Common Theme Emerges From Cardinals Draft - Low Strikeout Totals

When the Cardinals made USC catcher Jeremy Martinez their pick in the fourth round of last week’s draft, a quick look at his offensive numbers this season produced an interesting result.

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Chris Correa Impressing GM, Staff Alike

Just minutes after general manager John Mozeliak wrapped up a conference call to inform the scouting staff of Chris Correa's promotion, the new director of scouting picked up his own phone and went to work.

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The Cardinals Exemplary 2009 Draft Class: An Oral History

The 2013 St. Louis Cardinals won 97 games during the regular season, then eliminated the Pirates and Dodgers before finally losing to the Red Sox in a six-game World Series. It was a tremendous season, capped by the franchise’s 19th National League pennant. And perhaps the most amazing thing about that season is this: Five of the Cardinals' best players were drafted just four years earlier — three of those players drafted well after the top prospects were off the board. Overall, seven players from the Cardinals' 2009 draft class have reached the majors, leading MLB.com’s Jonathan Mayo to anoint the class as the best of the last 10 years: that is, No. 1 of 300 drafts.

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Under The Radar: Zach Petrick

If you read the title and said to yourself, “who is Zach Petrick,” I wouldn’t blame you. Signed as a non-drafted free agent by the Cardinals in 2012, according to Jenifer Langosch, Petrick was expecting to be drafted but actually had one of his worst games of the season for his University of Northwestern Ohio club with plenty of scouts in the house, getting hit hard on May 2, 2012, pitching against the Davenport Panthers and giving up five earned runs on eight hits and a walk.

Grading The Curve

Undrafted Zachary Petrick Moving Up In Cardinals' System

The third day of the 2012 baseball draft was supposed to be a great one for Zach Petrick. He sat on a couch with his teammates in his dorm room at the University of Northwestern Ohio, speakers plugged in to his computer, listening for a name that never was called.

Post-Dispatch

Late Picks Yield Major Talent For Cardinals

Cardinals rookie Trevor Rosenthal had already showered and started packing late Sunday night, perhaps recognizing that a cherished baseball tradition was about to pass him by. That’s when word spread through the clubhouse.

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