Monday, March 7, 2016

Farm System Rankings: Under-21 Talent

St. Louis Cardinals

Top qualifiers: Alex Reyes, Jack Flaherty, Magneuris Sierra, Edmundo Sosa, Nick Plummer, Harrison Bader, Junior Fernandez, Carson Kelly, Jake Woodford

Analysis: The Cardinals can be divided into three groups. One group high at the top with Alex Reyes, another a couple notches below with Jack Flaherty and another a couples below him with everyone else. Reyes is at a level with Giolito and Tyler Glasnow as the Minors' most exciting right-handers and should give the Cards yet another high-quality arm in the rotation by 2017. Flaherty showed three above-average pitches in his first full season at Class A and should have every chance to become a mid-rotation starter after a couple more years of development. After them, there isn't much to move the needle, although Fernandez could do that if he can show he's more than just a high-90s fastball.

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