ST. LOUIS CARDINALS MINOR LEAGUE REPORT as of August 15 MEMPHIS REDBIRDS - PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (AAA) - AMERICAN SOUTHERN DIVISION (74-47, 1ST PLACE, 8.0 GA) STANDINGS *QUALIFIED FOR POSTSEASON • The Redbirds won 2 of their first 3 series in August, going 5-2 vs. Sacramento (AAA-Giants) and Team (Class - League) Record at Oklahoma City (AAA-Dodgers). Memphis leads the PCL with a .612 winning percentage. Memphis Redbirds (AAA - Pacific Coast) .................. 74-47 • 1B Rangel Ravelo is on a 16-game hitting streak since July 24 (24-59, .407), tied for the team’s Springfield Cardinals (AA - Texas) ............................ 54-67 longest this year (Patrick Wisdom). In August, he has a .400 BA (14-35) with 7 R, 1 HR and 11 RBI. First Half ........................................................... 33-37 Second Half ...................................................... 21-30 • RHP Giovanny Gallegos debuted with Memphis on Aug. 1 after he was acquired from the Yankees. He has since allowed 0 runs, 3 hits and struck out 5 hitters in the 5 games he has appeared. Palm Beach Cardinals (High-A - Florida State) ......... 65-50 First Half ......................................................... *39-25 Second Half ...................................................... 26-25 SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS - TEXAS LEAGUE (AA) - NORTH DIVISION (21-30, 4TH PLACE, 8.0 GB) Peoria Chiefs (A - Midwest) ....................................... 69-50 First Half ........................................................... 39-31 • 2B Andy Young leads the team with a .368 average (28-76), scoring 2 runs with 2 hits on Aug. 10 Second Half ...................................................... 30-19 at Corpus Christi (AA-Astros). He has been on base at least twice in 4 of the last 6 games. State College Spikes (SS - NY-Penn) ........................ 26-30 • C Andrew Knizner has recorded at least 1 hit in 13 of his last 14 games since July 21. He has batted Johnson City Cardinals (Rk - Appalachian) ............... 23-27 .422 (19-45) in that span despite a DL stint from Aug. 5-12. GCL Cardinals (Rk - Gulf Coast) ................................ 32-16 • LHP Evan Kruczynski was named TL Pitcher of the Week on Aug. 6. He has a 0.43 ERA (1 DSL Cardinals Blue (Rk - Dominican Summer) ......... 44-19 ER/21.0 IP) with 19 SO and 3 BB in 3 starts since being promoted from Palm Beach on July 27. DSL Cardinals Red (Rk - Dominican Summer) .......... 34-28 PALM BEACH CARDINALS - FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE (HIGH-A) - SOUTH DIVISION (26-25, 3RD PLACE, 5.5 GB) ORGANIZATIONAL STANDINGS • Palm Beach sits 1st in the overall FSL standings with a league-best win percentage of .565 (65- Rank Organization Record Win Pct. 50), although currently is 3rd in its division. The club is 8-3 in its last 11 games since Aug. 4. 1. Tampa Bay Rays 449-301 .599 • 3B Elehuris Montero hit safely in his first 6 games (10-26, .385) with 3 doubles after being 2. Houston Astros 364-280 .565 promoted Aug. 7 from Peoria. He is St. Louis’ No. 8-ranked prospect. 3. St. Louis Cardinals 419-333 .557 • RHP Adam Wainwright threw 1.0 scoreless inning Aug. 13 in a rehab outing vs. Tampa (High-A- 4. Philadelphia Phillies 406-340 .544 Yankees). He allowed 1 hit and recording 2 strikeouts on 9 pitches (7 strikes). 5. Toronto Blue Jays 373-318 .540 6. Los Angeles Dodgers 372-326 .533 7. Arizona Diamondbacks 402-358 .529 PEORIA CHIEFS - MIDWEST LEAGUE (A) - WESTERN DIVISION (30-19, T-1ST PLACE, 0.0 GB) 8. Cleveland Indians 353-326 .520 • The Chiefs are 8-5 in August. They are currently T-1st with Cedar Rapids (A-Twins) in the 9. Minnesota Twins 328-305 .518 Midwest League Western Division. 10. Milwaukee Brewers 324-314 .508 • 3B Nolan Gorman is batting .304 (7-23) since being promoted Aug. 8 from Johnson City. He has 7 hits, 6 RBI, and 1 home run in his 6 games played. • RHP Johan Oviedo has posted a 2-1 record with a 2.55 ERA (5 ER/ 17.2 IP) in August. The HITTING LEADERS Cardinals’ No. 25-ranked prospect is T-1st in the league this month with 20 strikeouts. Batting Average *min. 90 at-bats Malcom Nunez, 3B (DSL BLUE) ........................................ .416 Ivan Herrera, C (GCL) ........................................................ .381 Joerlin De Los Santos, OF (DSL RED) ............................... .365 STATE COLLEGE SPIKES - NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE (SS) - PINCKNEY DIVISION (26-30, 3RD PLACE, 7.0 GB) Home Runs • 3B Stanley Espinal has reached base safely in his last 5 games since Aug. 7 and has recorded 2 or Tyler O’Neill, OF (STL) ........................................................... 26 more hits in 4 of those 5 games (11-20, .550). He was named NYPL Batter of the Week Aug. 13. Lane Thomas, OF (MEM) ....................................................... 23 • RHP Franyel Casadilla leads the team with his 1.95 ERA (8 ER/ 37.0 IP). On Aug. 11, he held Adolis Garcia, OF (MEM) ........................................................ 21 Auburn (SS-Nationals) scoreless in 7.0 IP in a 2-0 victory. RBI Lane Thomas, OF (MEM) ....................................................... 