St. Louis Cardinals minor league players

Below is a partial list of minor league baseball players in the St. Louis Cardinals system and rosters of their minor league affiliates:

Paul DeJong

Paul DeJong
St. Louis Cardinals
Third baseman
Born: (1993-08-02) August 2, 1993
Orlando, Florida
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Paul Sterling DeJong (born August 2, 1993) is an American professional baseball third baseman in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

DeJong attended Illinois State University where he played college baseball for the Redbirds. After his sophomore year in 2014, he was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 38th round of the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft. He did not sign with the Pirates and returned to Illinois State.[1][2] He was then drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the fourth round of the 2015 MLB Draft.[3]

DeJong signed with the Cardinals and made his professional debut with the Johnson City Cardinals. After 10 games he was promoted to the Peoria Chiefs.[4]

Anthony García

Anthony García
St. Louis Cardinals – No. 81
Outfielder
Born: (1992-01-04) January 4, 1992
Carolina, Puerto Rico
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Anthony García (born January 4, 1992) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball outfielder in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

García made his professional debut in 2009 with the Gulf Coast Cardinals. He played for the Puerto Rico national baseball team at the 2015 Pan American Games.[5] He was added to the 40-man roster on November 5, 2015.

Juan González

Juan González
St. Louis Cardinals – No. 61
Pitcher
Born: (1990-04-05) April 5, 1990
El Tigrito, Anzoátegui, Venezuela
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Juan Pablo González (born April 5, 1990) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

González played in the Colorado Rockies organization from 2007 to 2013. Prior to 2014 he signed a minor league deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 2015 he began the season with the Tulsa Drillers and was later promoted to the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers. He was selected to play in the All-Star Futures Game.[6][7] Between Tulsa and Oklahoma City, he appeared in 31 games with a 2.18 ERA.[8] Prior to the 2016 season he signed with the St. Louis Cardinals.

Dean Kiekhefer

Dean Kiekhefer
St. Louis Cardinals – No. 60
Pitcher
Born: (1989-06-07) June 7, 1989
Louisville, Kentucky
Bats: Left Throws: Left

Dean Allen Kiekhefer (born June 7, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Kiekhefer was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 37th round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft out of Oldham County High School in Buckner, Kentucky. He did not sign with the Indians and played college baseball at the University of Louisville. He was then drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 36th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft. The Cardinals added him to their 40-man roster after the 2015 season.[9]

Andrew Morales

Andrew Morales
St. Louis Cardinals
Pitcher
Born: (1993-01-16) January 16, 1993
Covina, California
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Andrew John Morales (born January 16, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Morales played college baseball at Rio Hondo College from 2011 to 2012 before transferring to UC Irvine and playing there from 2013 to 2014.[10][11] In 2014 he was named an All-American and won the Senior CLASS Award for baseball.[12] During his college career he went 42–3 with a 2.00 earned run average (ERA) and 361 strikeouts.

Morales was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the second round of the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft.[13] He signed with the Cardinals and made his professional debut with the Gulf Coast Cardinals.[14] He was later promoted to the Palm Beach Cardinals. Morales started 2015 with the Double-A Springfield Cardinals.

Mike Ohlman

Mike Ohlman
St. Louis Cardinals – No. 84
Catcher
Born: (1990-12-14) December 14, 1990
Bradenton, Florida
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Michael Livingston Ohlman (born December 14, 1990) is an American professional baseball catcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Ohlman was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 11th round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft out of Lakewood Ranch High School in Bradenton, Florida.[15][16] During Spring Training 2012 he was involved in a serious car crash which injured his shoulder.[17][18] He was added to the 40-man roster on November 20, 2013.[19] He was designated for assignment on January 27, 2015 to make room on the 40-man roster for Travis Snider.[20]

On February 3, the Orioles announced they had traded to Ohlman to the Cardinals for cash considerations.[21]

Magneuris Sierra

Magneuris Sierra
St. Louis Cardinals – No. 90
Outfielder
Born: (1996-04-07) April 7, 1996
San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
Bats: Left Throws: Left

