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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Three Cardinals Questions That Won't Be Answered If MLB Cancels Baseball Season

I’ve prepared myself for the likely development that there will no no major league baseball season in 2020 — and the even more likely development that if there is a season that I won’t be able to watch the St. Louis Cardinals play any games at Busch Stadium

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Investment Startups: Matthew Liberature, Zack Thompson Bring New-Look, Left-Left Combo To Cardinals Pitching Revival

Manager Mike Shildt insisted, at least twice, it wasn’t preplanned on the first day of live batting practice to have the final pitcher on the mound be Matthew Liberatore, the Cardinals’ prized prospect acquisition in a trade one rival official called “potentially a coup.”

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Cornerstone: Cardinals Ready To Launch Nolan Gorman As Far & Fast As His Power Can Carry Him

With sensors strapped to his torso, hands, arms, and hips, Nolan Gorman had a feel this winter for what the gizmos were going to tell him about his swing. He had heard the tell-tale percentages and statistics from last season, too. But once he watched all that data uncoil from a knot of metrics into a digital model of his swing and what it could be, Gorman sensed what he had to do.

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Third In Line? Despite 'Lost Year,' Elehuris Montero Can Establish Bat First, Position Later

The only member of the hitting group not expected to contribute in the majors this season, Elehuris Montero stepped into the batting shell on the field farthest from the Cardinals’ spring clubhouse and had one swing to do what the others could not.

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Pandemic Forces Major Changes In Cardinals Preparations For Draft, But Not In Thbe Importance Of Scouts' Work

Randy Flores is fond of saying that each of the years he and his team of scouts have prepared for the baseball draft has been different.

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It's A Good Thing The Cardinals Didn't Trade For Nolan Arenado After All

I was as excited as anyone when it appeared that the St. Louis Cardinals were close to trading for Nolan Arenado, the disgruntled Colorado Rockies slugger.

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From Major Leaguers To Minors, How Baseball Shutdown Is Affecting Players, Managers, Broadcasters, & Front Office Employees Throughout Cardinals System

Trying to keep the kids from raiding the kitchen pantry. Painting the trim on the house. Going to the archery range. Checking Google for help with grade-school math assignments. Spending time with a wife he normally doesn’t see much this time of year.

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Your 2020(?) Memphis Redbirds

If the Memphis Redbirds play a 2020 season (granted, a tremendous if these days), it's bound to be successful. Sure to have moments we'll remember a generation from now. And almost certain to culminate with a playoff appearance. Why such optimism in such uncertain times? Well, the history books don't lie. And Memphis baseball loves the start of a new decade. Check this out:

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If The Cardinals Can't Play A Full Season, Dylan Carlson Should Stay In Triple-A

The way things are going in the world today because of the international COVID-19 outbreak, it seems nearly impossible that the St. Louis Cardinals and their Major League Baseball counterparts will be able to play a full schedule of 162 games in 2020.

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Baseball's Future Is Now. Welcome To Virtual Spring Training

It would be another few hours before the clubhouse closed, a few days before he closed up his spring rental, and another week before Florida closed all gyms. Still, as a few teammates got in their final throws before vamoosing home, Cardinals pitcher Daniel Ponce de Leon stopped to consider how to maintain himself for the opportunities he forced open.

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Power Pack: Six Cardinals Prospects Who Took Strong Strides This Spring

Most of their once and future teammates scattered home the previous day. So as a parade of major-league players filed out of the clubhouse clutching their gear, several of the Cardinals’ minor-leaguers still in camp watched and wondered.

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Adam Wainwright Puts The Finishing Touch On Abbrviated Spring Schedule; Mike Shildt 'Couldn't Be More Pleased' With Spring; Dexter Fowler Gets To .100, Briefly

The Cardinals’ spring training schedule wound down a little sooner than expected Thursday but their final impression was a good one. And Adam Wainwright wanted to keep going.

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Nolan Gorman Vs. Matthew Liberatore: Who Wins BFF Battle?

Cardinals prospects Nolan Gorman and Matthew Liberatore go way back.

