Recent History Preps Cardinals For New-Look Draft

Randy Flores is no stranger to unusual circumstances with the MLB Draft. Hired as the Cardinals' director of scouting in 2016, his first Draft featured three of the first 34 picks -- which he used on Delvin Perez, Dakota Hudson and Dylan Carlson. The latter two will appear in the Majors when baseball returns. In '17, Flores dealt with the penalties from the Cardinals' hacking scandal and didn’t have the first pick until No. 94.

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Short Story, Long Process: Delvin Perez Seeks Production To Pay Off Cardinals' Patience

After 20 consecutive games to start last season batting at the backend of Low-A Peoria’s lineup, never higher than eighth, shortstop Delvin Perez came to the ballpark the day after hitting No. 9 as a DH in a doubleheader to find his name at leadoff. He would bat first or second in 97 of his next 98 games, even as his on-base percentage dipped to .275 through June.

Birdland

Cardinals Have Found Gems Later In Draft

The major league baseball draft next month will consist of just five rounds and anybody signed after that will receive no more than $20,000. But rounds six through 50, or six through 40 in later years, have produced some gems and the Cardinals would have quite a representative team from such players culled in the second and third days of the amateur draft.

Post-Dispatch

April 22 In Peoria History

Throughout their history the Chiefs have played 32 games (21–11) record on April 22 with five games postponed by weather.

Chiefs Blog

Brendan Ryan On Cat Chat 3-13-2020

We were wondering what Brendan Ryan is up to these days. We hope you were too. He’s our guest on the latest episode of @TheCatChats Podcast.

(@BrendanRyanMLB shares a great Chris Carpenter story with @TheCatOnFox)

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— Cat Chat (@TheCatChats) March 13, 2020

The Cardinals Win Games But They Also Won The Hearts Of Theses Families Of Children With Cancer

In July of this year, Cardinals manager Mike Shildt came out to the Rainbows for Kids “All-Star Game” which was played at All-Star Performance in Crestwood.

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Khalil Greene: A Season On The Brink With Cardinals

As a big-league shortstop, Khalil Greene had special physical skills, but a mental health condition rendered him unable to continue his playing career.

RetroSimba

How Felipe Lopez Revived His Career With Cardinals

Looking to boost his sagging career, Felipe Lopez joined the Cardinals and benefitted from being tutored by Jose Oquendo.

RetroSimba

Elehuris Montero Is A Hit In The Midwest League

Elehuris Montero is having one of the greatest hitting seasons in Peoria Chiefs history.

Peoria Journal Star

Examining Shortstop Options Beyond Paul DeJong

The shortstop position has long been difficult to fill on a permanent basis for the Cardinals. Names such as Ryan, Furcal, Kozma, Peralta. Among the Cardinals transactions this offseason was the extension of shortstop Paul DeJong. If things pan out as hoped, he will serve as the shortstop/third baseman for the Cardinals during the next six seasons. In the past the Cardinals have experienced both major flops (Allen Craig) and successes (Matt Carpenter) on these team friendly deals. DeJong will decide which category he lands in with his performance.

Redbird Daily

Paul DeJong's Extension Is A Reasonable Gamble For The Cardinals

I got a pretty good sense of how the St. Louis Cardinals value shortstops when I talked to them about the one they gave up on.

The Athletic

After Parade Of Shortstops, The Cardinals Have Their Guy In Paul DeJong

In signing their young shortstop Paul DeJong to a six-year, $26 million contract, the Cardinals conveyed two obvious messages:

101 ESPN

Should Paul DeJong's Defense Be A Real Concern?

Paul DeJong is not the best defensive shortstop that the MLB has ever seen, but should it matter for the Cardinals?

KSDK

Happy Birthday To Ozzie Smith, The Greatest Shortstop Ever

It is the opinion of much of baseballdom that fans of the St. Louis Cardinals are spoiled.

Cheap Seats

How Cesar Izturis Replaced David Eckstein At Shortstop

David Eckstein wanted to stay with the Cardinals. For a while, the Cardinals wanted him to stay, too. Instead, though, the Cardinals ended up with Cesar Izturis at shortstop and Eckstein was exiled to Canada.

RetroSimba

Chris Carpenter Isn't A Hall Of Famer, & That's OK

In the end, Carpenter will sit comfortably in the Cardinals Hall of Fame, a place where he belongs.