Magneuris Sierra (born April 7, 1996) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Sierra signed with the St. Louis Cardinals as an international free agent in 2012. He made his professional debut in 2013 with the Dominican Summer League Cardinals. In 2014 he played for the Gulf Coast Cardinals. He was named the Cardinals Minor League Player of the Year after hitting .386 with two home runs and a .939 OPS.[22][23] Prior to the 2016 season, Baseball America ranked him as the sixth-best prospect in the Cardinals' system.[24]

Edmundo Sosa

Edmundo Sosa
St. Louis Cardinals
Shortstop
Born: (1996-03-06) March 6, 1996
Panama City, Panama
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Edmundo Sosa (born March 6, 1996) is a Panamanian professional baseball shortstop in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Sosa signed with the St. Louis Cardinals as an international free agent in July 2012.[25] He made his professional debut in 2013 with the Dominican Summer League Cardinals. He played for the Gulf Coast Cardinals and State College Spikes in 2014 and the Johnson City Cardinals.[26] In 2016, Sosa played for the Panama national baseball team in the 2017 World Baseball Classic qualifiers.

Breyvic Valera

Breyvic Valera
St. Louis Cardinals
Second baseman
Born: (1992-01-08) January 8, 1992
Montalbán, Venezuela
Bats: Switch Throws: Right

Breyvic Jose Henriquez Valera (born January 8, 1992) is a Venezuelan professional baseball second baseman in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Valera signed with the St. Louis Cardinals as an international free agent in May 2010.[27] He made his professional debut with the Venezuelan Summer League Cardinals. He started 2014 with the Palm Beach Cardinals and was promoted to the Double-A Springfield Cardinals during the season.[28]

Jacob Wilson

Jacob Wilson
St. Louis Cardinals – No. 87
Second baseman / Third baseman
Born: (1990-11-14) November 14, 1990
Bartlett, Tennessee
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Jacob Clinton Wilson (born November 14, 1990) is an American professional baseball second baseman and third baseman in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Wilson played college baseball at the University of Memphis for the Tigers from 2009 to 2012. As a senior he was the Conference USA Player of the Year after hitting .320 with 17 home runs and a 1.009 OPS.[29][30]

Wilson was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 10th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft.[31] He signed with the Cardinals and made his professional debut with the Batavia Muckdogs. In 2013, he played for the Peoria Chiefs and Palm Beach Cardinals.[32] He started 2014 with Springfield and was then promoted to the Double-A Springfield Cardinals.[33] His season came to an end after 66 games due to a knee injury.[34]

Patrick Wisdom

Patrick Wisdom
St. Louis Cardinals – No. 86
Third baseman
Born: (1991-08-27) August 27, 1991
Murrieta, California
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Patrick Ian Wisdom (born August 27, 1991) is an American professional baseball third baseman in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Wisdom played college baseball at Saint Mary's College of California. He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the first round of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft.[35] He made his professional debut with the Batavia Muckdogs. In 2013, Wisdom played with the Peoria Chiefs and Palm Beach Cardinals. He played 2014 with the Double-A Springfield Cardinals and returned there in 2015.[36][37]

Jake Woodford

Jake Woodford
St. Louis Cardinals
Pitcher
Born: (1996-10-28) October 28, 1996
Tampa, Florida
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Jake R. Woodford (born October 28, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Woodford was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals 39th overall in the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft.[38][39] He made his professional debut with the Gulf Coast Cardinals.

Woodford was high school teammates with Kyle Tucker who was also selected in the first round of the 2015 MLB Draft.[40][41]

Justin Wright

Justin Wright
St. Louis Cardinals
Pitcher
Born: (1989-08-18) August 18, 1989
Fairfax, Virginia
Bats: Left Throws: Left

Justin Wayne Wright (born August 18, 1989) is an American baseball relief pitcher currently in the St. Louis Cardinals organization. He is currently with the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds. He is 5' 9" tall, considered short for a professional pitcher.[42][43]

He was born in Fairfax, Virginia and attended Forest Park High School before going to Virginia Tech, where he played from 2008 to 2010. He posted a won-loss record of 19-7 while there. In the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft, the Cardinals drafted Wright in the 47th round. He began his professional career that year.

