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STL • Pitcher • #64
about 22 hours ago
Fernandez made 32 relief appearances for the Cardinals as a rookie last season and will open the year back in the minors as extra organizational depth. Naughton is one of the more prominent names here as he figures to be an option for St. Louis in middle relief at some point during the year. Jordan is a power-hitting corner infield prospect with some thunder in his bat and could wind up getting a look at some point later this season.
STL • DH
about 23 hours ago
The 27-year-old slugger started the scoring with a bang, crushing a 419-foot (109.4 mph EV) three-run blast off of Miles Mikolas in the opening inning. He also tacked on a run-scoring single in the fifth that increased the Cardinals’ edge to 5-3. He’s doing everything in his power to earn a spot on the Cardinals’ Opening Day roster this spring, hitting .333 (11-for-33) with four long balls and nine RBI.
STL • Pitcher • #80
about 23 hours ago
Fitts struck out five opposing hitters in the ballgame but also issued three free passes. He left two men on before reaching his pitch limit in the second inning — and they both rode home on Joey Wiemer’s three-run blast. Fitts generated 11 swings and misses on 78 pitches on the day, posting a CSW of 31 percent. He has struggled in his battle for a rotation spot this spring, posting a 5.79 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and a 9/3 K/BB ratio over 9 1/3 innings.
STL • Pitcher • #73
1 day ago
The 26-year-old hurler is still recovering from the ACL tear in his knee that he suffered last July. He has been able to build up his arm strength this spring, but is still limited when it comes to fielding his position. No timeline yet on when exactly he may be ready to join the Cardinals.
Source: Dan Guerrero
STL • Pitcher • #53
2 days ago
Pallante’s rotation spot has to be pretty much locked up at this point, as he’s sporting a 2.57 ERA through 14 innings. He doesn’t offer any fantasy potential at all, but the Cardinals would be just fine with 170 innings of anything close to a league-average ERA.
STL • Infielder • #0
2 days ago
It looks like the Cardinals intend for Winn to open the season in the leadoff spot with Lars Nootbaar almost surely IL bound. We’re not really sure why; he has a career .304 OBP and has been equally bad there against lefties and righties. He still has a chance to take a step forward — he’s just turning 24 this month, and his EV numbers did improve some last season — but it’s difficult to be especially optimistic in the short term.
STL • Infielder • #9
3 days ago
The 23-year-old slugger tagged Astros’ closer Bryan Abreu for a 422-foot (107.7 mph EV) solo shot in the fourth inning, pulling the Cardinals to within two runs at 4-2. He’s having an absolutely brutal time in Grapefruit League action, hitting .097 (3-for-31) with one homer and one RBI.
STL • Pitcher • #62
3 days ago
On the plus side, Leahy struck out five batters on the night while allowing one base on balls. He served up a solo homer to Christian Walker in the second inning, then the Astros piled on three additional runs in the fourth inning. Leahy got eight swings and misses on 74 pitches, posting a CSW of 34 percent. He now holds a 6.39 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and a 14/4 K/BB ratio across 12 2/3 innings. With so much competition for the final couple of spots in the Cardinals’ rotation, he may need to improve his next time out to secure his spot.
STL • Pitcher • #36
4 days ago
The run was a solo shot by Jorge Polanco. McGreevy’s velocity was well down as he utilized seven distinct kinds of pitches and had a 19 percent whiff rate. He profiles as a usable streamer in deeper leagues to start the season, but there’s no massive strikeout upside or anything here.
STL • Infielder • #16
4 days ago
He somehow managed to not drive in or score a run despite the two-hit attack, as well as another walk. Gorman has an .879 OPS this spring and figures to be the starting third baseman and hit somewhere in the middle of the order for the Cardinals. All-or-nothing power remains both the ceiling and floor for Gorman.
STL •
5 days ago
May also walked two and struck out three while registering a 23 percent whiff rate and 25 percent CSW. The command wasn’t ideal for May, who had just a 57 percent strike rate, but he had three whiffs on his four-seamer and two whiffs on four swings against his sweeper, which was nice to see. His four-seam velocity did drop about three mph in the fourth inning, but that’s not a huge shock in spring training. It’s hard to get overly excited about May this season since he is on a rebuilding team, and he has never produced much strikeout upside.
STL • Pitcher • #55
6 days ago
O’Brien was making just his second spring appearance after missing time with a strained calf, so it’s not a disaster that he lost the strike zone for a bit. Still, he is competing for the closing gig in St. Louis, and the Cardinals will want him to throw strikes. He’s always walked more than most, which is why he spent almost his entire twenties in the minors, but his strong groundball rate helped make him a very effective reliever for the Cardinals last year (2.06 ERA in 48 innings).
STL • Infielder • #9
6 days ago
The Cardinals liked Jordan enough to make him the return from the Red Sox in the Steven Matz trade last summer but not enough to protect him from the Rule 5 draft over the winter. Fortunately, he went unselected. While Jordan very much looks like a power hitter and did manage 19 homers in the minors last year, his exit velocity numbers have been pretty poor. One of his best assets as a hitter is that he rarely strikes out, doing so just 11% of the time last year. However, he’s fanned nine times in his 29 plate appearances this spring. He’ll begin this year back in Triple-A.
STL •
6 days ago
The latest batch of cuts from Cardinals camp pares things down to 43 players with just over two weeks left until Opening Day. Davis was St. Louis’ first-round pick back in 2023 and has yet to reach the majors. Zimmermann was in camp as a non-roster invitee after making one late-season spot start for the Brewers last year.
