He moved up to AA from High-A, but his average dropped below .200. He adds to the great catching depth the Cardinals have.Perez is a dominant defensive player. 7 HR, 30 RBI, with a .270 average looks pretty good for the solid hitting Gil in 2019. He has a plus arm that can throw out almost anybody, and he’s great at blocking the ball behind the plate. He improved in all aspects of his hitting game by quite a bit hitting 7 HR, 26 RBI, and slashing .353/.437/.608 in AAA. He’s got somewhat decent pitches, his best being the changeup. Fernandez has an electric fastball that reaches the high 90’s, and also throws a plus changeup. In the 151.2 innings he pitched he had 131 strikeouts, and 4.15 ERA. His first two promotions were due to Yadier Molina being placed on the 10-day I.L...Threw out 42.3% of attempted basestealers (25 CS-59 SB ATT) in Memphis. With his steady rise through the minors, he should make his way to AAA this season and might even get a chance to get to the MLB.New York Yankees 2020 Top 50 ProspectsMoving between AA and AAA proved to be a good move for Williams in 2019. Slashed .390/.459/.571 in 43 games, with only an 8.8 K% and 178 wRC+. In AAA last season, Urias hit 9 HR, with 55 RBI and 4 SB. He did have 9 saves however, but a 4.47 ERA. Entered the game defensively in top of the 6th at catcher & caught four innings, beginning with Cardinals teammate Dakota Hudson...Homered on Opening Day in Springfield (4/5)...Ran off a 16-game hitting streak (7/21-8/18), T-6th longest in the Texas League, batting .387 (24-62) during the streak...Hit safely in 70-of-92 games during the regular season...Hit safely in 20 of last 22 games with an at-bat in Springfield (.353, 30-85) beginning stretch w/ four straight multi-hit games (7/21-26) and part of five straight scoring a run (7/20-26)...Reached base safely in 20 straight games (7/13-8/18)...Threw out 26.7% (20 CS/75 SB ATT) of attempted base stealers between Memphis and Springfield...Ranked 3rd among Texas League catchers in caught stealing percentage (29.0%)...Smacked two home runs at Tulsa (7/23), one of his four games with a season-high 3 RBI during the season...Hit all seven of his home runs for Springfield off right-handed pitchers and he batted .318 (68-214) against RHPs...Matched his career-high four hits (4-4) vs. Arkansas (6/23)...Placed on the 7-day IL with a left ear laceration (8/5-11)...Played in seven games during the Pacific Coast League playoffs and batted .160 (4-25) with a double and three walks. While Kyle was in Jupiter, he only saw Knizner working at first base. He’s been steadily falling down my lists for the last two years.
Jesse Roche. He is most likely looking like a future utility player, but if he keeps hitting the way he did last season, he can be more of an everyday player.Max Schrock, what more is there to say?
After tearing it up last year between AA and AAA, it’s only a matter of time until Carlson will be in the St. Louis lineup in 2020. I still think Knizner can redeem himself this year when he gets the opportunity to get back to the MLB.
But at 25 years old already, and just freshly into AAA, he may be a possible fifth starter in the MLB this season, but time is of the essence.Nootbaar made his way up to AA in 2019 with his stellar play. Across three levels in 2019 (A/A+/AA) he slashed .269/.343/.446 with 10 HR. Although he gave up a lot of hits and runs in those few innings, I still feel Cabrera can redeem himself in 2020 and make his way back into the Cardinals lineup. He can chip in with a steal here and there as well. That’s a huge development for a couple reasons. With the addition of Liberatore, Thompson slid down to the #2 LHP in the minors. He can still hit for a decent average, and has some speed to steal bases, but it seems like many other guys have passed him on the depth chart of getting to the MLB.
Thompson has pretty decent stuff with his mid 90’s fastball, a low 80’s slider, and can generate decent spin on both the slider and curveball. He finished the 2019 season with an 8-6 record, and a really good 2.81 ERA. He moved from High-A up to AAA in no time in the 2019 season, and dominated each league. If he can cut down the K’s a little bit, he will be an elite bat one day in the big leagues. He did however steal 5 bases. The 18 year old, 6’3″ giant, will end up having huge power once his body fills out.
Look for him to start in High-A this season with the potential to make his way up to AA.Locey was drafted in the 3rd round of the 2019 MLB draft. First, it would (theoretically) allow Knizner to be assigned to Memphis to start the season. 2019 Highest Level: AAA Memphis. Just watch !! He mixes in a curve and a changeup which are both still developing, but already above average. Oviedo’s fastball has been sitting in the low to mid 90’s recently, but previously was upwards of 97. 10 prospect in the Cardinals organization by Baseball America....Began the season as a non-roster invitee to Major League Spring Training...Combined to play in 94 games between Springfield (AA) and Memphis (AAA) batting .313 with 7 HR, 45 RBI, 18 doubles and a .368 on-base percentage...Was selected to play in the MLB All-Star Futures Game in Washington D.C. for the USA Team.