Cardinals To Draft Seven, But Those Players May Have No Place To Go - Yet; 'Smal', Select Group'; Bill DeWitt Causes Stir

The Cardinals will make one pick on Wednesday night and six on Thursday night in the annual June amateur baseball draft. Historically, many of the 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.

Post-Dispatch

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

SLU Provides Three Cardinals Place To Stay Sharp

Classic rock was playing overhead as Kolten Wong stepped into the batting cage.

Post-Dispatch

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

'It Was Almost Like You've Returned Home,' Says Kolten Wong As A Few Cardinals Take The Field At Busch

At an acceptable distance from any of his teammates in the approved, small group of players present Wednesday afternoon, Cardinals second baseman Kolten Wong took the field at Busch Stadium for the first time in 2020.

Birdland

It's Looking More & More Like There Will Be Zero MLB Games Played This Year

I got pretty excited when a few days ago Major League Baseball players launched an idea to play 114 games in a schedule that would run from the beginning of July through the end of June.

Cheap Seats

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

Athletes Across Sports Are Wary About Virus, Safety Procedures Upon Return

Chris Thompson is an NFL running back. He also is the father of a 4-month-old daughter, Kali. Guess which of those facts matters more to him when he ponders eventually returning to work amid a pandemic.

Fox Sports Midwest

Second Thoughts: Mateo Gil Offers A Short Answer At Position Cardinals Have Covered For Years To Come

As the shift happened within their minor-league system and the Cardinals could spread talent to areas beyond a traditional strength — pitching development is the calling card — they filled in open crevices at the corners and added another layer of options for the outfield. The depth chart that once looked like a doughnut had more substance and greater density, becoming more of a boiled bagel.

Birdland

These Are The Best Gloves In The NL Central

Few things are prettier than an outfielder racing to chase down a hard-hit ball in the gap, leaving his feet in a full dive to pluck the ball from the air before crashing to the ground with the ball securely in his glove. Or a third baseman flashing catlike reflexes to snag a screamer up the line. Greater still, the infielder who leaps skyward to strike down a sure single and preserve a no-hitter. And how about the guys who routinely make the impossible plays look effortless?

St. Louis Official Site

Paul DeJong On Risks, Importance Of MLB's Return

Cardinals shortstop Paul DeJong and Dr. Lawrence Rocks, noted chemist, talk with Post-Dispatch baseball writer about Major League Baseball's plans to keep players healthy and start the 2020 regular season. Dr. Rocks argues that baseball could lead the way by eventually providing fans with masks to increase health, and DeJong outlines how the players are eager to return, with some modifications to the plan, and discusses how he and a few teammates have been staying sharp in St. Louis. Video with Derrick Goold

Post-Dispatch

Cardinals Pledge To Pay Employees Through June, Begin Controlled Reopening Of Jupiter, Busch Facilities To Players

Within a week at Busch Stadium, downtown’s empty reminder of a major-league absence, there will be baseball activities in limited, controlled migrations of players as the Cardinals move to ease open facilities and ready for the potential of a regular season.

Birdland

Universal DH? Try 'Utility DH.' Brad Miller Leads Cardinals' Versatile Fielders Who Fit Hitter Role

With so many uncertainties and unknowns facing Major League Baseball as owners and players rummage through proposals to conjure a 2020 regular season, one inevitable has emerged for when or whenever the game resumes.

Post-Dispatch

How About MLB Players Take The Season Off & We Let Baseball's Scrubs Play Instead?

Word is that some Major League Baseball stars aren’t sold on the idea of playing games in an uncertain environment for something less than half of their contracted salary amount.

Cheap Seats

Ozzie Smith For Mayor Of St. Louis? Kolten Wong Thinks So

The chances of the greatest MLB shortstop of all-time starting a political career are slim to none. But if he did want to run for office in St. Louis, he'd be a tough man to beat.

KMOX

Dylan Carlson Debuts, Homers Off Jacob DeGrom In A (Simulated) Doozy Of A Win For Cardinals

By the time he came to the plate for his second at-bat after the fanfare of his arrival, the buzz created by Dylan Carlson’s presence in the Cardinals’ lineup for the first time on May 8, 2020, had likely subsided, rocked to sleep like the lineup itself by Jacob deGrom.

Birdland

Checking In With Paul DeJong

Fox 2 Sports Director Martin Kilcoyne talks with Cardinals shortstop Paul DeJong. In their conversation, DeJong states how he misses baseball and can’t wait to get back on the field.

Fox2Now

Paul DeJong Steps Up To The Plate For Ronald McDonald House

Paul DeJong, the Cardinals’ All-Star shortstop, is stepping up to a different kind of plate to support the community during the COVID-19 pandemic by donating meals to Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC) of St. Louis.

STL Sports Page

Paul DeJong Waiting For Baseball Just Like The Fans

Cardinals shortstop Paul DeJong is no different than the great fans who cheer for him. He misses baseball too! Fox 2 Sports Director Martin Kilcoyne talked to the slugging shortstop on Thursday. DeJong talked about a special baseball card that Topps has produced in his likeness to help promote education for kids. They also talked baseball. DeJong admitted that he has driven past Busch Stadium during the coronavirusa shutdown and wonders what it would be like to play there possibly without the normal 40 thousand Cardinals fans each night.

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