STL • Pitcher • #80
7 days ago
This is a setback for Fitts after two strong outings to begin the spring, but it is nice that his velocity was back up some. His average fastball dipped from 97.6 mph in his spring debut to 96.6 mph last week, but it was back up to 97.3 mph today. That’s 1.4 mph better than his 2025 average. It’s probably going to come down to Kyle Leahy and Fitts for the fifth spot in the Cardinals’ rotation.
STL • PH
7 days ago
Baez made a major statement this spring, slashing .333/.417/.762 with three homers, five RBI and a 6/2 K/BB ratio in 24 plate appearances, leading fantasy managers to clamor for his inclusion on Cardinals’ Opening Day roster. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. He should debut at some point during the 2026 campaign, but that makes him a difficult stash in mixed leagues to begin the season.
STL • Outfielder • #33
7 days ago
Wetherholt had an opposite-field blast for his second spring home run and also added a 104 mph line out to his ledger on the day. The top prospect is slashing .278/.480/.611 this spring with more power than many had expected from him. It seems likely that he’ll be the starting second baseman for the Cardinals this season, and he should probably start going a little higher in redraft leagues.
STL • PH
7 days ago
Bae vlobbered a 416-foot home run at 109.4 mph off the bat, which now gives him home runs in three straight games. The 22-year-old slashed .287/.384/.500 with 20 homers and 54 stolen bases in 117 games between High-A Peoria and Double-A Springfield last season and has shown that he belongs this spring. There is a good chance that he’s an everyday starter for the Cardinals at some point over the summer.
STL • Pitcher • #52
7 days ago
With a lot of lefties in the lineup for Baltimore, Liberatore went to his slider often, and the pitch had a 42 percent swinging strike rate and 63 percent CSW. He also continued to showcase his new changeup, which had just a 14 percent swinging strike rate but looked like a weapon against right-handed hitters. Liberatore also maintained his velocity gains on his cutter and threw 69 percent strikes in this one. Overall, it’s another encouraging effort from a young pitcher who looks poised to take a step forward this season.
STL • Catcher • #48
8 days ago
It sounds like the Cardinals are merely being cautious here but it’s a situation fantasy managers should monitor in the coming days. The 25-year-old backstop missed time early last season with a knee issue, which limited him to mostly DH duty for the final five months of the year.
Source: Daniel Guerrero
STL • Pitcher • #53
8 days ago
Pallante struck out three and allowed just one hard-hit ball to the 16 batters he faced. He might eventually get overtaken in the Cardinals rotation, but with his 3.00 ERA in three outings this spring, he’s probably doing enough to keep his spot initially.
STL • Pitcher • #53
8 days ago
Pallante struck out three and allowed just one hard-hit ball to the 16 batters he faced. He might eventually get overtaken in the Cardinals rotation, but with his 3.00 ERA in three outings this spring, he’s probably doing enough to keep his spot initially.
STL • Pitcher • #62
9 days ago
Richard Fitts is making a bid to overtake Leahy in the rotation mix, but Leahy really helped his cause today after giving up four runs last time out. One wonders if the Cardinals might not be better off using both Fitts and Leahy in the rotation and sending Andre Pallante back to the pen.
STL • Pitcher • #55
9 days ago
O’Brien is behind because of a strained calf or else he’d be pitching for Korea in the World Baseball Classic. He still figures to be ready for Opening Day, and he would seem to be the favorite for saves in the Cardinals pen right now.
STL • DH
10 days ago
Velázquez is 5-for-17 with just one strikeout. He has a realistic shot at a spot on the Cardinals’ bench as a platoon guy against lefties, though it doesn’t help his case that he doesn’t really have much of a positive split against lefties in his career. He’s hit .211/.306/.428 with a 30% strikeout rate versus lefties and .212/.276/.435 with a 28% strikeout rate against righties in his 615 major league plate appearances.
STL • Pitcher • #36
10 days ago
McGreevy’s velocity is still down about two mph from last year, but he gave up only four singles and walked none today. The likely No. 3 starter for the Cardinals, he has a 3.24 ERA through three starts.
STL • Outfielder • #33
10 days ago
Goold highlights Wetherholt’s feel for the strike zone and mentioned how he doesn’t get fooled outside of the strike zone. He also said that Wetherholt has “power that will surprise you.” Even though Konnor Griffin and Kevin McGonigle are getting most of the attention, Wetherholt may have the best path to playing time among the three. With the Cardinals rebuilding and both second base and third base up for grabs, Wetherholt could get 500 plate appearances or more for the Cardinals this season and is worth taking late in most draft formats.
Source: ESPN 101 St. Louis
STL • Infielder • #16
11 days ago
Gorman remains as all-or-nothing as any hitter, as he’s now got a .751 OPS in 17 spring at-bats that is held up entirely by two homers. He’s batted third or fourth in all of his Grapefruit League contests to date, but we wouldn’t pencil him in for that kind of role just yet. He’s a risky NL-only pick at the moment.
STL •
11 days ago
The good news is that he averaged 94.5 mph with the sinker, a 1.6 mph bump from last year. The bad news is he only struck out one batter and managed just one whiff on 16 swings against his two main pitches. Still, as far as Grapefruit League debuts go, it’s hard to wave away the results. May could be interesting this year if he maintains this level of velocity.
STL • Pitcher • #52
12 days ago
Liberatore’s fastball velocity last time out was up one mph from last year. Today, it started in that range, but quickly dropped off, leaving him with a 93.4 mph average that was 0.5 mph under last year’s average. His spin rates were all a bit down as well. Let’s see how he bounces back next time out.