Andrew Parker

South Australia

Grain farmer, contractor and father of 4 daughters. Weekly columnist in the Plains Producer "Over The Fence" all things Ag plus the lighter side of farming.

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MLB Pipeline names Cardinals pitching prospect to Team of the Week

3 days ago | redbirdrants.com | Andrew Parker

Luis Gastelum continues showing off his impressive slider as he makes his way through the minors. The Cardinals signed pitcher Luis Gastelum out of Mexico in 2023 as a 21-year-old. He then made his professional debut the following season and burst onto the scene for Low-A Palm Beach. Over 48 innings last season, the right-hander posted a 2.81 ERA with 70 strikeouts and only 11 walks allowed.
MLB Pipeline names Cardinals pitching prospect to Team of the Week

3 days ago | flipboard.com | Andrew Parker

1 hour agoNEED TO KNOW Seattle Mariners pitcher George Kirby is doing “okay” after taking a line drive to his face on Tuesday night, leaving him with blood dripping from his mouth. However, the 27-year-old right-hander barely flinched and casually walked off the field as soon as the play was over. “It didn't …
One of Cardinals few remaining healthy top pitching prospects is dominant this year

4 days ago | redbirdrants.com | Andrew Parker

Positive signs from Chen-Wei Lin give Cardinals optimism on lower minors pitching depth. With a majority of the Cardinals' top pitching prospects dealing with various injuries this season, the organization was in much need of a success story in the pitching prospect department. They are getting just that with one of their top arms in their system in Chen-Wei Lin after he came back from an injury last month and made his season debut in May.
Under-the-radar Cardinals prospect having breakout season

6 days ago | redbirdrants.com | Andrew Parker

A top draft pick of the Cardinals' 2021 draft class is showing promising signs to start the 2025 season in High-A, so much so that it earned him a promotion to Springfield this week. Joshua Baez, whom St. Louis used a second-round pick on now four years ago, is having a productive year at the plate so far for Peoria. He is currently slashing .319/.404/.489 with 8 doubles, 2 triples, and 23 RBIs, and he has stolen 19 bases in 37 games this season.
Cardinals catching prospect earns Player of the Week honor for Springfield

1 week ago | redbirdrants.com | Andrew Parker

One of St. Louis' top catching prospects had himself a great week at the plate last week for Double-A Springfield. Leonardo Bernal was named Texas League Player of the Week after hitting 3 home runs and 13 RBIs and putting up a 1.522 OPS over the last week of games. He ranked first or second in the Texas League last week in batting average, home runs, RBIs, OBP, slugging percentage, OPS, extra-base hits, and total bases en route to helping Springfield win 5 of the 6 games against Tulsa.
Cardinals promote rising outfield prospect to High-A

1 week ago | redbirdrants.com | Andrew Parker

The Cardinals moved up one of their top outfield prospects this week. The Cardinals have promoted one of their top outfield prospects, Travis Honeyman, to High-A Peoria this week after coming out of Spring Training on fire for Low-A Palm Beach.
Cardinals' 2023 first-round pick finally appears to be turning a corner in Double-A

2 weeks ago | redbirdrants.com | Andrew Parker

A Cardinals top prospect has been hot at the plate over the past week. The Cardinals are seeing some positive signs over the past week from one of their top prospects. Outfielder Chase Davis, who is ranked as the 9th best prospect in the system according to MLB.com, had a bit of a slow start to 2025 for Double-A Springfield. Over the last week though, he has been one of the hottest hitters in the entire system.
Checking in on the St. Louis Cardinals' top catching prospects

2 weeks ago | redbirdrants.com | Andrew Parker

St. Louis has invested numerous recent draft picks on catchers in the MLB Draft. The Cardinals have the most catchers ranked among their top 30 prospects in all of baseball, according to MLB.com. Not only are their four catchers ranked inside the top 30, but they are all 18th or better in their system. While it will remain to be seen if all four players stick at the position long term, it is quite impressive to see the amount of higher talent behind the dish throughout the organization.
Cardinals pitching prospect having bounce-back year with Springfield

3 weeks ago | redbirdrants.com | Andrew Parker

A former top draft pick for the Cardinals is having a big bounce-back year so far in 2025. The Cardinals are seeing one of their former top draft picks have the looks of a bounce-back season early on in 2025. Brycen Mautz was selected in the 2nd round of the 2022 MLB Draft by St. Louis out of the University of San Diego, where he had a standout final season in their starting rotation.
3 St. Louis Cardinals prospects deserving of promotions

1 month ago | redbirdrants.com | Andrew Parker

Three Cardinals prospects have notably stuck out with hot starts to the 2025 season. We are into May, which now means the Minor League baseball season is approaching a full month of game action. The sample sizes become a little harder to ignore, and some players are quickly standing out to be above the level they are currently playing at. The Cardinals have had an enormous amount of bad luck in regards to the injury bug striking their top prospects list.