It’s prospect season again. I’ve had my rankings listed on team pages, but have been horrible about keeping those up to date. As I mentioned on the pages, I’m looking at other rankings when I make mine (along with scouting reports and my own opinion). Next up, the St. Louis Cardinals.
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Like every year at this time, the United Cardinal Bloggers have their “Top 7 Cardinal Prospect” project. While I don’t participate in all of the projects, this is my favorite. It’s a jump start on prospect ranking.
Granted, my list will change by the time I do my official list next spring, but it’s still a fun exercise.
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St. Louis Cardinals
2010 Record: 86-76
736 RS, 641 RA, Pythagorean Record: 92-70
Manager: Tony LaRussa
GM: John Mozeliaik
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The second GM in the series is John Mozeliak of the St. Louis Cardinals (call me a homer, but I was interested to see how he’s done). Mozeliak took over after the 2007 season, so he’s had 3 seasons under his belt. He’s made 11 trades and 30 signings in that time and has had no draft picks make the majors.
Mozeliak averages 11.0 WAR per year due to his moves. He’s added a total of 33.1 WAR over his tenure. Continue reading
Every year, I tend to play fantasy GM for the Cardinals, as they are the team I root for. I try to think outside the box for ways to make the team better.
This off-season might be a little different, since the team will have to conserve resources for that all important extension that is wanted before the beginning of the season – and I’m not talking about Skip Schumaker.
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Each September, the members of the UCB reveal their Top 7 Cardinal Prospects. This is one of my favorite projects from the group, but I’ve really struggled with my list. After my top 2, most of the others could be flipped around; and that’s before mentioning that I left off some quality guys (mainly Lance Lynn, Adam Ottavino, and Bryan Anderson).
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The St. Louis Cardinals have announced that they have signed Tyrell Jenkings, their 3rd first round pick. Jenkins received a $1.3MM bonus for signing, almost double the slot amount ($705k).
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After looking at most teams, here are the top and bottom 3 teams from the draft. Most won’t add to many more impact players; plus we probably won’t know the impact guys until 3-4 years down the road at the earliest.
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