Taking A Look At The Cardinals Top 50 Prospects: 46-50

With about a month until the big leaguers report to Spring Training and a month and a half until the Baby Birds report, now is the best time to begin our top prospect countdown. I had a goal of ranking 50 prospects for this list. I knew it would be a challenge getting from about 20-50, as the top 20 was the easiest part. Here is how I came to my rankings:

KSDK

Cardinals Minors June 26, 2010: Garrett Wittels Collects 2 Doubles & 2 RBIs; Victor DeLeon Struck Out 5 Over 6 Scoreless; Mark Hamilton Homers & Drives In 2 Runs

New Orleans beat Memphis 6-4

Individual Highlights:
Cedric Hunter 2-for-4 with one double, one hit by pitch, and one strikeout.
Mark Hamilton 1-for-5 with one home run, two two-out RBIs, one run, one strikeout, and grounded into one double play.
Matt Adams 3-for-4 with one double, one run, one stolen base, and assisted in one double play.
Zack Cox 3-for-4 with one RBI, grounded into one double play, one fielding error, and assisted in one double play.
Pete Kozma 1-for-3 with one double, one RBI, one sac fly, and assisted in one double play.
Nick Derba 1-for-1 with one run.
Brian Broderick entered in the fourth and pitched three innings.  He allowed one hit, no runs, and struck two out. One sacrifice at the plate.  (p-s:26-18)(g/f:3-2)
Chuckie Fick entered in the eighth and pitched to one batter.  He allowed no hits or runs. (p-s:3-2)(g/f:0-1)(ir-s:2-0)

Rough Outing:
Bryan Anderson 0-for-4 with three strikeouts and allowed one stolen base.
Lou Montanez 0-for-1 with one strikeout.
Tyler Lyons started and pitched three innings.  He allowed four hits, five earned runs, one home run, three walks, and struck three out for the losing decision (0-2). 0-for-1 at the plate. (p-s:75-44)(g/f:1-3)
Nick Greenwood entered in the seventh and pitched 1.2 innings.  He allowed two hits, one earned run, threw one wild pitch, and struck two out. (p-s:32-23)(g/f:2-1)

Notes:
Mark Hamilton Looks To Regain Power Stroke per Memphis Commercial Appeal

New Orleans Zephyrs Official Site Post Game
The Times-Picayume Post Game

Springfield is off for All-Star break

Clearwater beat Palm Beach 5-3

Individual Highlights:
Luis De La Cruz 2-for-4 with one run and one strikeout.
Geoff Klein 3-for-4 with one RBI and one run.
Rainel Rosario 1-for-3 with one RBI, one walk, and grounded into one double play.
Ronny Gil 1-for-3 with one RBI, one sac fly, and one throwing error.
Drew Benes entered in the fifth and pitched four innings.  He allowed one hit, no runs, and struck two out. (g/f:5-4)(ir-s:1-1)
Scott Schneider entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck one out. (g/f:0-1)

Rough Outing:
Mike O'Neill 0-for-5 with one ground into double play and one outfield assist.
Todd McInnis started and pitched four innings.  He allowed nine hits, five earned runs, one home run, and struck five out for the losing decision (0-5). (g/f:4-2)

Palm Beach Cardinals Official Site Post Game

Wisconsin beat Quad Cities 3-2

Individual Highlights:
David Medina 1-for-3 with one home run, one RBI, one run, one walk, and grounded into one double play.
Juan Castillo 2-for-4 at the plate.
Roberto De La Cruz 1-for-4 with one two-out RBI, one strikeout, and assisted in one double play.
Willy Paulino started and pitched five innings.  He allowed one hit, two earned runs, three walks, hit two batters, and struck six out for the losing decision (2-5). (p-s:60-33)(g/f:5-2)
Ricky Martinez entered in the eighth and pitched one inning.  He allowed one hit and no runs. (p-s:9-6)(g/f:0-2)

Rough Outing:
Colin Walsh 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
Luis Mateo 0-for-3 with three strikeouts.
Neal Pritchard 0-for-4 with four strikeouts, one fielding error, and assisted in one double play.
Robert Stock entered in the sixth and pitched two innings.  He allowed two hits, one earned run, two walks, and struck three out. (p-s:34-18)(g/f:2-1)

Quad Cities River Bandits Official Site Post Game
Wisconsin Rattlers Official Site Post Game

Batavia beat State College 3-1

Individual Highlights:
Breyvic Valera 1-for-4 with two runs and assited in one double play.
Garrett Wittels 3-for-4 with two doubles, two RBIs, one strikeout, and one caught stealing.
David Washington 2-for-4 with one double, one strikeout, and assisted in one double play.
Jonathan Keener 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one walk.
Jordan Walton 1-for-4 with one RBI.
Joe Cuda started and pitched five innings.  He allowed five hits, one earned run, one walk, and struck two out for the winning decision (1-0). (g/f:10-1)
Jose Almarante entered in the sixth and pitched three innings.  He allowed two hits, no runs, hit one batter, struck four out, and picked one runner off for the hold (1). (g/f:2-0)
Yunier Castillo entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck one out for the save (2). (g/f:0-1)

The Daily News Post Game
State College Spikes Official Site Post Game
Centre Daily News Post Game