He did not allow a run and struck out 10 batters in 7.2 innings with the Batavia Muckdogs in 2010 and in 2011, he was 5-1 with five saves and a 1.03 ERA in 32 appearances between three teams. In 52.1 innings, he allowed 27 hits and had 70 strikeouts and earned Mid-Season All-Star honors and a MiLB.com Organization All-Star selection. He played for the Peoria Javelinas in the Arizona Fall League that year, as well. In 2012, Wright was 0-3 with a 4.45 ERA in 50 games, though he averaged 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings. In 2013, he was 1-1 with a 5.34 mark in 50 games, but averaged 9.8 Ks per nine innings. He had his first taste of Triple-A in 2014, going 4-0 with a 6.65 ERA in 16 games for Memphis; he also played for the Springfield Cardinals that year and was 6-1 with a 3.43 ERA in 47 games as a whole. In 2015, he played for Springfield and Memphis and went 2-2 with a 3.02 ERA in 48 games.

He also pitched in the Cape Cod League in 2009 (for the Harwich Mariners) and 2010 (Hyannis Harbor Hawks).

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  • 38 Corey Baker
  • 43 John Brebbia
  • 15 Joey Donofrio
  • 26 Kurt Heyer
  • 21 Corey Littrell
  • 29 Josh Lucas
  • 28 Mike Mayers
  • 40 Andrew Morales
  • 27 Trey Nielsen
  • 34 Chris Perry
  • 23 Daniel Poncedeleon
  • -- Jimmy Reed
  • -- Robby Rowland
  • 47 Ronnie Shaban
  • 31 Chris Thomas

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  • 36 Will Anderson
  • 32 Pedro Echemendia
  • 38 Jacob Evans
  • 34 Jack Flaherty
  • 44 Silfredo Garcia
  • 31 Austin Gomber
  • 54 Kyle Grana
  • 55 Michael Heesch
  • 26 Kevin Herget
  • 18 Ian McKinney
  • 15 Blake McKnight
  • 37 Matt Pearce
  • 30 Cody Schumacher
  • -- Luke Weaver
  • 28 Rowan Wick
  • -- Josh Wirsu

Catchers

  • 11 Steve Bean
  • 25 Chris Rivera

Infielders

  • 36 Andrew Brodbeck
  •  3 Danny Diekroeger
  • 29 Casey Grayson
  • -- Juan Herrera
  • -- Mason Katz
  • 21 Oscar Mercado
  •  8 Darren Seferina
  •  5 Andrew Sohn
  • 33 Allen Staton
  •  4 Casey Turgeon

Outfielders

  • 27 Vaughn Bryan
  • 23 Blake Drake
  • 39 Orlando Olivera
  • 19 Michael Pritchard

Manager

  •  7 Oliver Marmol

Coaches

  • 12 Donnie Ecker (hitting)
  • 22 Jim Foster (coach)
  • 40 Randy Niemann (pitching)



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  • 29 Sandy Alcantara
  • 25 Landon Beck
  • 30 Tyler Bray
  • 26 Steven De La Cruz
  • 40 Junior Fernandez
  • 39 Nicholas Frey
  •  8 Steven Gallardo
  • 16 Derian Gonzalez
  • 28 Chandler Hawkins
  • 18 Ryan Helsley
  • 21 Brennan Leitao
  • -- Juan Perez
  • -- Jorge L. Rodriguez
  • -- Jery Then
  • 33 Jake Woodford

Catchers

  • 12 Chris Chinea
  • 27 Jose Godoy
  • 32 Brian O'Keefe

Infielders

  • 15 Eliezer Alvarez
  • 31 Dylan Becker
  • 35 R.J. Dennard
  •  4 Leobaldo Pina
  • 37 Edmundo Sosa

Outfielders

  •  7 Jhihan Acevedo
  •  3 Craig Aikin
  • 34 Magneuris Sierra
  • 44 Thomas Spitz

Manager

  • 13 Joe Kruzel

Coaches

  • 11 Jobel Jimenez (hitting)
  • 22 Dernier Orozco (pitching)
  • 38 Nathan Sopena (coach)



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  • -- Michael Aldrete double-dagger
  • 44 Max Almonte
  • 29 Dailyn Martinez
  • 26 David Oca
  • -- Andrew Pierce double-dagger
  • 27 Greg Tomchick