78 Elehuris Montero, 3B (PB) ..................................................... 73 Adolis Garcia, OF (MEM) ........................................................ 67 JOHNSON CITY CARDINALS - APPALACHIAN LEAGUE (ROOKIE) - WEST DIVISION (23-27, 4TH PLACE, 6.0 GB) Stolen Bases • CF Jonatan Machado has hit safely in 13 of 16 games (18-68, .265), including 5 multi-hit games, Oscar Mercado, OF (MEM) ..................................................... 31 since July 22. Machado sits 3rd on the team in batting average (.283) and 2nd in hits (47). Tommy Edman, INF (MEM) .................................................. 25 Randy Arozarena, OF (MEM) .................................................. 21 • LHP Evan Sisk has given up 2 ER (12.0 IP) in 10 relief appearances since July 16 (1.50 ERA). He currently leads the team with a 1.85 ERA (5 ER/24.1 IP) on the season. OPS *min. 90 at-bats Malcom Nunez, 3B (DSL BLUE) ........................................ 1.266 Tyler O’Neill, OF (STL) ...................................................... 1.078 Nolan Gorman, 3B (PEO) .................................................. 1.063 GCL CARDINALS - GULF COAST LEAGUE (ROOKIE) - EAST DIVISION (32-16, 1ST PLACE, 7.0 GA) • The GCL Cardinals lead the league with 32 wins. RHP Brian Pirela has earned 8 of those wins. PITCHING LEADERS He is 8-0 on the season, earning wins in each of his last 8 starts (2.03 ERA). • OF William Jimenez is batting .400 (12-30) in August. He is hitting .417 with RISP and 2 outs and Wins Dakota Hudson, RHP (STL) ................................................... 13 is hitting .750 with the bases loaded on the year. Jimenez is also T-1st on the team in triples (3). Anthony Shew, RHP (SPR) .................................................... 10 Alex Fagalde, RHP (PB) .......................................................... 9 Earned Run Average *min. 60.0 innings pitched DSL CARDINALS BLUE - DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE (ROOKIE) - SOUTH DIVISION (44-19 1ST PLACE, 1.0 GA) Alex Fagalde, RHP (PB) ....................................................... 1.42 Jake Dahlberg, LHP (PEO) .................................................. 2.14 • The DSL Cardinals Blue have won 10 of 11 games since Aug. 3 to move into 1st place, 1.0 game Julio Puello, RHP (DSL BLUE) ............................................ 2.15 above the DSL Twins in their division. Their .698 win percentage is T-2nd in the 44-team league. Strikeouts • 3B Malcom Nunez had a team-best 22-game hitting streak (40-86, .465) snapped Aug. 8. He Austin Warner, LHP (MEM) ................................................. 120 leads the league in doubles (13), extra-base hits (21) and RBI (40) since the streak began July 13. Anthony Shew, RHP (SPR) .................................................. 112 Chris Ellis, RHP (MEM) & Kevin Herget, RHP (MEM) .......... 108 Saves Will Latcham, RHP (SPR) ...................................................... 12 - DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE (ROOKIE) - SAN PEDRO (34-28, 4TH PLACE, 9.5 GB) DSL CARDINALS RED Edward Mujica, RHP (MEM) .................................................. 12 • The DSL Cardinals Red won 4 of 5 games from Aug. 7-11, scoring 48 runs in their 4 wins (12.0 Preston Guilmet, RHP (MEM) ............................................... 11 runs-per-game). They also lead the 44-team DSL in team batting average for August (.330). WHIP *min. 60.0 innings pitched Alex Fagalde, RHP (PB) ....................................................... 0.90 • OF Joerlin De Los Santos has multiple hits in 10 of 16 games since July 26 (28-58, .483). Overall, Jake Walsh, RHP (PB) ........................................................ 1.04 he leads the league in hits (76), runs scored (60), OBP (.467) and is 2nd in batting average (.374). Diego Cordero, LHP (SC) .................................................... 1.09 CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE... MID-SEASON ALL-STAR SELECTIONS * First Half stats only PROSPECTS * according to MLB.com Memphis (AAA) Hitters AVG R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB OBP SLG OPS Rank Name Pos. Current Team 3B Patrick Wisdom .297 52 85 18 1 12 50 34 9 .326 .413 .739 1. Alex Reyes RHP ST. LOUIS Memphis (AAA) Pitchers W-L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO WHIP 2. Tyler O’Neill OF ST. LOUIS RHP Dakota Hudson 12-2 2.42 17 17 0 104.1 101 31 28 36 79 1.31 3. Nolan Gorman 3B Peoria RHP Daniel Poncedeleon 8-3 2.39 17 16 0 83.0 64 35 22 46 98 1.34 4. Dakota Hudson RHP ST. LOUIS Springfield (AA) Hitters AVG R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB OBP SLG OPS 3B Tommy Edman .279 41 73 12 2 4 24 25 13 .339 .385 .725 5. Ryan Helsley RHP Memphis OF Victor Roache .260 39 64 6 2 15 45 19 3 .317 .484 .801 6. Andrew Knizner C Springfield OF Lane Thomas .252 40 61 13 0 13 44 29 12 .336 .467 .803 7. Randy Arozarena OF Memphis Springfield (AA) Pitchers W-L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO WHIP 8. Elehuris Montero 3B Palm Beach RHP Chris Ellis 4-0 4.19 15 7 2 53.2 46 27 25 16 56 1.16 9. Justin Williams OF Memphis RHP Conner Greene 4-3 4.44 11 10 0 48.2 43 29 24 32 43 1.54 RHP Connor Jones 4-2 4.11 11 10 0 50.1 53 26 23 20 35 1.45 10.