St. Louis Cardinals minor league players

Below is a partial list of players in the St. Louis Cardinals minor league organization and rosters of their minor league affiliates. Players individually listed here have not yet played in Major League Baseball (MLB), but have reached an advanced level of achievement or notoriety (most minor league players do not meet these criteria). Some notable players in the minor leagues may have their own profile pages, such as first-round draft picks. Note that anyone with a past MLB appearance has their own profile page, even if they are currently playing in the minor leagues.

Ian Bedell
Ian McAllister Bedell (born September 5, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Bedell attended Central High School in Davenport, Iowa, where he played baseball. As a sophomore in 2016, he went 7–1 with a 1.70 ERA over $53 2⁄3$ innings. After reclassifying and graduating early, he enrolled at the University of Missouri to play college baseball.

As a freshman at Missouri in 2018, Bedell pitched to a 6.17 ERA over $11 2⁄3$ innings. As a sophomore in 2019, he made 18 appearances and went 3–1 with a 1.56 ERA and 36 strikeouts over $40 1⁄3$ innings. That summer, he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Wareham Gatemen where he was 4–0 with a 0.59 ERA over $30 2⁄3$ innings, was named a league All-Star, and won the league's Outstanding Pitcher award. Bedell moved into the starting rotation for the 2020 season, starting four games and pitching to a 3.70 ERA before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Bedell was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the fourth round with the 122nd overall pick of the shortened 2020 Major League Baseball draft. He signed for $800,000.

Bedell made his professional debut in the 2021 with the Peoria Chiefs. He pitched $2 2⁄3$ innings before undergoing Tommy John surgery. Bedell returned to play in August 2022 and spent the season rehabbing with the Florida Complex League Cardinals and Palm Beach Cardinals, totaling a 3.18 ERA over $5 2⁄3$ innings. Bedell returned to Peoria for the 2023 season. Over 27 games (19 starts), he went 4–2 with a 2.44 ERA and 106 strikeouts over 96 innings and was named the Midwest League Pitcher of the Year. Bedell was assigned to the Springfield Cardinals to open the 2024 season. In mid-June, he was promoted to the Memphis Redbirds.


 * Missouri Tigers bio

Won-Bin Cho
Won-Bin Cho (born August 20, 2003) is a South Korean professional baseball outfielder in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Cho signed with the St. Louis Cardinals as an international free agent in January 2022. He signed with the Cardinals rather than pursue a career in the KBO League.

Cho made his professional debut that year with the Florida Complex League Cardinals. In 2023, he played with the Palm Beach Cardinals.

Jimmy Crooks
James Dale Crooks III (born July 19, 2001) is an American professional baseball catcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Crooks attended Trinity High School in Euless, Texas and played college baseball at McLennan Community College and the University of Oklahoma. In 2021, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the fourth round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.

Crooks made his professional debut in 2022 with the Palm Beach Cardinals. He played 2023 with the Peoria Chiefs and also appeared in one game with the Memphis Redbirds. After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League.

Nick Dunn
Nicholas Dunn (born January 29, 1997) is an American professional baseball second baseman in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Dunn attended Shikellamy High School in Sunbury, Pennsylvania. In 2015, as a senior, he batted .477 with seven home runs and 32 RBIs. After graduating, he spent the summer playing in the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League for the Silver Spring–Takoma Thunderbolts.

Dunn played college baseball at the University of Maryland. In 2016 and 2017, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League, where he was named a league all-star in 2016, and won the league's playoff MVP award in 2017. As a senior in 2018, he hit .330 with ten home runs and 39 RBIs and was named a second-team All-American. After the season, he was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the fifth round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.

Dunn made his professional debut in 2018 State College Spikes and also played for the Peoria Chiefs, batting .253 with three home runs and 35 RBIs over 65 games. In 2019, he played with Peoria, hitting .247 with three home runs and 38 RBIs over 104 games. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, he played for the Springfield Cardinals and hit .259 with six home runs and 36 RBIs over 95 games, and he returned to Springfield in 2022, hitting .271 with seven home runs and 44 RBIs over 112 games. Dunn opened the 2023 season with Springfield. In late July, he was promoted to the Memphis Redbirds. Over 124 games between the two teams, he slashed .319/.413/.442 with nine home runs, sixty RBIs, and 25 doubles.


 * Maryland Terrapins bio

Moisés Gómez
Moisés Manuel Gómez (born August 27, 1998) is a Venezuelan professional baseball outfielder in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Gómez was signed by the Tampa Bay Rays as an international free agent in 2015, and spent seven years in their minor league system, making it as high as Double-A with the Montgomery Biscuits.