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Infielders

  •  4 Danny Martin
  • 19 Elier Rodriguez
  • 22 Champ Rowland

Outfielders

  •  3 Cole Lankford

Manager

  • -- Johnny Rodriguez

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  • -- Roger Lafrancois (hitting)
  • -- Darwin Marrero (pitching)



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  • 50 Bryan Dobzanski
  • 39 Jhonatan Escudero
  • 41 Steven Farinaro
  • 29 Julio Mateo
  • 46 Frederis Parra
  • 43 Ramon Santos
  •  3 Ronnie Williams
  • -- Ben Yokley (Military leave)

Catchers

  • -- Joshua Lopez

Infielders

  • 18 Luke Doyle
  • 49 Joey Hawkins
  • -- Jose Martinez
  • 32 Hunter Newman

Outfielders

  •  5 DeAndre Asbury-Heath
  • 25 Ricardo Bautista
  •  4 Anthony Ray

Manager

  •  8 Chris Swauger

Coaches

  • -- Roberto Espinoza (Hitting)
  • -- Cale Johnson (Pitching)



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  • 29 Estarlin Arias
  • 70 Silas Bohannan
  •  8 Brady Bowen
  • 54 Jordan DeLorenzo
  • 31 Jordan Hicks
  • -- Blake Higgins
  • 18 Yeison Medina
  • 34 Ronald Medrano
  • 52 Ian Oxnevad
  • 55 Paul Salazar
  • 40 Jacob Schlesener
  • -- Davis Ward

Catchers

  • 53 Riley Drongesen
  • 36 Frankie Rodriguez
  •  5 Stephen Zavala

Infielders

  • 50 Allen Cordoba
  • 56 Bryce Denton
  • -- Dylan Tice

Outfielders

  • 35 Luis Bandes
  • 47 Bladimil Franco
  • 46 Nick Plummer
  • 25 Jonathan Rivera
  • 41 Carlos Talavera
  • 30 Carlos Torres

Manager

  •  7 Steve Turco

Coaches

  • -- Giovanni Carrara (pitching)
  • -- Cody Gabella (coach)



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  • -- Sandy Alcantara
  • -- Juan Alvarez
  • -- Estarlin Arias
  • -- Franyel Casadilla
  • 39 Will Changarotty
  • -- Oneiver Diaz
  • -- Angel Estevez
  • -- Junior Fernandez
  • 21 Frendy Gavin
  • 46 Derian Gonzalez
  • -- Junior Gonzalez
  •  4 Ronald Medrano
  • -- Jesus Narvaez
  • 57 David Oca
  • -- Enrique Perez

Catchers

  • -- Dennis Ortega
  • -- Irving Wilson

Infielders

  • 36 Allen Cordoba
  • -- Oscar Cotes
  • -- Luis Flores
  • -- Dariel Gomez
  • -- Hector Linares
  • 23 Sergio Ripoll
  • -- Carlos Rodriguez
  • -- Wadye Ynfante

Outfielders

  • 19 Luis Bandes
  • -- Carlos Luis
  • -- Andres Luna
  • -- Jonathan Rivera
  • -- Carlos Talavera

Manager

  • -- Fray Peniche

Coaches

  • -- Erick Almonte (hitting)
  • -- John Matos (assistant hitting)



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References

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  4. Former Redbird DeJong promoted to Peoria
  5. Garcia turns up the heat with Pan Am performance
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  11. UC Irvine, ace Andrew Morales look to ignite postseason run
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  25. Edmundo Sosa, shortstop
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  35. BASEBALL: Murrieta Valley's Wisdom a sandwich pick by Cardinals
  36. Cards prospect surges after spring training detour
  37. Wisdom has come a long way from May
  38. Cards take RHP Woodford No. 39 overall
  39. Cards draft blog: Cards pick OF Plummer, RHP Woodford, 3B Denton
  40. Plant's Jake Woodford also a Day 1 draft possibility
  41. Jake Woodford makes two Plant players drafted on Day 1
  42. Wright shines in Springfield Cardinals win
  43. Cards relief prospect Wright no longer overlooked
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