP — 1.5 WAR
Tanner Franklin
SP
A+ — 22 — 4.20 ERA, 112 IP — 1.5 WAR
16
Ryan Mitchell
SS
A — 19 — 91.7 wRC+, 0.208/0.321/0.351 — 1.5 WAR
Ryan Mitchell
SS
A — 19 — 91.7 wRC+, 0.208/0.321/0.351 — 1.5 WAR
17
Tai Peete
CF
A+ — 20 — 85.3 wRC+, 0.230/0.287/0.390 — 1.4 WAR
Tai Peete
CF
A+ — 20 — 85.3 wRC+, 0.230/0.287/0.390 — 1.4 WAR
18
Drew Rom
SP
MLB — 26 — 4.08 ERA, 89 IP — 1.4 WAR
Drew Rom
SP
MLB — 26 — 4.08 ERA, 89 IP — 1.4 WAR
19
Chen-Wei Lin
SP
AA — 24 — 4.45 ERA, 130 IP — 1.4 WAR
Chen-Wei Lin
SP
AA — 24 — 4.45 ERA, 130 IP — 1.4 WAR
20
Ryan Campos
C
AA — 23 — 84.5 wRC+, 0.226/0.313/0.339 — 1.2 WAR
Ryan Campos
C
AA — 23 — 84.5 wRC+, 0.226/0.313/0.339 — 1.2 WAR
21
Travis Honeyman
CF
AA — 24 — 89.2 wRC+, 0.241/0.321/0.349 — 1.2 WAR
Travis Honeyman
CF
AA — 24 — 89.2 wRC+, 0.241/0.321/0.349 — 1.2 WAR
22
Mason Molina
SP
AA — 22 — 4.62 ERA, 138 IP — 1.2 WAR
Mason Molina
SP
AA — 22 — 4.62 ERA, 138 IP — 1.2 WAR
23
Jurrangelo Cijntje
SP
AA — 23 — 4.66 ERA, 141 IP — 1.2 WAR
Jurrangelo Cijntje
SP
AA — 23 — 4.66 ERA, 141 IP — 1.2 WAR
24
Liam Doyle
SP
AA — 22 — 4.49 ERA, 131 IP — 1.2 WAR
Liam Doyle
SP
AA — 22 — 4.49 ERA, 131 IP — 1.2 WAR
25
Bryan Torres
2B
MLB — 28 — 89.9 wRC+, 0.246/0.331/0.336 — 1.1 WAR
Bryan Torres
2B
MLB — 28 — 89.9 wRC+, 0.246/0.331/0.336 — 1.1 WAR
26
Ryan Weingartner
SS
A — 21 — 79.6 wRC+, 0.211/0.303/0.332 — 1.1 WAR
Ryan Weingartner
SS
A — 21 — 79.6 wRC+, 0.211/0.303/0.332 — 1.1 WAR
27
Anyelo Encarnacion
SS
A+ — 22 — 77.9 wRC+, 0.211/0.290/0.348 — 1.0 WAR
Anyelo Encarnacion
SS
A+ — 22 — 77.9 wRC+, 0.211/0.290/0.348 — 1.0 WAR
28
Tink Hence
SP
AAA — 23 — 4.40 ERA, 97 IP — 0.9 WAR
Tink Hence
SP
AAA — 23 — 4.40 ERA, 97 IP — 0.9 WAR
29
Brycen Mautz
SP
MLB — 24 — 4.80 ERA, 149 IP — 0.9 WAR
Brycen Mautz
SP
MLB — 24 — 4.80 ERA, 149 IP — 0.9 WAR
30
Pete Hansen
SP
AAA — 25 — 4.89 ERA, 157 IP — 0.9 WAR
Pete Hansen
SP
AAA — 25 — 4.89 ERA, 157 IP — 0.9 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
JJ Wetherholt
Masyn Winn
Sebastian Dos Santos
3B
Deniel Ortiz
Blaze Jordan
Nolan Gorman
LF
Lars Nootbaar
Ian Petrutz
Cristofer Lebron
CF
Joshua Baez
Victor Scott II
Tai Peete
RF
Jordan Walker
Colton Ledbetter
Matt Koperniak
Projected rotation and bullpen
Starting rotation
SP1Sonny Gray3.60 ERA, 183 IP, 184 K
SP2Andre Pallante4.13 ERA, 155 IP, 126 K
SP3Brandon Clarke3.89 ERA, 92 IP, 95 K
SP4Matthew Liberatore4.23 ERA, 143 IP, 128 K
SP5Tekoah Roby4.26 ERA, 144 IP, 126 K
DepthHunter Dobbins4.36 ERA, 153 IP, 120 K
DepthQuinn Mathews4.33 ERA, 144 IP, 144 K
DepthXavier Cruz4.12 ERA, 95 IP, 99 K
DepthMichael McGreevy4.56 ERA, 171 IP, 119 K
DepthTanner Franklin4.20 ERA, 112 IP, 102 K
Bullpen
CloserRiley O’Brien3.27 ERA, 34 IP, 38 K
SetupLuis Gastelum3.78 ERA, 44 IP, 42 K
SetupPacky Naughton3.84 ERA, 42 IP, 40 K
Next upJoJo Romero3.59 ERA, 31 IP, 32 K
Next upRyan Fernandez3.72 ERA, 36 IP, 40 K
DepthGeorge Soriano4.13 ERA, 45 IP, 43 K
DepthMason Burns4.48 ERA, 44 IP, 39 K
DepthJohn King4.29 ERA, 32 IP, 24 K
DepthMichael Watson4.50 ERA, 45 IP, 44 K
DepthChris Roycroft4.37 ERA, 40 IP, 32 K
Top prospects by tool
Hit
Noah Mendlinger 70
Bryan Torres 60
Rainiel Rodriguez 55
Power
Rainiel Rodriguez 60
Joshua Baez 60
Sebastian Dos Santos 55
Speed
Joshua Baez 60
Sebastian Dos Santos 60
Yairo Padilla 60
Stuff
Luis Gastelum 55
Tanner Franklin 55
Quinn Mathews 50
Command
Sem Robberse 70
Luis Gastelum 60
Pete Hansen 60
Power (arm)
Luis Gastelum 50
Quinn Mathews 50
Tanner Franklin 50
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