KSDK

Triple-A Toledo Activated Brendan Ryan From The Disabled List

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Eye Injury Ended The Career Of Juan Encarnacion

Juan Encarnacion was where he was supposed to be, but it was the wrong place at the wrong time.

RetroSimba

Jhonny Peralta Worth Flier As Potential Depth Piece

Detroit Tigers infielders have enjoyed a solid season so far in 2017, but the team could use some depth. Old friend Jhonny Peralta recently became available, and is a potential fit.

Motor City Bengals

Former Cardinals Playing In MLB-Affiliated Minor Leagues 2017

Triple-A:
Dean Anna (former St. Louis) - Omaha (Kansas City)
Jayson Aquino (former waiver claim) - Norfolk (Baltimore)
Michael Blazek (former St. Louis) - Colorado Springs (Milwaukee)
Joey Butler (former St. Louis) - Syracuse (Washington)
Alex Castellanos (former Springfield) - Norfolk (Baltimore)
Tim Cooney (former St. Louis) - Columbus (Cleveland)
Allen Craig (former St. Louis) - Pawtucket (Boston)
Tony Cruz (former St. Louis) - El Paso (San Diego)
Jermaine Curtis (former St. Louis) - Nashville (Oakland)
Sam Freeman (former St. Louis) - Gwinnett (Atlanta)
Sam Gaviglio (former Springfield) - Tacoma (Seattle)
Nick Greenwood (former St. Louis) - Rochester (Minnesota)
Dean Kiekhefer (former St. Louis) - Tacoma (Seattle)
Ryan Jackson (former St. Louis) - New Orleans (Miami)
Tyrell Jenkins (former Palm Beach) - El Paso (San Diego)
Ty Kelly (former Memphis) - Buffalo (Toronto)
Michael McKenry (former St. Louis) - Durham (Tampa Bay)
Peter Mooney (former 2010 draft selection) - New Orleans (Miami)
Clayton Mortensen (former St. Louis) - New Orleans (Miami)
Jason Motte (former St. Louis) - Gwinnett (Atlanta)
Edward Mujica (former St. Louis) - Toledo (Detroit)
Chris Narveson (former St. Louis) - Columbus (Cleveland)
Efren Navarro (former Memphis) - Toledo (Detroit)
Michael Ohlman (former Memphis) - Buffalo (Toronto)
Rafael Ortega (former Memphis) - El Paso (San Diego)
Brayan Pena (former St. Louis)- Omaha (Kansas City)
Shane Peterson (former Springfield) - Durham (Tampa Bay)
Shane Robinson (former St. Louis) - Salt Lake (Anaheim)
Jamie Romak (former Memphis) - El Paso (San Diego)
Brendan Ryan (former St. Louis) - Toledo (Detroit)
Donovan Solano (former Memphis) - Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (New York-A)
Ruben Tejada (former St. Louis) - Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (New York-A)
Ildemaro Vargas (former Palm Beach) - Reno (Arizona)
David Washington (former Memphis) - Norfolk (Baltimore)
Matt Williams (former Memphis) - Salt Lake (Anaheim)


Double-A:
Fernando Baez (former Peoria) - Montgomery (Tampa Bay)
Jose Gonzalez (former Springfield) - Chattanooga (Minnesota)
George Iskenderian (former 2014 draft selection) - Biloxi (Milwaukee)
Rob Kaminsky (former Palm Beach) - Akron (Cleveland)
Deck McGuire (former Memphis) - Pensacola (Cincinnati)
Kevin Medrano (former 2011 draft selection) - Jackson (Arizona)
Audry Perez (former St. Louis) - Bowie (Baltimore)
Ian Rice (former 2012 draft selection) - Tennessee (Chicago-N)
Jonathan Rodriguez (former Memphis) - Chattanooga (Minnesota)
Colin Walsh (former Springfield) - Jackson (Arizona)


A-Advanced:
Aramis Garcia (former 2011 draft selection) - San Jose (San Francisco)
Brett Graves (former 2011 draft selection) - Stockton (Oakland)
Tate Matheny (former 2012 draft selection) - Salem (Boston)
Casey Schroeder (former 2012 draft selection) - Winston-Salem (Chicago-A)
Robert Stock (former Palm Beach) - Daytona (Cincinnati)
Kender Villegas (former Palm Beach) - Dunedin (Toronto)


Single-A:
Dustin Beggs (former 2014 draft selection) - Greensboro (Miami)