Can change pace when playing off the sinker. Overall: Redmond profiles as a utility bat with a plus power tool, but as it turns out that may be his only average or better tool which limits his upside. Capable of making any throw. He backs up his low walk rates with only one homer allowed in over 80 professional innings. I don't need to tell you how wide the range of outcomes can be. Kantrovitz on economizing through the draft: We view the draft as a mechanism to save money. In 2019 that jumped all the way to 307 feet. Baez has a decent eye at the plate but will need to work on making more consistent contact. Big calves. Grade: 45, Power: Quick hands generate power. Will throw it in fastball counts, and it can get swing and misses as well as generate weak contact. Coaching Staff; Name Age DoB Role Start Date End Date; Oliver Marmol: 35: us US: Jul 2, 1986: Manager: Apr 7: Oct 5: Skip Schumaker . Upper and lower half stay in sync well through delivery. Bats: Left Timed at and around 4.39 down the line from the right side. He can play an average first base, but at the moment doesn't hit enough for that spot, and probably won't ever really, and while his arm fits at third the rest of him doesn't. Better command of his curveball, than the fastball. Sinker generates some arm side run low in the zone. Jack Ralston - Scouting Report. Bats: Left Big thighs and lower half. Organizational culture is the 'personality' of an organization, comprised of the assumptions, values, norms and behaviors of the organizations' members. Very mechanically sound and repeats very well. Shows an uncanny IQ at the bag. The St. Louis Cardinals midseason Top 30 prospects for 2021 . Grade: 40. We continuously seek to recognize and reward employees while providing an environment that encourages employees to commit enthusiastically to the organization's goals and values. Scouting reports were compiled. On communication and analytics: We spend a lot of time and energy baking-in or combining things like performance data with scouting opinions. Low and inefficient spin limits the success of the pitch. 2 yr, $5.5M (2022-23) $2,750,000. If we didnt allow some wiggle room quite a bit of wiggle room in some cases from the influence of our scouts voices, wed be off.. Grade: 50, Curveball: More of a sweeping breaking ball with horizontal break. With his profile though he just needs to be fringe-average. Physical Description: Short, baby faced right-hander. Like most high school pitchers, Willis could stand to separate the two pitches more as either one can get slurvy. The carrying tool here. Antico was not known for his power throughout his college career, but he did hit 10 home runs and 16 doubles with Texas. Like previous selections Joshua Baez and Ryan Holgate, Tovalin profiles as a power corner player. Grade: 60, Run: Easily an above average. Willis already underwent ulnar decompression surgery, so there is a bit of injury history on his young arm. Naked eye says he should have some pop but that's not his game. The power isn't enough to make up for the other parts of his game right now, but he definitely made strides in the power department, even if they don't immediately show up in the stat line. His defense and arm are really good. Cardinals Select Michael McGreevy in 2021 MLB Drafts First Round. Prospects Live Staff. Thats money that our GM can allocate to another area, or a more abundant, cheaper, position. The Cardinals may believe they can add more velocity to the heater given his size. Quality literally varies pitch-by-pitch. He has good arm action on the pitch that creates deception, which is what helps it get whiffs Grade: 55, Control and Command: He's got the kind of control a catcher loves because he is never too far off the spot with any of his three pitches. 26 prospect in the 2021 Baseball America Prospect Handbook, Locey worked his way into the Georgia rotation and was the team's Friday starter as a junior on a staff that . Plus raw power but I'm bumping it down a bit because he doesn't fully get all of it in games yet. Id guess having a background in analytics influences the way I look at assembling a staff, but at the end of the day, Id prefer not to have a department where we all think the same way or have the same set of experiences to draw upon. Examples include: The Direct Sales Representative (DSR) position is designed to help recent graduates, as well as those early in their sports career, to take the next step in professional sports. Kantrovitz's background is atypical of most scouting directors. Students may complete multiple internship opportunities with the St. Louis Cardinals; however, no student may be an intern for more than one year. Hit: Jones stands tall in the box and uses a small leg kick as his trigger. The 22-year-old also throws a fastball and a slider with both pitches grading out as average but flashing plus according to Baseball America. Quick first step but reaches max speed pretty quickly. Overall: The Cardinals outrighted him off of the 40-man after the Covid-19 outbreak and he went unclaimed. He has a good solid frame that's well developed. Even though Baker has good pitchability, he also has intriguing stuff with his fastball and