Cardinals Minor Leagues
Wednesday with Walton – August 21, 2024
This week, Brian and Blake open with the St. Louis Cardinals’ curious handling of Jordan Walker and the return of Luken Baker. The main discussion is a one-year revisit of the Cardinals’ 2023 deadline trades, which brought six pitchers and three position players, all...
Wednesday with Walton – August 14, 2024
This week, Brian and Blake discuss their upcoming St. Louis Cardinals Top 50 Prospect List re-ranking for August, highlighting notable risers and fallers and four new entries. Prospects profiled in depth include Darlin Saladin, Luis Gastelum, Rainiel Rodriguez,...
Wednesday with Walton – August 7, 2024
This week, Brian and Blake discuss July results by selected players across the Cardinals system, including the two Pitchers and Players of the Month. Highlighted hitters are winners Thomas Saggese and Rainiel Rodriguez and pitchers Keiverson Ramirez and Jose Davila....
Wednesday with Walton – July 31, 2024
This week, Brian and Blake share their general impressions of the Cardinals’ trade deadline moves and a host of minor league transactions announced on Tuesday. The latter is headlined by the activation of nine 2024 draft picks, including first-rounder J.J. Wetherholt.
Wednesday with Walton – July 24, 2024
This week, Brian and Blake share their general impressions of the Cardinals’ 2024 draft before discussing some of the standout selections. They conclude with where the new signees will slot into The Cardinal Nation’s Top 50 Prospect List, including differing views of...
Wednesday with Walton – July 10, 2024
This week, Brian and Blake hold their final pre-draft review, discussing a variety of players connected to the Cardinals and the seventh overall selection per various industry mock drafts. Players include Hagen Smith, Chase Burns, Braden Montgomery, Bryce Rainer, Nick...
Max Rajcic’s ‘devastating’ changeup, renewed confidence on display for Independence Day gem
An iconic scene from the beloved movie The Sandlot occurs on the Fourth of July, as boys play baseball while fireworks light up the Southern California sky. Growing up in Orange, California, Max Rajcic was one of those kids. When his kindergarten teacher asked the...
Wednesday with Walton – July 4, 2024
This week, Brian and Blake celebrate the Fourth by detailing The Cardinal Nation’s June Player and Pitcher of the Month across the St. Louis Cardinals system, Chase Davis and Keiverson Ramirez. Last month’s results by a number of other hitting and pitching finalists...
Former Pac-12 rivals Quinn Mathews, Cooper Hjerpe, off to scorching starts in Double-A
A chainsaw sound effect buzzes over the sound system at Goss Stadium in Corvallis each time an Oregon State pitcher records a strikeout. That was Quinn Mathews first impression of future teammate Cooper Hjerpe. Mathews picked up his first career save in Stanford’s 1-0...
Cooper Hjerpe spotless in second Texas League start, sparks Springfield run to Texas League playoff spot
Springfield’s team bus rumbled south on a 14-hour trek from the Ozarks to the Texas Gulf Coast and Cards’ southpaw Cooper Hjerpe passed time by texting with friend and former Oregon State teammate Jacob Melton, the Houston Astros’ second-round pick in 2022 and now...
Wednesday with Walton – June 26, 2024
This week, Brian and Blake cover key second half promotions across the St. Louis Cardinals minor league system before shifting to major changes in the June Top 50 Prospect Rankings per The Cardinal Nation. Players highlighted include Quinn Mathews, Chen-Wei Lin, Adam...
Wednesday with Walton – June 19, 2024
This week, Brian and Blake cover three main topics across the St. Louis Cardinals minor league system. They are player moves announced Tuesday, led by Willson Contreras’ Memphis rehab, league Players of the Week Dakota Harris and Chase Davis and a half-dozen names...