[情報] BA Top 10 Prospects:St. Louis Cardinals
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TOP TEN PROSPECTS
1. Shelby Miller, rhp
2. Zack Cox, 3b
3. Carlos Martinez, rhp
4. Tyrell Jenkins, rhp
5. Allen Craig, of/1b
6. Lance Lynn, rhp
7. Eduardo Sanchez, rhp
8. Seth Blair, rhp
9. Jordan Swagerty, rhp
10. Joe Kelly, rhp
BEST TOOLS
Best Hitter for Average Zack Cox
Best Power Hitter Allen Craig
Best Strike-Zone Discipline Daniel Descalso
Fastest Baserunner Reggie Williams Jr.
Best Athlete Tyrell Jenkins
Best Fastball Shelby Miller
Best Curveball Jordan Swagerty
Best Slider Blake King
Best Changeup P.J. Walters
Best Control Scott McGregor
Best Defensive Catcher Tony Cruz
Best Defensive Infielder Ryan Jackson
Best Infield Arm Pete Kozma
Best Defensive Outfielder Shane Robinson
Best Outfield Arm Tommy Pham
PROJECTED 2014 LINEUP
Catcher Yadier Molina
First Base Albert Pujols
Second Base Skip Schumaker
Third Base Zack Cox
Shortstop Pete Kozma
Left Field Matt Holliday
Center Field Colby Rasmus
Right Field Allen Craig
No. 1 Starter Adam Wainwright
No. 2 Starter Shelby Miller
No. 3 Starter Jamie Garcia
No. 4 Starter Carlos Martinez
No. 5 Starter Tyrell Jenkins
Closer Mitchell Boggs
TOP PROSPECTS OF THE DECADE
Year Player, Position 2010
2001 Bud Smith, lhp Out of baseball
2002 Jimmy Journell, rhp Out of baseball
2003 Dan Haren, rhp Angels
2004 Blake Hawksworth, rhp Cardinals
2005 Anthony Reyes, rhp Indians
2006 Anthony Reyes, rhp Indians
2007 Colby Rasmus, of Cardinals
2008 Colby Rasmus, of Cardinals
2009 Colby Rasmus, of Cardinals
2010 Shelby Miller, rhp Cardinals
TOP DRAFT PICKS OF THE DECADE
Year Player, Position 2010
2001 Justin Pope, rhp Out of baseball
2002 Calvin Hayes, ss Out of baseball
(3rd round)
2003 Daric Barton, 1b Athletics
2004 Chris Lambert, rhp Out of baseball
2005 Colby Rasmus, of Cardinals
2006 Adam Ottavino, rhp Cardinals
2007 Pete Kozma, ss Cardinals
2008 Brett Wallace, 1b Astros
2009 Shelby Miller, rhp Cardinals
2010 Zack Cox, 3b Cardinals
LARGEST BONUSES IN CLUB HISTORY
J.D. Drew, 1998 $3,000,000
Shelby Miller, rhp $2,875,000
Rick Ankiel, 1997 $2,500,000
Chad Hutchinson, 1998 $2,300,000
Zack Cox, 2010 $2,000,000
For a team that wants and needs to be more reliant on its farm system to
produce talent, the Cardinals exited 2010 humbled and aware they had to make
changes. They started near the top.
St. Louis contended for much of the season and sat in first place in
mid-August after a series sweep of the Reds. But the team's stars—Albert
Pujols and Matt Holliday in the lineup, Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright
in the rotation—didn't get enough help from complementary players and the
team wilted down the stretch. The Cardinals finished five games back of the
Reds and missed the playoffs for the third time in the past four seasons.
After the season, St. Louis reorganized the minor league side of its front
office, promoting John Vuch to farm director and reducing the
responsibilities of vice president Jeff Luhnow, who had multitasked as
director of both scouting and player development. The club positioned the
move as a way to let Luhnow and others focus on specific responsibilities,
and general manager John Mozeliak said it didn't represent a dramatic change
in philosophy. But this was more than moving furniture in the executive
offices.
Further shuffling reassigned two of Mozeliak's lieutenants, Gary LaRocque and
Matt Slater, from the pro side to amateur and minor league overview
positions. There was also an undercurrent to the moves that had its genesis
in fissures between the major league and minor league staffs that dated back
before GM Walt Jocketty's firing in 2007. The promotion of Vuch, a respected
Cardinals lifer, and greater inclusion of pitching coach Dave Duncan in minor
league decision-making are significant strides for internal unity.
The changes continued through the offseason, as assistant GM John Abbamondi
left the team after three seasons to join the Padres in a non-baseball job as
their director of strategy and business analysis.
Colby Rasmus, Jaime Garcia and Mitchell Boggs—all products of the 2005 draft
—are significant parts of St. Louis' future. But after their graduations and
recent trades to get players such as Holliday, the farm system is thin on
talent. As the Cardinals learned at the 2010 trade deadline, when they had to
use major league outfielder Ryan Ludwick to swing a deal, their system is
viewed as a collection of contributors and role players but thin on high-end
talent.
To turn that situation around, St. Louis added a standout college hitter
(Zack Cox) and a high-ceiling high school arm (Tyrell Jenkins) in the 2010
draft. The team also added its first headline-grabbing international signing
(Carlos Martinez) in recent years.
The charge now for Vuch and the restructured development staff is to mold the
new talent into the next wave of prospects. The Cardinals plan a less
aggressive approach to promotion going forward, and they named Mark DeJohn as
field coordinator after leaving the position vacant for three seasons. They
also hope to establish more standardized instruction from the top down, with
members of the major league staff, such as Duncan, getting the increased
influence they have sought.
Interestingly, all of the changes came in the wake of a successful season on
the field for the organization's minor league affiliates, which finished
431-237, the best composite winning percentage in baseball (.569). Triple-A
Memphis reached the Pacific Coast League finals a year after winning the
league championship, and Rookie-level Johnson City won the Appalachian League
title for the first time since 1976. Every affiliate finished .500 or better.
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