two solid secondary pitches. Long, skinny limbs and a small waist. Two-pitch mix but will mix in the occasional changeup, which I haven't seen enough of. An organization's culture does not necessarily involve the everyday work of employees, but is made up of the unique social aspects of the organization and how employees identify with the organization that ultimately has a direct effect on employee lifespan. Tovalin struggled a bit in the shortened 2020 season, but he hit the ball well in 2018 and 2019, so this was likely a result of an early season slump that he never got the chance to fix. Drives off the back leg and generates a big downward plane, and hides the ball well behind his large frame. Love has a pair of strong secondary offerings in his slider and his changeup. However, Ruiz throws from the left side and has a bit more reliever risk than the previous selections. Join The Cardinal Nation for the most comprehensive coverage of the St. Louis Cardinals from the majors through the entire minor league system. He has since added around 10 mph on his fastball in college, while also developing his secondary pitches and adding polish. Dexter Southfield HS (Brookline, Mass) Prior to his first stint with the Cardinals [2004-2008], he earned an undergraduate degree from Brown and a masters degree in statistics from Harvard. More muscular than soft, which is a recent change. Monday afternoon, Major League Baseball. The second of three days of the 2021 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, with the St. Louis Cardinals selections being made by AGM/Scouting Director Randy Flores and announced by Xavier Scruggs in Denver, consists of 10 selections in rounds 2-10 on Monday, July 12. Grade: 30. Grade: 50. He is getting stronger, but any power he has will come from extra base hits that stay in the park. He can hit all types of pitches but will need to cut down on his swing-and-miss against breaking pitches. Delivery & Mechanics: Drop and drive operation with some crossfire out front, slot gets near vertical, lower release height than expected given size of frame, length to arm stroke, fringe timing occasionally. Unlike the previous pitchers selected by the Cardinals, Willis will likely take more time to develop. You can wait, and collect college players later on in the draft. Grade: 45, Power: He's going to get challenged by pitchers because they can knock the bat out of his hands. https://t.co/nUlSa3GA1V pic.twitter.com/6MzYDfwKF7. Well get some feedback pretty immediately if were too heavily skewed in one direction.. Hides the ball well enough to get some funky swings despite below average velocity. The 23-year-olds best tools are his plate discipline and speed as he stole 41 bases and had an absurd 20.3% walk rate in 2021. Grade: 45, Run: His speed helps his game on both sides of the ball. Patrick has found a home at third and continues to be very well-liked by our development staff. Heavy downward plane due to six-foot-six frame and aforementioned extreme over the top arm slot. Fastball: Inconsistent velocity. He is the St. Louis Cardinals' fourth scouting director since 2011, and the previous one, Chris Correa, is awaiting sentencing in the computer hacking case that opened the door in the first place . It typically happens naturally, or evens out from year to year, but we would put on the brakes if it looked like we were taking a disproportionate number of either high school or college players. Overall: Pitched well in the lower levels of the minors due to his elite command and feel. A bit surprising, but in a traditional season with full minor leagues I believe he gets claimed. His patience to get him in hitters counts helps the hit tool play up. If he's going to issue walks the batter has to earn it. He's likely a two-pitch reliever that could move quickly when baseball resumes. These college arms are candidates to move quicker than high schoolers, which may be part of the appeal for St. Louis since the organization is struggling to pitch effectively at all levels. Throws across his body, leads to an uncomfortable at bat for lefties. The Cardinals had more than two dozen staff reductions on the business, ballpark, and baseball sides of their operation this week as they near the final month of their fiscal year. The pool amount for this pick is $211,500. But commands both very well. In 2018 Yepez's average flyball distance was 272 feet, per Prospect Live's MinorsGraphs tool. Fastball: Primarily works up and down with the heater, and up and in against left-handers. . Hit: Yepez underwent a physical transformation of sorts, trading some baby fat for muscle, and the results were encouraging. As an experienced college pitcher with no glaring holes in his game, Love could be a fast mover in his first couple professional seasons. Grade: 40, Run: Not a speed threat. The final selection of the day, Osvaldo Tovalin was almost a no-brainer pick after the Cardinals worked him out at various positions including catcher and his versatility showed well. His bat is not quite there. Correa pleaded guilty . He can become a nice utility infielder for a big league club because of his defensive versatility and ability to get into hitters