Cardinals Minor Leagues
Chaim Bloom’s competitiveness, long-term vision the feature of first Blogger’s Day Q&A
Chaim Bloom led off his first Q&A with the Cardinals’ amateur media with a pledge to be candid. As special advisor to John Mozeliak for the past two seasons, Bloom watched his predecessor’s tenure end on sour terms with St. Louis fans weary of front office apathy...
Fastball getting “defensive swings” as healthy Chen Wei Lin enjoys solid spring
Springfield manager Patrick Anderson, then with the Washington Nationals organization, traveled to Taiwan to help friends run a Nike baseball camp. Anderson scouted several “tall, skinny right-handers”, including one that he’d cross paths with again halfway around the...
Mason Molina enjoys strong start in 2026 as journey spins back to the Ozarks
Mason Molina learned to slow the speed and increase the spin of his devastating changeup at the University of Arkansas pitching laboratory in 2024. After a dizzying start to his professional career – the 22-year-old was traded twice last year – Molina is back in the...
Chase Davis smacks a pair of 2-run homers on Halfway to Halloween night
Hours before he haunted Midland RockHounds pitchers – and with Rockwell’s famous Trick-or-Treat playlist ballad “Somebody’s Watching Me” jamming on the stadium speakers on “Halfway to Halloween” theme night – Springfield outfielder Chase Davis spoke about his approach...
Cards’ top prospect Liam Doyle hones arsenal as Springfield looks to ride lefthander to repeat Texas League title
A Texas-size steer horn trophy that runs the length of Patrick Anderson’s desk is a showpiece, but rows of stylish shoes in the Springfield skipper’s office are his favorite collectables. Anderson is tasked with steering the Cardinals to consecutive Texas League...
Why St. Louis Fans Will Embrace an Underdog Team
A poignant scene from the baseball epic *61 shows an injured Mickey Mantle receiving an extended ovation as he steps into the batter’s box, while two semi-fictional Yankees newspapermen watch from the press box above. “I’ve never seen him get a hand like this before,”...
Springfield blanks Tulsa in soggy Texas League semifinals; advances to first Championship Series since 2012
In the wee hours of a damp muggy overnight haze, Luis Gastelum struck out Tulsa Drillers’ shortstop Sean McLain and bedlam ensued as the Springfield Cardinals hugged each other in the infield and a handful of diehard supporters that endured a three-hour rain delay...
Cade Winquest gets a grip on slider to take firm hold with Springfield
A sharp fastball and 12-6 curveball that he’s commanded since he was 12 years old helped Cade Winquest pile up strikeouts at University of Texas-Arlington and persuaded the Cardinals to draft the righthander in the 8th round of the 2022 MLB Draft. But Winquest knew he...
Pete Hansen miffs Arkansas with new gyro slider, helps Springfield staff close dominant July
The dog days of August arrived with mild weather forecast, and after a scorching July for lefty Pete Hansen and Springfield’s pitching staff, cooler temperatures are the best hope Texas League opponents have for some relief. Hansen went 3-0 and struck out 29 batters...
A tribute to the Cardinals Gameday Scorecard as Steve Zesch Retires from Cardinals Publications
Steve Zesch retired from Cardinals Publications this week after 29 years of creating and preserving St. Louis Cardinals history in the form of calendars, magazines, and scorecards sold at Busch Stadium. Nearly 200 of those scorecards are tucked in binders in my home...
Refined changeup key for Hancel Rincon’s hot start with Double-A Springfield
Hancel Rincon spent the winter months tinkering with his changeup. Signed by the Cardinals as a teenager from the Dominican Republic in 2019, Rincon, 23, led all qualified Minor League pitchers with a 0.97 WHIP in 2023 and went 9-7 with a 3.80 ERA and 105 strikeouts...
JJ Wetherholt named to NL Futures Game roster after powering Springfield to Texas League playoff spot
JJ Wetherholt was named to the 2025 National League Futures Game roster on Monday and the scene at Truist Park in Atlanta on July 12 fits nicely into a season that’s gone according to script for the Cards’ top prospect. But if the Future’s Game foreshadows...