Future Redbirds

Yet again, addressing a question from the comments-

tnek5 asks: What would your perfect rotation of Cardinals prospects be?

Without any real explanation, mine are pretty unsurprising-

1. Jaime Garcia
2. Clayton Mortensen
3. Adam Ottavino
4. Tyler Herron
5. Mitch Boggs

Ottavino and Boggs could be relievers in the end. I could see David Kopp jump up the rankings with a good season, and Kyle McClellan also if he does indeed start in AAA/and do well there.

Jumping into tonight’s DPR. Allen Craig goes bananas. Jess Todd shuts them down. And Ryde Rodriguez goes yard. It’s all in your DPR.

Memphis 6, Albuquerque 1

• Mitchell Boggs was brilliant, throwing 5 innings of shutout ball. He allowed 2 hits, 2 walks and K’d 7. I like seeing him miss bats like that.
• Ron Flores went 2 innings, striking out 4.
• Mark Worrell allowed the only run.
• Jason Motte allowed a hit and struck out 2.
• Jose Martinez was the offensive star, he doubled and hit a three run homer.
• Backup catcher Gabe Johnson went 2 for 3 with a double and run scored.
• Reid Gorecki doubled. The former organizational player of the year from 2004 is now 27 years old. I was surprised not to see his name in the last round of cuts.
• Brian Barden and David Freese had the other hits for Memphis.

Springfield 5, Carolina 1

• Brad Furnish went 5 innings, allowed 1 run on 4 hits. He didn’t walk or strike anyone out.
• Matt Scherer thew one perfect inning.
• Nick Webber, Bob Zimmerman and Luke Gregerson each threw a scoreless inning. Gregerson and Zimmerman had 2 whiffs apiece. Zimmerman is a former 4th round pick for the Angels. He went to high school at DeSmet and is a former MVP of the Lincoln Regional for the Missouri State Bears. Once a top 30 prospect in the Angel system, shoulder problems have slowed his career.
• Allen Craig is no stranger when it comes to hitting in Jupiter. He went 3 for 4 with two doubles and an RBI.
• Wee Shane Robinson had two hits, a double and 3 RBIs.

Palm Beach 5, Jupiter 3

• A nice comeback for the Cards. They trailed 3-1 in the 7th before scoring four runs in the bottom of the 7th.
• Gary Daley threw 3 innings, allowed 1 hit and 1 run.
• Eddie Degerman got the early hook. He lasted only two-thirds of an inning, allowing 1 hit, 2 runs, 2 walks.
• Elvis Hernandez was the winner in relief with a perfect inning. I thought he might be tried out in relief.
• Armando Carrasco threw 2.2 scoreless innings.
• Josh Dew, The Man of Troy, pitched a perfect 9th with a K.
• Jonathan Edwards went 2 for 4 with an RBI.
• Daniel Descalso had 2 hits and an RBI.

Quad Cities 10, Greensboro 1

• After getting banged around a little bit, Jess Todd took the hill for the QC today. He responded with five shutout innings of one-hit ball, 0 BB, 5 K’s.
• The wiry Andres Rosales followed with 3 innings, allowed just 2 hits and an unearned run.
• Charlie Pelt went 3 for 4 with two runs scored and an RBI.
• Domnit Bolivar went 3 for 5 with a double and run scored.
• Parkway Central product Travis Mitchell collected 2 hits.
• Beau Riportella and Luis DeLaCruz each had a pair of RBIs.

Quad Cities #2 5, Marlins # 5 0

• Ryde Rodriguez hit a 3-run HR. I take it he was not using a wet copy of Baseball America to hit with.
• Matt Arburr has had a great spring so far, his name keeps popping up in these emails. He went 3 for 4 with a double, 2 runs scored and an RBI. I think he may beat out Andrew Brown for a job at 1B at the QC. Arburr is a big dude, at 6-4, 260. He hit 12 homers for Division II Pace last season.
• Deryk Hooker threw 3 IP, 2 hits, no runs, 2 BB, 2 K’s.
• Mark Diapoules also had 3 scoreless innings, 2 hits, 1 BB, 4 K’s.