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Red Sox Beat Cardinals 3-2: Brad Miller Singles & Drives In Two Runs; Jack Flaherty Strikes Out Five Over Three Scoreless Innings; Giovanny Gallegos Strikes Out Two Of Three Batters Faced

Individual Highlights:
Paul DeJong started at shortstop and batted second.  2-for-3 with one run and one strikeout.
Nolan Gorman entered late in the game at third base and batted second.  1-for-1 at the plate.
Rangel Ravelo started at first base and batted fifth.  1-for-3 with one walk, one stolen base, and one strikeout.
Brad Miller started at third base and batted sixth.  1-for-2 with two two-out RBIs.
Jack Flaherty started and pitched three innings.  He allowed three hits, no runs, two walks, threw one wild pitch, and struck five out.  (g/f:1-2)
Jake Woodford entered in the fifth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck one out for the hold (1).  (g/f:2-0)
Roel Ramirez entered in the sixth and pitched to one batter.  He allowed no hits or runs.  (g/f:0-1)(ir-s:2-0)
Giovanny Gallegos entered in the seventh and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck two out.  (g/f:1-0)
Tyler Webb entered in the eighth and pitched one inning.  He allowed one hit, no runs, and struck two out.

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Cardinals Farm System Ranked #18 By MLB Pipeline For 2020 Season

Since MLB Pipeline began ranking prospect talent before the 2015 season, the top-rated systems have sparked big league success. The Cubs (pre-2015) and Red Sox (mid-'15) won World Series, the Dodgers (pre-2016) advanced to consecutive World Series, and the Brewers (mid-'16) and Braves (pre-'17) have made multiple playoff appearances.

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Cardinals Prospect Report From Spring Training

Over the years, thoughts about the Cardinals’ farm system success often tend to lean towards pitching. The Jack Flahertys and Carlos Martinezes of the world come to mind most recently. And while there have been some bats -- particularly college ones often drafted shrewdly later in the Draft, like a Paul DeJong -- that was an area that was lagging a little bit more.

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Daniel Ponce De Leon Tests Himself, Passes It; Young Guns Shine; Andrew Miller Begins Throwing; Adam Wainwright, Carlos Martinez Tabbed

Daniel Ponce de Leon, angling for a spot in the Cardinals’ rotation or the bullpen and not thirsting for frequent driving miles between Memphis and St. Louis, had blown through the competition in his first two outings of the spring. Over five innings, he had struck out seven and walked only one while allowing no runs.

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Mets Beat Cardinals 4-1: Nolan Gorman Hits A Solo Home Run; Junior Fernandez Strikes Out Two Of Three Batters; Daniel Ponce De Leon Strikes Out Three & Alllows One Run Over Three Innings

Individual Highlights:
Tommy Edman started at shortstop and moved to second base, batting leadoff.  1-for-2 with one hit by pitch, one strikeout, and one caught stealing.
Matt Carpenter started at third base and batted second.  0-for-2 with one walk.
Nolan Gorman entered late in the game at third base and batted second.  1-for-1 with one home run, one two-out RBI, and one run.
Rangel Ravelo started at first base and batted third.  0-for-2 with one walk, one strikeout, grounded into one double play, and assisted in one double play.
Tyler O'Neill started in left field and batted fourth.  0-for-2 with one hit by pitch and one strikeout.
Harrison Bader started in centerfield and batted fifth.  0-for-2 with one walk and one strikeout.
Dennis Ortega entered late in the game at catcher and batted sixth.  1-for-1 and threw out one base runner.
Austin Dean started in right field and batted seventh.  2-for-3 with one double, one walk, and was picked off.
Daniel Ponce De Leon entered in the fifth and pitched three innings.  He allowed three hits, one earned run, two walks, hit one batter, and struck three out.  (g/f:3-1)
Junior Fernandez entered in the eighth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck two out.  (g/f:1-0)

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Video: Nolan Gorman Hits A Solo Home Run 3-4-2020

TO: @Mets fan in right field
FROM: Nolan Gorman pic.twitter.com/OijsvyRV5g

— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) March 4, 2020