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

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

SLU Provides Three Cardinals Place To Stay Sharp

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

Post-Dispatch

'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

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

Cardinals Have Found Gems Later In Draft

The major league baseball draft next month will consist of just five rounds and anybody signed after that will receive no more than $20,000. But rounds six through 50, or six through 40 in later years, have produced some gems and the Cardinals would have quite a representative team from such players culled in the second and third days of the amateur draft.

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

No Easy Answers As MLB Negotiates A Start

Well, that didn’t take long.

BenFred

Still Mad About The Idea Of A Universal DH? Cardinals Fans Should Consider The Advantages

I received a predictable email from a frustrated Cardinals fan this morning. “I bet you're just ecstatic now that the greedy agents and players' association has used the pandemic to blackmail the National League into accepting the designated hitter,” it read. “Who cares if it's just another step in destroying the purest game ever invented by mankind?”

BenFred

Here's Who Could DH For The Cardinals

With the new MLB proposal involving universal usage of the designated hitter and the players reportedly being all for it, the question now turns to team rosters around the league as managers and coaches decide who is going to get four extra at-bats a game.

KSDK

Cardinals' DH Candidates Ranked

Nolan Arenado would not make a good DH, no. He's way too valuable as a third baseman.

KMOX

What Would The Universal DH Mean For The Cardinals In 2020?

Before baseball can begin again, the players and team owners have a ways to go in negotiations for what a truncated 2020 campaign would look like. Issues involving safety and financial compensation are important roadblocks upon which common ground must be found before any dreams of 'Play ball!' can come to fruition.

KMOV

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

As We Accept The 'New Normal' Of 2020 & Beyond, It Means Welcoming The DH In The NL

To many in St. Louis, the despised two letters of “D” and “H” are seen as obscene as certain words with four letters. You know, like “Cubs.” But in America of 2020, we’re all learning about accepting and adapting to a new normal.

Hochman

A Salute To Mom From A Member Of Every Club

Mother's Day is special everywhere, and in baseball, it takes on an added significance since so many MLB players wouldn't be where they are without the love and sacrifices of their mothers as they were growing up. With the help of all 30 MLB.com beat writers, here are touching Mother's Day memories and messages from a member of each club.

St. Louis Official Site

Five NL Central Sluggers With A Wallop

The Major League power surge over the past five years has provided the game with a new generation of sluggers who can captivate sellout crowds with one swing. The National League Central is no exception, and the division's hitter-friendly ballparks provide the perfect environment for the big bats.

St. Louis Official Site

How Worried Should The Cardinals Be About Paul Goldschmidt?

The Cardinals reached the 2019 NLCS on the strength of their pitching and defense, as the team’s offensive efforts could best be described as middle of the pack. After letting Marcell Ozuna leave in free agency and trading Jose Martinez to the Rays, St. Louis did more to subtract than add from the lineup during the offseason, as Brad Miller and the re-signed Matt Wieters were the only position players inked to Major League contracts.

MLB Trade Rumors

May 2 In Peoria History

Throughout our history the Chiefs have played 39 games (14–24–1 record) with three games postponed May 2.

Chiefs Blog