Where the Cards' top 30 prospects are starting the season
With the 2015 season officially under way, here's a look at where the Cards' top 30 prospects are starting the season:
1. Stephen Piscotty -- Memphis Redbirds (AAA)
2. Marco Gonzales -- Memphis Redbirds (AAA)
3. Alex Reyes -- Palm Beach Cardinals (A Adv)
4. Rob Kaminsky -- Palm Beach Cardinals (A Adv)
5. Jack Flaherty -- Peoria Chiefs (A)
6. Magneuris Sierra -- Peoria Chiefs (A)
7. Edmundo Sosa -- Extended spring training
8. Carson Kelly -- Palm Beach Cardinals (A Adv)
9. Charlie Tilson -- Springfield Cardinals (AA)
10. Tim Cooney -- Memphis Redbirds (AAA)
11. Sam Tuivailala -- Memphis Redbirds (AAA)
12. Randal Grichuk -- St. Louis Cardinals (MLB)
13. Luke Weaver -- Extended spring training
14. Jacob Wilson -- Springfield Cardinals (AA)
15. Juan Herrera -- Palm Beach Cardinals (A Adv)
16. Ronnie Williams -- Extended spring training
17. Breyvic Valera -- Springfield Cardinals (AA)
18. Patrick Wisdom -- Springfield Cardinals (AA)
19. Andrew Morales -- Springfield Cardinals (AA)
20. Tommy Pham -- St. Louis Cardinals (MLB) -- DL
21. Greg Garcia -- Memphis Redbirds (AAA)
22. Steve Bean -- Peoria Chiefs (A)
23. Mike Mayers -- Springfield Cardinals (AA)
24. Trey Nielsen -- Palm Beach Cardinals (A Adv)
25. Cody Stanley -- Memphis Redbirds (AAA)
26. Oscar Mercado -- Peoria Chiefs (A)
27. Rowan Wick -- Palm Beach Cardinals (A Adv)
28. Malik Collymore -- Extended spring training
29. Chris Perry -- Palm Beach Cardinals (A Adv)
30. Nick Petree -- Springfield Cardinals (AA)
Team to watch
The Triple-A Memphis Redbirds have the system's two best prospects in outfielder Stephen Piscotty and left-hander Marco Gonzales. Piscotty may have to wait a while to crack the Cardinals' talented outfield, but Gonzales (who won two Division Series games last October), lefty Tim Cooney and righty Sam Tuivailala could bolster the big league pitching staff this summer.
Teams on MiLB.TV
Memphis Redbirds
Springfield Cardinals
New faces
All of the guys on MLBPipeline.com's Cardinals Top 30 Prospects list played in the system last season. Two of St. Louis' most intriguing young prospects, right-hander Jack Flaherty (a first-round pick last June) and outfielder Magneuris Sierra (the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League batting champ at .386 last summer) will make their full-season debuts with the low Class A Peoria Chiefs.