Following the 2021 season, Gómez asked for his release so he could play in a winter baseball league in Venezuela. Before he could begin winter play, he was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as a free agent. He opened the 2022 season with the Springfield Cardinals, batting .321 with 23 home runs and 54 RBIs over sixty games. He was promoted to the Memphis Redbirds in late June. Over sixty games with Memphis to end the season, he hit .266 with 16 home runs and forty RBIs. Between both teams, he finished with a combined .294 batting average with 39 home runs and 94 RBIs; his total of 39 home runs for the season led the minor leagues and he was awarded the Joe Bauman Home Run Award.

On November 7, 2022, the Cardinals selected Gomez's contract to the 40-man roster, protecting him from the Rule 5 draft. Gómez was optioned to Triple-A Memphis to begin the 2023 season and spent the whole season with the team. Over 131 games, he batted .232 with 30 home runs and 79 RBI. Gómez was designated for assignment on January 29, 2024 and sent outright to Triple-A Memphis on February 3.

Andre Granillo
Andre Anthony Granillo (born May 12, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Granillo attended West Valley High School in Hemet, California, and played college baseball at UC Riverside. In 2021, he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Cotuit Kettleers. He was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 14th round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft and signed with the team.

Granillo made his professional debut with the Palm Beach Cardinals with whom he pitched to a 1.50 ERA over 18 innings. He opened the 2022 season with Palm Beach and was promoted to the Peoria Chiefs and Springfield Cardinals throughout the season, going 4-6 with a 4.13 ERA and 82 strikeouts over $52 1⁄3$ innings pitched between the three clubs. Granillo returned to Springfield to open the 2023 season and was promoted to the Memphis Redbirds in mid-August. Over 53 relief appearances between the two teams, he went 3-4 with a 4.74 ERA, 89 strikeouts, and 14 saves over $68 1⁄3$ innings. He was selected to participate in the Arizona Fall League with the Scottsdale Scorpions after the season. Granillo returned to Springfield to open the 2024 season.


 * UC Riverside bio

Tink Hence
Markevian Hence (born August 6, 2002) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Hence attended Watson Chapel High School in Pine Bluff, Arkansas where he played baseball. During his senior year in 2020, he pitched three innings before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals with the 63rd overall selection of the 2020 Major League Baseball draft. He signed for $1.12 million, forgoing his commitment to play college baseball at the University of Arkansas.

Hence did not play after signing with the Cardinals due to the cancellation of the minor league season. He made his professional debut in 2021 with the Florida Complex League Cardinals, pitching a total of eight innings for the season while giving up eight earned runs and three walks while striking out 14. He opened the 2022 season in extended spring training before he was assigned to the Palm Beach Cardinals in mid-May. On June 15, he pitched three innings of a combined no-hitter versus the Clearwater Threshers. Over 16 starts with Palm Beach, Hence went 0–1 with a 1.38 ERA, 81 strikeouts and 15 walks over $52 1⁄3$ innings. He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Salt River Rafters after the season. To begin the 2023 season, Hence was assigned to the Peoria Chiefs of the High-A Midwest League. He was selected to represent the Cardinals (alongside Victor Scott II) at the 2023 All-Star Futures Game. In early July, he was promoted to the Springfield Cardinals of the Double-A Texas League. Over 23 starts between the two teams, Hence went 4–6 with a 4.31 ERA and 99 strikeouts over 96 innings. Hence returned to Springfield to open the 2024 season. He was selected to his second consecutive All-Star Futures Game alongside Quinn Mathews.

Two of Hence's older brothers, Braelin and Blake, played college baseball at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.

Joseph King
Joseph Daniel King (born February 23, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization. King graduated from Woodside High School in Woodside, California, in 2019. That year, he was named the baseball player of the year in the Peninsula Athletic League's Ocean Division. He attended the University of California, Berkeley and played college baseball for the California Golden Bears. The St. Louis Cardinals selected him in the ninth round of the 2022 MLB draft. He signed with the Cardinals and reported to extended spring training. He pitched for the Great Britain national baseball team in the 2023 World Baseball Classic.

Quinn Mathews
Quinn Jack Mathews (born October 4, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Mathews attended Aliso Niguel High School in Aliso Viejo, California where he played baseball. He went unselected in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft and enrolled at Stanford University to play college baseball

As a freshman in 2020, Mathews pitched 21 innings before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For the 2021 season, Mathews went 5-2 with a 6.08 ERA over $66 2⁄3$ innings. That summer, he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League with the Cotuit Kettleers. With Stanford in 2022, Mathews appeared in 27 games and went 9-2 with a 3.08 ERA and 111 strikeouts over $99 1⁄3$ innings. He was selected by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 19th round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft but did not sign. For the 2023 season, Mathews went 10-4 with a 3.75 ERA and 158 strikeouts over $124 1⁄3$ innings and was named the Pac-12 Conference Pitcher of the Year. In a Super Regionl game versus the Texas Longhorns, he threw a 156-pitch complete game in which he struck out 16 batters in an 8-3 Stanford win. After the season, he was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the fourth round (122nd overall) of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft and signed.