Johnson City beat Pulaski 9-0

Individual Highlights:
CJ McElroy 3-for-4 with one triple, three runs, one walk, and one stolen base.
Ildemaro Vargas 1-for-4 with one double, two RBIs, one sac fly, and assisted in one double play.
Lance Jeffries 1-for-5 with one RBI, one run, one stolen base, and three strikeouts.
Ronard Castillo 4-for-5 with one double, one two-out RBI, and two runs.
Michael Knox 1-for-4 with one two-out RBI, one run, and one strikeout.
Steve Bean 1-for-3 with one two-out RBI, one run, one walk, one fielding error, and threw one runner out.
Trevor Martin 2-for-5 with one two-out RBI, one run, one strikeout, and assisted in one double play.
Cesar Valera 1-for-4 with one double, two two-out RBIs, one strikeout, and grounded into one double play.
Victor DeLeon started and pitched six innings.  He allowed four hits, no runs, and struck five out for the winning decision (1-0). (g/f:7-4)
Steven Sabatino entered in the seventh and pitched two innings.  He allowed one hit, no runs, one walk, and struck two out. (g/f:2-2)
Thomas Lee entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, one walk, and struck one out.

Rough Outing:
Gerwuins Velazco 0-for-1 with one strikeout.

Pulaski Mariners Official Site Post Game

GCL: Cardinals @ Astros was postponed due to rain

DSL: Mariners beat Cardinals 4-1

Individual Highlights:
Luis Cruz 2-for-4 with two strikeouts and assisted in one double play.
Alejandro Mejia 2-for-4 with one double.
George Araujo 0-for-2 with one run and one walk.
Domingo Sanchez 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Dewen Perez started and pitched five innings.  He allowed five hits, one earned run, two walks, and struck six out for the losing decision (1-2). (g/f:6-0)
Alirio Negrette entered in the eighth and pitched 1.1 innings.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck one out.. (g/f:4-0)(ir-s:1-0)

Rough Outing:
Rest Of The Team

Elizabethton Hands Johnson City First Loss

The streak finally came to an end for the Johnson City Cardinals.

Elizabethton beat Johnson City 4-3 Wednesday night at Cardinal Park to hand the Cardinals their first loss of the season. Counting back to last year’s Appalachian League playoffs, it had been a 12-game winning streak for the Cardinals (8-1).

Johnson City Press

Johnson City Suffers First Defeat Of The 2011 Season

The Johnson City Cardinals was defeated for the first time of 2011 as the Elizabethton Twins closed out the series with a 4-3 decision Wednesday.

Johnson City Cardinals Official Site

Johnson City Cardinals Notebook 6-27-11

Josh Lucas (1-0, 1.50 ERA) threw six innings on just 52 pitches Wednesday night in Kingsport. Lucas is fourth in the Appalachian League in walks plus hits per inning pitched (0.33).

The Cardinal Nation

Johnson City Works Ten To Win

Rainy weather, 24 hits, 22 runners left on base and 10 errors pushed the Johnson City Cardinals well past three hours in their season opener.

Johnson City Press

Johnson City Opens Season With Extra-Inning Win

Rainy weather, 26 hits, 23 runners left on base and 12 errors pushed the Johnson City Cardinals almost to four hours in their season opener.

Johnson City Press

Tentative Johnson City Cardinals Opening Day Roster

The first 28 players expected to become part of the Cardinals’ initial Johnson City roster are disclosed.

The Cardinal Nation

Cardinals In 2010 Dominican Instructional League

A number of name-brand Cardinals prospects played in a little-known winter league in the Dominican Republic this winter.

The Cardinal Nation

2010 DSL Cardinals Reserve Position Players

Josh Jones’ detailed report on the reserve position players from the 2010 Dominican Summer League Cardinals.

The Cardinal Nation

2010 Dominican Summer League Cardinals Recap

Cardinals Director of International Operations Moises Rodriguez discusses top players from the 2010 Dominican Summer League season, headed by Carlos Martinez, formerly known as Carlos Matias.

The Cardinal Nation

Dominican Summer League Cardinals Notebook 8-8-10

The Dominican Summer League Cardinals remain in second place after a 2-3 week.

The Cardinal Nation

Domincan Summer League Cardinals Notebook 8-2-10

The Dominican Summer League Cardinals remain in second place after a 6-4 week. Ronard Castillo is among the club's hot hitters.

The Cardinal Nation

Dominican Summer League Cardinals Notebook 7-20-10

The Dominican Summer League Cardinals slipped out of first place after a 1-4 week.

The Cardinal Nation

Dominican Summer League Cardinals Notebook 6-21-10

The Dominican Summer League Cardinals stormed into first place this past week based on a 5-2 showing.

The Cardinal Nation

The Cardinals Minor League Notebook 6-18-10

Memphis doubleheader rained out. Aaron Luna drives in four, Daryl Jones and Tyler Henley send three each as Springfield wins third straight. Shelby Miller returns, tensions rise as Quad Cities loses second in a row. Angel Tapia K's five over six innings as DSL wins third consecutive. Palm Beach, VSL have day off.

The Cardinal Nation

Dominican Summer League Cardinals Notebook 6-7-10

Josh Jones’ weekly report on the 2010 Dominican Summer League Cardinals and a recap of the many changes since last season ended.

The Cardinal Nation