counts. Timing is good, everything is where you want it to be on foot strike. Uses it versus right-handers. His go to swing and miss offering. He is able to control all three of his pitches and is at his best when he is locating them at the bottom of the strike zone. It is also a lot easier said than done, because you still have to execute it and hit on certain players. Angelo State University You cant necessarily do that with high school players if you expect to sign them all. Different motions but was a pitcher briefly at NC State. There might be 40-grade raw pop here, but his in game power is nearly at the bottom of the scale. Because of that when he gets bat to ball it can lead to lots of foul balls. Tovalin is the first infielder that the Cardinals have selected in this draft and the second straight division two player selected. Not a threat to steal but has a high IQ on the base paths. The southpaw has shown plenty of improvement throughout his college career. Collection of average to above-average tools. Play-by-play data prior to 2002 was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted It's an above-average pitch that misses bats and generates weak contact. Physical Description: Long limbs, but the frame is filled out. At times this can lead to him being off balance and pulling his head off the ball. The St. Louis Cardinals reserve the right to extend the length of the program for a DSR as needed. Physical Description: Round, long arms and legs. He will throw a fastball away from a right-hander, and then follow up with a slider that looks just like the fastball they just saw before it breaks off the plate. 225 Graceffo is the third college right-hander selected in a row, with all three having a similar profile, although Austin Love has better pure stuff than Mills and Graceffo. Overall: Yepez ultimate role is likely a lefty masher off the bench for a competitive club or as a DH somewhere. Will pitch inside. Gets above average spin. The Cardinals have as many as 12 coaching positions in the minor leagues that are not being renewed, and one full-time scout is not being renewed. Through this corporate partnership the Cardinals have been able to learn from various trainings on unconscious bias and gender identity as well as host Listen.Talk.Learn sessions for the community. Frame essentially is what it is. Despite the low velocity everything is set up off the fastball. He also needs to refine his changeup more, although it does show promise with some sink and fade. Handles a staff extremely well. When he misses with a secondary pitch it's down more often than not, or off the plate. Became more hittable in the upper minors and was homer prone in Double-A. 2022 MLB Draft Scouting Report for RHP Landon Sims. Not afraid to double up on it. I think he manipulates it a bit, adding and subtracting from the pitch's depth. His fastball isn't in a place to be a strong enough compliment to the big sweeping breaking ball. Grade: 30, Arm: Lacks carry but appears accurate. Grade: 55, Run: Well below-average runner, not a threat to take the extra bag. 4.066. Above-average bat speed. Bakers slider is capable of generating whiffs, especially when it is thrown below the knees. The long stride and mechanics generate good extension. You write-up a ton of reports and you have to make a judgment on players without stats, third-party information or really any prior information on a player. Delivery & Mechanics: Works quickly with a quick delivery. He did throw against lower quality, Division Two competition, so it is still unknown how well Baker will be able to handle professional hitters. Grade: 40, Curveball: Lives in the low-80s. Gets a lot of extension, but small framed guy so you don't notice it as much on paper. Fastball: Curious to see where he is velocity wise after the shutdown. Assistant General Manager. Grade: 40, Power: His immense strength shows through just by watching him play. Overall: Part of what helps him is throwing from the unique low 3/4 arm slot. Or our development guys just might say so-and-so needs more time. Picks the foot up and sets it down before engaging. All the good he does at the plate will be completely undone at the big league level due to the lack of power. Overall: Lacks the offensive skills to be anything other than a utility man, but if he can play a strong shortstop, which I believe he can, it changes the profile. This general lack of defensive promise will put more pressure on Holgates bat, which will need to be his carrying tool. Physical Description: Has ideal starters frame; long and lean with broad shoulders. On its own can be a plus pitch, but can play down due to lack of another significant offering. He's gotten consistently better, but will need to see continued improvements in his offensive abilities to reach his utility ceiling. At times he was down around 88-91, and for stretches last season he was sitting 94-95 as a starter. Was 87-89 during extended spring last year, and I'd guess he's a few ticks higher than that now. Grade: 55. Bats: Left University of Arizona He does scold the ball though and is one of the organizational leaders in exit velocity. 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