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Where most STL prospects get their start | GREG LOVETT/PALM BEACH POST / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The new Top 100 Prospect lists (and organization rankings) are out. How do they do? Ok, first things first. Full disclosure. This is really ORSTLCardsfan. The tool we use (Chorus) to write articles supports various styles. Today, I want to try a new style … [Read more...] about Baseball Prospects – Top 100 – Prospective and Retrospective

Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images Last week, I did a piece about the Cardinals and the trade deadline. Since Nolan Arenado is unlikely to be traded now, this will have been an offseason in which the Cardinals accomplished nothing in terms of adding or subtracting players. It also means that a lot of stuff is going to have to wait until the deadline. In my piece last … [Read more...] about What if the Cardinals are in contention at the trade deadline?

Your starting lineup for today Arenado and Scott II power Cardinals offense Just some observations, not a full inning by inning narrative, first time out and all... The John Deere lawnmower guy is multi-talented, too. Pre game prep and reported to camp in the best shaped of his like. Pallante started. It was rough as he fought his mechanics … [Read more...] about Game recap – St. Louis Cardinals defeat Miami Marlins in spring tilt

Also a chance to vote for the #17 prospect We are back to ranking the top 20 prospects in the system. And barring breaking news interrupting the schedule, all my next posts will be about the top 20. It’s seemingly been a long time since we visited the ranking, but it was just last week. I actually had no memory of who was winning or who was close, but the first comment on … [Read more...] about Darlin Saladin is your #16 prospect