All Entries in the "Prospects" Category
Oh Wagner, what have we done?
You may recall reading whiteyball blogger Michael Riehn’s posting of his top Cardinals prospects a few days ago. Below was his write up on number 5 prospect, Dominican native Wagner Mateo.
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5. Wagner Mateo, International Signing, 3B/OF, 16: Picked by many scouting services as one of the top 3 international prospects in 2009, the [...]
We’re Out There… And Loving Every Minute of It!
The Cardinals recent moves have really been paying off in the short term. Is it worth the cost of the players they gave up? Is there a free agent advantage that hasn’t been discussed?
Draft Talk
My posts have been sporadic to say the least but the blog has certainly been in great hands. I have been doing quite a bit of research concerning the draft.
Chad James is the name I keep hearing with the St. Louis Cardinals at number 19. When watching his video on MLB, it is obvious there [...]
Reality wake up call is rude truth of the matter
April began with a troubled bull pen and a offensive display that was most impressive. The starting pitching was good with a few exceptions and late April saw a very impressive stretch of baseball that had Cardinal fans thinking this team was going to leave the rest of the central in the dust.
Then the May [...]
The Curious Case of Brian Barden, TWO HANDS DUNCAN!
So just who is this Brian Barden dude anyway? After the first two weeks he has folks saying Miles who (along with Thurston) with highlight defense and flashes of power nobody expected. Granted, it’s two weeks into the season, but you have to like what you see.
Barden was a sixth round draft pick out of [...]
The Kid Factor
by Michael Riehn
Whiteyball Staff
What a fantastic day for Missouri sports yesterday! I attended the St. Louis Blues hockey game last night versus Vancouver and was struck by how much energy and passion this young team had. A sellout crowd gave the building a playoff atmosphere with constant cheering and chanting. Cries of “We Want Playoffs” [...]
Gregerson PTBNL
According to media outlets, Luke Gregerson has been acquired by San Diego as the player to be named later to complete the December 4 deal that brought Khalil Greene to the St. Louis Cardinals. Reliever Mark Worrell was the original player to be traded a day after he let his feelings be known to me [...]
Jose Martinez
Walking along side Amaury Marti.
Cards escape with a win and Colby is honored
First, I hope you like the new layout. The black was really getting to me. I hope to continue to update the site with new features over the next couple weeks.
Colby racks up more honors. Another former first rounder wins but struggles. Yet another first rounder gets a step closer to returning to full season [...]
Cards drop Game 1
18 year old Deryk Hooker is dominate for the GCL. Surprise, Steve Hill continues to hit. Mark Shorey warms up to his Palm Beach surroundings and Colby likes his new spot in the lineup.
So the Cardinals drop game 1 to the Cubs, 2-1. Looper was superb, he just made one mistake because his offense left him out [...]
Russell back to Austin
Here is the link. Derrick Goold is reporting the same. He, also, sounds pessimistic about getting a deal for Stutes done.
Brian Barden
Brian Barden was selected in the sixth round of the 2002 First Year Player Draft out of Oregon State University. Barden stand 5’11, throws right and bats right. The Diamondbacks assigned to Yakima and after 4 games he was promoted to Lancaster.
The Diamondbacks designated him for assignment on Aug. 3. Barden was hitting .269 [...]
Rasmus injured and the Cardinals sign Zawacki
Colby Rasmus had to leave the game after his first at bat due to being hit in the elbow. According to Kary Booher, an MRI was negative and Colby said that he should be fine.
I am trying to catch up from the weekend. No Cardinal minor leaguer won player of the week honors. Seems there is dissention in the [...]
Thoughts on Springfield
Well I am back from Springfield with pictures in hand. They at first were deleted but we were able to buy software that restored most of them. How great is modern technology. Or if you think of it a different way, it is kind of scary. No matter if you delete an item, you can still [...]
Springfield
I just got back from the Springfield game. I saw the last 2 nights and each night the team seemed flat and got little help from its pitching staff. Colby’s defense is big league ready right now. His bat still needs work as he was really pull happy the last 2 nights. He did get a [...]
Spring Training Surprises?
LaRussa is usually not one to surprise us during spring training. Very rarely does a position player come out of the blue to earn a spot on the Cardinals 25 man roster. Recently players such as Mike Coolbaugh and Emil Brown have had tremendous springs but found not ticket to St. Louis when it was [...]
