Oscar Taveras
[Ed. Note – Starting with today’s post, John Nagel of Cardinals Farm will be regularly updating you loyal four readers of PH8 on the goings on in the Cardinals minor league system (recently ranked best in all of MLB by Baseball America, mind you). Please welcome John, and we hope you enjoy reading more about […]
Posted in: Cardinals Farm,Minor League Cardinals
Tagged with: Anthony Garcia, Breyvic Valera, Cardinals Farm, Carlos Martinez, Colin Walsh, Kolten Wong, Lee Stoppelman, Matt Adams, Michael Wacha, Mike O'Neill, Oscar Taveras, Sam Tuivailala, Seth Maness, Shelby Miller, Trevor Rosenthal
As part of our membership in the United Cardinal Bloggers, we frequently participate in various projects throughout the year. While the “Capture the Virtual Flag”, “Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock”, and the “Rhino in a Hula Hoop” projects aren’t our favorites, we go along with whatever our illustrious leader cooks up for us. This month […]
Posted in: Minor League Cardinals,United Cardinal Bloggers
Tagged with: Allen Craig, Cardinal, Carlos Martinez, Jason Motte, Kolten Wong, Matt Adams, Minor League Baseball, Oscar Taveras, Seth Maness, Shelby Miller, St Louis, Texas League, Trevor Rosenthal
Despite playing only 77 games so far this season, Jon Jay ranks 3rd among all NL center fielders with 3.1 WAR, and he trails only Andrew McCutchen (6.4 WAR) and Michael Bourn (5.9 WAR). Without even factoring in the playing time deficit, he has produced more on the field than guys like Dexter Fowler, Angel […]
Posted in: Current Cardinals,Stat Tools
Tagged with: Andrew McCutchen, Cameron Maybin, Carlos Gomez, Denard Span, Dexter Fowler, Drew Stubbs, Gerardo Parra, Jay, Jon Jay, Michael Bourn, Oscar Taveras, Shane Victorino
For the first time all season, the defending World Champs may have finally showed their hand leading up to the dog days ahead. No one truly knows which direction the Cardinals will turn but if you can read between the rumors, a picture paints itself with only a couple shopping days left. How pretty the […]
Prospect ranking season continues leading up to the start of Spring Training, and today’s ranking of the Cardinals’ organization comes from former (and hopefully again, soon) PH8 Podcast guest, Baseball Prospectus’ Kevin Goldstein. The full rankings are subscription only at BP, a subscription that is well worth it. Some player notes: KG ranks Shelby Miller, […]
Once a year, along with the rest of the United Cardinal Bloggers, we get to put this list together as a review of the Cardinals’ farm system. So far, pretty much every year has been an improvement over the previous. This year is no exception. The Cardinals have multiple prospects on the national radar, and […]
Posted in: Cardinals Front Office,Current Cardinals,Former Cardinals,Media,Minor League Cardinals,United Cardinal Bloggers
Tagged with: Adam Wainwright, Albert Pujols, Brad Thompson, Brett Wallace, Carlos Martinez, Florida State League, Joe Strauss, John Mozeliak, Jordan Swagerty, Kevin Goldstein, Kolten Wong, Lance Berkman, Matt Adams, Memphis Redbirds, Midwest League, Oscar Taveras, Pacific Coast League, Palm Beach Cardinals, Quad Cities River Bandits, Shelby Miller, Springfield Cardinals, Texas League, Trevor Rosenthal, Tyrell Jenkins, Zack Cox