Quinn Mathews: Baseball America’s 2024 Minor League Pitcher Of The Year
Cardinals lefthander Quinn Mathews takes home BA’s award for top MiLB pitcher after logging over 200 strikeouts this season.
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Cardinals lefthander Quinn Mathews takes home BA’s award for top MiLB pitcher after logging over 200 strikeouts this season.
The Cardinals drafted lefthander Quinn Matthews in the fourth round last year after four years at Stanford.
Undrafted but undaunted, Division III product Ryan Loutos used the very tools he helped create to better himself as a pitcher and ultimately reach MLB.
Cardinals lefthander Quinn Mathews pushed his velocity into the mid 90s this season following an offseason spent bulking up.
Won-Bin Cho is an athletic outfielder who has shown feel to hit and speed. As his body matures, the Cardinals want to see more power.
In the box, Thomas Saggese’s bat-to-ball skills make him a threat. Now the Cardinals want to explore making him a multi-positional threat in the field.
Victor Scott II raised his profile as much as any Cardinals prospect in 2023, when he became an elite defender in center field.
Getting healthy and building innings are all that could stand in the way of Tekoah Roby joining the Cardinals’ big league rotation.
The Cardinals hope a late MLB callup will help live-wire shortstop Masyn Winn prepare for his offseason and the 2024 season.
When the Cardinals dealt Jack Flaherty to the Orioles, they prioritized getting a Triple-A lefthander with strikeout stuff in the return.
The 22-year-old speedster attempts stolen bases at will—even when the entire ballpark knows he’s going to run.
The 24-year-old catcher changed his setup after working with a Gold Glover in the offseason, and the results were noticeable at Double-A.
The 23-year-old lefthander showed more conviction and more velocity this spring, priming him for a breakthrough MLB season.
One of a trifecta of young Cardinals standouts at big league camp, Winn has blossomed as a hitter and reliable defender in the past year. He’s moving up—and fast.
The lefthander tweaked his mechanics, sharpened his pitches and added weight to his frame.
The Cardinals used caution when rolling out Tink Hence in Low-A last season, but he learned a lot in between starts that could speed up his development.
Hit hard by righthanded hitters in 2022, Connor Thomas needed to develop counterpunch against them. He found the answer by unveiling a new pitch in the Arizona Fall League.
The minor league free agent brought historic power to the Cardinals’ minor league system. Now Moises Gomez will try to produce results in big league camp using his streamlined swing.
Ivan Herrera is the Cardinals’ latest heir apparent to Yadier Molina, but whether he gets the Opening Day nod in 2023 will depend on how his game-calling advances.
Jordan Walker completed a strong age-20 season in Double-A, but his most important development occurred late in the season when the third baseman tried his hand at a new position.
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