Mathews made his professional debut in 2024 with the Palm Beach Cardinals and was named the Cardinals' Minor League Pitcher of the Month for April. In mid-May, he was promoted to the Peoria Chiefs, and in mid-June, he was promoted again, to the Springfield Cardinals. He was selected (alongside Tink Hence) to represent the Cardinals at the 2024 All-Star Futures Game at Globe Life Field.


 * Stanford Cardinal bio

Brycen Mautz
Brycen Alexander Mautz (born July 17, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Matz attended Westview High School in San Diego, California and played college baseball at the University of San Diego, after joining the team as a walk-on. He was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the second round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.

Mautz made his professional debut in 2022 with the Palm Beach Cardinals.

Max Rajcic
Maxwel Scott Rajcic (born August 3, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Rajcic attended Lutheran High School of Orange County in Orange, California. As a junior in 2019, he went 8–1 with a 0.55 ERA and 78 strikeouts over $63 1/3$ innings. That summer, he played in the Under Armour All-America Baseball Game, the High School All-Star Game at Progressive Field, and for the 18U USA Baseball team. During his senior season in 2020, he gave up no runs and struck out 32 batters over $22 2/3$ innings before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Rajcic was considered a top prospect for the shortened 2020 Major League Baseball draft but went unselected and enrolled at UCLA to play college baseball.

As a freshman at UCLA in 2021, Rajcic served as the Bruins' closer, going 2–1 with a 1.65 ERA and 36 strikeouts over $32 2/3$ innings. Over the summer of 2021, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League. As a sophomore in 2022, he moved into the starting rotation and went 8–5 with a 3.28 ERA and 92 strikeouts over 85 innings and 15 starts. After the season, Rajcic was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the sixth round with the 187th overall pick in the 2022 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Cardinals for $600,000.

Rajcic made his professional debut in 2023 with the Palm Beach Cardinals of the Single-A Florida State League. In June, he was promoted to the Peoria Chiefs of the High-A Midwest League. In mid-September, he was promoted to the Springfield Cardinals of the Double-A Texas League. Over 23 starts between the three teams, Rajcic went 9–6 with a 2.48 ERA and 123 strikeouts over $123 1/3$ innings. He was named the Florida State League Pitcher of the Year Award for his performance with Palm Beach. Rajcic returned to Springfield to open the 2024 season.

Nick Raposo
Nicholas Louis Raposo (born June 3, 1998) is an American professional baseball catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is currently a phantom ballplayer, having spent a day on the Cardinals' active roster without making an appearance.

On June 15, 2020, Raposo signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals after he was not selected in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft. He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Raposo made his professional debut in 2021 with the Double–A Springfield Cardinals, hitting .267/.368/.362 with one home run and 12 RBI across 42 games. He returned to Springfield the following season, playing in 59 contests and batting .270/.345/.461 with seven home runs and 34 RBI. Raposo split the 2023 campaign between Springfield and Memphis. In 40 games between the two affiliates, he accumulated a .241/.321/.386 batting line with four home runs and 13 RBI. Raposo began the 2024 season with Memphis, hitting .187/.241/.323 with five home runs and 22 RBI in 47 appearances prior to his call–up.

On June 22, 2024, Raposo was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time following an injury to Iván Herrera. He did not make an appearance for St. Louis and was optioned down to Memphis on June 24.

Sem Robberse
Sem Robberse (born October 12, 2001) is a Dutch professional baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Robberse was born in Zeist, Netherlands. In 2018 he played for Honkbalclub Allen Weerbaar of the Honkbal Hoofdklasse (Dutch Major League), and posted a 1–3 win–loss record, 1.80 earned run average (ERA), and 12 strikeouts in 20 innings pitched. The following season he played for BSC Quick Amersfoort, and in nine starts totalling 64 innings pitched Robberse went 6–3 with a 1.83 ERA and 62 strikeouts. At an international tournament in Barcelona, Robberse was approached by scouts from several teams, including the Toronto Blue Jays and Kansas City Royals. He ultimately signed with the Blue Jays and was assigned to the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Blue Jays. Robberse made five appearances for the Blue Jays in 2019 and went 2–0 with a 0.87 ERA and nine strikeouts in 10$1/3$ innings.

The 2020 minor league season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to travel restrictions Robberse was unable to return home to the Netherlands, and instead remained in Clearwater, Florida. Robberse began the 2021 season with the Low-A Dunedin Blue Jays, and was later promoted to the High-A Vancouver Canadians. In a combined 88$2/3$ innings, he posted a 5–7 record with a 4.36 ERA and 90 strikeouts.

