Everything To Know About Tonight's MLB Draft

The 2020 Draft starts Wednesday. Who will your team pick? Will it land a future superstar? Fans can follow along as the action gets underway.

St. Louis Official Site

Cardinals Brass Adjust Approach For Unique 2020 Draft

On the eve of the 2020 MLB Draft, Cardinals scouting director Randy Flores and his team have adapted to everything thrown their way while preparing for a shortened Draft during the coronavirus pandemic.

St. Louis Official Site

Cardinals Set To Draft Seven Players...But Then What?

The Cardinals will make one pick on Wednesday night and six more on Thursday night in the annual June amateur baseball draft. Historically, many of the draft picks from what ordinarily is a 40-round process, sign quickly and jet off to Jupiter, Fla., for some workouts and then are assigned to teams in the minor league system.

Cardinal Beat

KBO & NPB Looking At Matt Harvey

Jon Heyman Twitter

Denard Span Discusses His Decision To Walk Away

Denard Span has played 11 seasons at the big league level, totaling 1359 games and 5956 plate appearances, but the former Twins, Nationals, Giants, Rays and Mariners outfielder confirmed to MLBTR this week that he’s suited up for the final time.

MLB Trade Rumors

Oscar Luis Colas Close To Finding A Home In Tne Big Leagues

There is a place in the Major Leagues where Cubans feel at home. If you are thinking of Miami you may be right. Living in the city founded on the ways of the emigrants from the Greater Antilles is like being at home for those who leave there looking for an opportunity in the best baseball in the world. Yet in South Chicago, despite the cold weather and the absence of the blazing Caribbean sun, island players find the comfort of home where they want to stay.  (Translated)

Pelota Cubana Blog

With MLB-High Seven Picks, Can Cardinals Unearth Sure Things In An Unsure, Abbreviated Draft?

There is a certain rhythm to how Major League Baseball’s annual amateur draft usually unwinds through the course of three days, 40 rounds, and more than 1,000 names — revving from the pulse-quickening first picks to the roster-filling lightning rounds on Day 3. Cardinals assistant general manager Randy Flores likes to say the draft has “three different personalities.”

Birdland

Quintana Roo Signed Alexis Wilson For 2020 Season

Roberto Espinoza Twitter

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.

St. Louis Official Site

Matt Harvey Has Received KBO Interest

Former Mets ace Matt Harvey recently made known that he’s throwing regular bullpen sessions and hoping for another shot in the Majors, but the right-hander has also received interest from at least one club in the Korea Baseball Organization, MLBTR has confirmed. SBS in South Korea reported yesterday that Harvey had received interest and is at least open to the idea.

MLB Trade Rumors

Cardinals Released Four From Rookie-Level Dominican Summer League On May 9, 2020

The 10 players released soon after the camps closed were: RHP Akeem Bostick, RHP Martin Cordova, RHP Blake Drake, RHP Mitchell Osnowitz, RHP Zach Prendergast, 1B Chris Chinea, 2B Yariel Gonzalez, 3B Shane Benes, OF Stanley Espinal, OF Andrew Warner. And the four players released from the DSL on May 9 were RHP Roberto Bautista, RHP Randel Clemente, RHP Bruno Lopez, and RHP William Reyes.

Birdland

Scott Boras Will Reportedly Pay Salaries Of Released Minor League Clients

Super-agent Scott Boras will reportedly pay the expected 2020 salaries of his minor league clients who have been or will be released, Jon Heyman reports on Twitter.

CBS Sports

Cardinals Released Three Minor Leaguers From Short-Season Single-A State College & Short-Season Rookie-Level Johnson City

Walker Robbins - State College
Carlos Soler - Johnson City
John Witkowski - Johnson City

Cardinal Released Ten Minor Leaguers From Short-Season Single-A State College To Short-Season Rookie-Level Gulf Coast League

Martin Figueroa - State College
Jeremy Randolph - State College
Pablo Gomez - Gulf Coast League
Freddy DeJesus - Gulf Coast League
Yowelfy Rosario - Gulf Coast League
Jeffry Abreu - Gulf Coast League
Saniel Santana - Johnson City
Anthony Green - Gulf Coast League
Dylan Pearce - Johnson City
Tyler Peck - Johnson City

Cardinals Released Ten Minor Leaguers From Triple-A Memphis To A-Advanced Palm Beach

Johnny Hellweg - Offseason MiLB Signing
Oscar Hernandez - Offseason MiLB signing
Chris Ellis - Memphis
Zach Kirtley - Springfield
Michael Perri - Springfield
Will Latcham - Springfield
Michael Baird - Springfield
Wadye Ynfante - Palm Beach
Perry DellaValle - Palm Beach
Alexis Wilson - Palm Beach

Baseball America

Ranger Released Arturo Reyes

Jeff Wilson Twitter

Former Cardinals Minor Leaguer On Being Released During Coronavirus Pandemic

Released #Cardinals minor leaguer on Covid-19's expediting of league's decisions, "I just wanted the chance to fail. Something like this takes the deciding power away. Something athletes thrive on is having control and unfortunately, the circumstances didn't allow it this year."

— emilycwaldon (@EmilyCWaldon) June 1, 2020

MLB Teams Release Hundreds Of Players With Minor League Season Doubtful

Major league teams have released hundreds of young players with the minor league season in doubt due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Fox Sports Midwest

Cubs Released Ian Rice

Jason Colclasure Twitter

Diamondbacks Released Edwin Jackson & Joe Gillette

JJ Cooper Twitter