Miles Mikolas, All-Star, & The Scouting Process That Landed Him

Almost all of what the Cardinals saw of Miles Mikolas’ reinvention as a pitcher in Japan was the byte-sized view offered by video clips they played and replayed again on a laptop or tablet. What they knew of how tall he was, how he looked, how his hair flowed all came from numbers on a sheet or images bound by the four edges of a screen.

Post-Dispatch

Joe Rigoli's Daughter Hired By Marlins Pro Scouting Assistant

Alexandria Rigoli and Melissa Hampton, co-workers and roommates, never intended to become a part of Miami Marlins history. They were just kids who loved baseball, who wanted to work in baseball, who have tailored much of their young adulthood to pursuing the dream of ending up in baseball.

Sun Sentinel

Matt Rigoli: Scout's Son Takes Career North

The Cardinal Nation

Joe Rigoli, Professional Scouts Hall Of Fame

I really blew it. Recently, I came across the announcement of the 2010 inductees to the Professional Baseball Scouts Hall of Fame. In doing so, I realized that I entirely missed the 2009 class of a dozen deserving men, which included St. Louis Cardinals professional scout Joe Rigoli.

The Cardinal Nation Blog

Minor League Notebook: Scout Receives Hall Of Fame Honor

Joe Rigoli is undoubtedly the least well-known St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Famer representing an equally-anonymous profession - scouting.

STL Globe-Democrat

Top Cardinals Minor League Managers: 1966-Present

As I sat down to write an article commending the excellent managing job done in 2009 by Memphis’ Chris Maloney, I couldn’t help but recall the last time the Redbirds were in the playoffs.

The Cardinal Nation Blog

Matt Rigoli Trying To Make His Way With Cardinals

Every day, Matt Rigoli gets excited as he puts on his uniform. Rigoli is thrilled to be playing professional baseball.

But the summer hasn't exactly turned out how he'd hoped.

Daily Record

Cardinals Will Face Detroit Tigers' Rookie Rick Porcello Tonight

Detroit Tigers outfielder Curtis Granderson wanted to find the best way to capture the standout poise of his 20-year-old teammate, Rick Porcello, one of the most impressive rookie pitchers this season.
STL Today

For most, the Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft comes and goes, with little fanfare, and little debate. There's discussion the day of, and the day after, and then the events are forgotten, at least for a while. Few fans have any idea what other teams did with their selections, and some couldn't tell you what the Cardinals did with their own first round selection. But there is one exception, and it's not for a good reason.
Busch Basement

Club Representatives For 2009 MLB First-Year Player Draft Announced

Hall of Famers Al Kaline, Bill Mazeroski, Billy Williams and Tommy Lasorda are among a distinguished group of baseball figures and front office personnel who are scheduled to be in attendance at Major League Baseball’s 2009 First-Year Player Draft, which will begin live on MLB Network at 6:00 p.m. (EDT) on Tuesday, June 9th from MLB Network’s Studio 42 in Secaucus, New Jersey.

The Biz Of Baseball

John Abbamondi Preps For Draft Appearance

Assistant general manager John Abbamondi will have a much different view on his second First-Year Player Draft with the Cardinals than he did in year one.

Cardinals Official Site

Q&A With Jeff Luhnow

For those of you who don't know, Jeff Luhnow is the VP of Amateur Scouting and Player Development for the St. Louis Cardinals. As you'll read from the interview, Jeff comes from a business background , and among other things has had a hand in integrating data-based analysis into some of its personnel decision-making processes in the Cardinals' organization. He was over the '05-'08 drafts, which include Colby Rasmus, Brett Wallace and Chris Perez.

Beyond The Boxscore

Quad Cities: Cardinals Top Minor League Club Has A Long History

The direct family line of today’s Quad Cities River Bandits, the St. Louis Cardinals organization’s winningest affiliate over the last quarter century, can be traced back to 1982, when the Springfield (IL) Cardinals first joined the Single-A Midwest League.

The Cardinal Nation

Cardinals In The New York-Penn League: 1981-Present

Since the origin of this work was the 2008 championship season of the St. Louis Cardinals’ New York-Penn League affiliate, the Batavia Muckdogs, it also seems a fitting place to begin my in-depth looks at the Cardinals organization’s six highest-level franchises over the last 25 years.

The Cardinal Nation

NY Pro Scouts Hot Stove

Went to the New York Professional Baseball Hot Stove League Dinner over the weekend and had a blast. In the deep January freeze there was plenty of baseball talk to get through this coldest of months.

NY Post

Matt Rigoli & Jack Cawley Head Into Pro Ball Together

Matt Rigoli went first. It was June 6, and St. Louis selected the corner infielder in the 21st round of the draft. Then the Cardinals decided to make a double play on Pace standouts. They selected catcher Jack Cawley in the 34th round.

Lower Hudson Valley

Scouting Reports: Cardinals' July 2nd Recruits

St. Louis Cardinals Vice President, Scouting and Player Development Jeff Luhnow explains how the four Dominican and two Venezuelan July 2nd signings were selected and provides scouting reports on each.

The Birdhouse

Matt Rigoli Selected By Cardinals

About three years ago, Matt Rigoli was down on himself as a baseball player and transferred from Sacred Heart to Pace.

Daily Record