On July 30, 2023, Robberse and Adam Kloffenstein were traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for pitcher Jordan Hicks.

On November 14, 2023, the Cardinals added Robberse to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. He was optioned to the Triple–A Memphis Redbirds to begin the 2024 season.

Tekoah Roby
Tekoah Clark Roby (born September 18, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Roby attended Pine Forest High School in Pensacola, Florida. He had committed to play college baseball for Troy University. He was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the third round of the 2020 Major League Baseball Draft.

He spent his professional debut season of 2021 with the Down East Wood Ducks of the Low-A East, going 2–2 with a 2.45 ERA and 35 strikeouts over 22 innings. Roby missed the majority of that season with a strain of his right elbow but did not require surgery. Roby spent the 2022 season with the Hickory Crawdads of the High-A South Atlantic League, going 3–11 with a 4.64 ERA and 126 strikeouts over $104 2/3$ innings. He opened the 2023 season with the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Texas League.

On July 30, 2023, Roby, John King, and Thomas Saggese were traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Jordan Montgomery and Chris Stratton.

Thomas Saggese
Thomas Darren Saggese (born April 10, 2002) is an American professional baseball infielder in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Saggese attended Carlsbad High School in Carlsbad, California. As a junior in 2019, he hit .422 with 10 home runs over 102 at-bats. He batted .440 with three home runs over seven games in 2020 before the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was selected by the Texas Rangers in the fifth round with the 145th overall pick in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the club for $800,000, forgoing his commitment to play college baseball at Pepperdine University.

Saggese made his professional debut in 2021 with the Down East Wood Ducks of the Low-A East, batting .256 with 10 home runs, 37 RBIs, and 11 stolen bases over 73 games. He opened the 2022 season with the Hickory Crawdads of the High-A South Atlantic League, where he was named the Rangers' Minor League Player of the Month for July. He was promoted to the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Texas League for the seasons final week and playoffs. Over 103 games between the two teams, he slashed .312/.361/.506/868 with 15 home runs, 70 RBI, 25 doubles, and 12 stolen bases. Saggese received the Texas Rangers 2022 True Ranger Award, and was named to the South Atlantic League postseason All-Star Team. He returned to Frisco to open the 2023 season.

On July 30, 2023, Saggese, John King, and Tekoah Roby were traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Jordan Montgomery and Chris Stratton. He was assigned to the Springfield Cardinals of the Double-A Texas League before being promoted to the Memphis Redbirds of the Triple-A International League in early September. Over 139 games played, Saggese slashed .306/.374/.530 with 26 home runs, 111 RBIs, and 34 doubles.

After the season, he won the 2023 Texas League Most Valuable Player Award.

Connor Thomas
Sidney Connor Thomas (born May 29, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Thomas attended Tift County High School in Tifton, Georgia. As a junior in 2015, he went 8–1 with a 0.67 ERA. Unselected in the 2016 Major League Baseball draft, he enrolled at Georgia Tech where he played college baseball.

In 2017, as a freshman at Georgia Tech, Thomas pitched $10 1/3$ innings in which he gave up 13 earned runs. As a sophomore, he moved into the starting rotation, going 7–4 with a 3.34 ERA and 106 strikeouts over 97 innings and fifteen games. In 2019, his junior year, Thomas made 16 starts in which he compiled a 9–2 record and 3.11 ERA over 113 innings. After the season, he was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the fifth round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.

Thomas signed with the Cardinals and made his professional debut with the State College Spikes of the Low-A New York–Penn League before being promoted to the Peoria Chiefs of the Single-A Midwest League in July. Over 43 innings pitched between the two clubs, he went 4–1 with a 3.77 ERA. To begin the 2021 season, he was assigned to the Springfield Cardinals of the Double-A Central. After compiling a 4.87 ERA over $20 1/3$ innings, he was promoted to the Memphis Redbirds of the Triple-A East. Over 22 games (14 starts) with Memphis, Thomas went 6–4 with a 3.10 ERA and 92 strikeouts over $101 2⁄3$ innings. Thomas returned to Memphis for the 2022 season. Over 28 games (25 starts), he posted a 6–12 record with a 5.47 ERA and 110 strikeouts over 135 innings. He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League (AFL) for the Salt River Rafters after the season. He compiled a 1.75 ERA and 34 strikeouts over $25 2/3$ innings and was named the AFL Pitcher of the Year.

On November 15, 2022, the Cardinals selected Thomas' contract and added him to the 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. Thomas was optioned to Memphis to begin the 2023 season. He played the whole season there, appearing in 21 games (17 starts) and going 5–4 with a 5.53 ERA and 69 strikeouts over $94 1/3$ innings. Thomas was designated for assignment on November 14, 2023, after multiple prospects were added to the 40-man roster.