The division reports debuted last year. The goal of this article series is to provide a quick overview of all dynasty-relevant information from each division. Each team has multiple minor league levels, each containing plenty of impactful prospects, which can feel impossible to keep up with. This article series, which will be updated once per month, will help dynasty managers stay up-to-date on performances, injuries, promotions, and more. New this season is the inclusion of tiers in the rankings. Next to their rank, each prospect is assigned a tier. The tier range is 1-5.
- Tier 1: A potential difference-making dynasty prospect. Somebody who would rank in the top-20ish prospects for dynasty baseball
- Tier 2: A still very good dynasty prospect who holds plenty of value. This prospect would typically rank in the 21-75 range
- Tier 3: A mid-tier prospect who could be valuable but has questions and concerns present in his profile, ranking in the 76-150 range
- Tier 4: A prospect who is worth knowing, but is reserved for deeper leagues. This prospect would rank 151-250
- Tier 5: The rest of the prospects fall into Tier 5
Following the 2024 MLB Draft, the Cardinals finally have a superstar prospect headlining their rankings, JJ Wetherholt. Joining him is a plethora of talent, including a trio of catchers and one of 2024’s fastest rising prospects, Yairo Padilla! Martin digs into the future of the Cardinals.
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Notable Prospect Promotions and News
- Travis Honeyman, a third-round pick in 2023 from Boston College, is off to High-A Peoria after a promotion on May 27th. The second-year pro was performing well at Class A before getting the promotion. Across 29 games, Honeyman had a .318 average and .444 OBP, aided by more walks than strikeouts (20:19). Honeyman had season-ending shoulder surgery in 2024 and has yet to regain some of the raw power he showed collegiately. But Honeyman offers an advanced eye at the plate, above-average speed, and solid bat-to-ball skills, and those talents have landed him inside the Top 20 among organizational prospects.
- A rib cage strain suffered at the end of the Spring has former top prospect Tink Hence rehab pitching in the lower levels to open 2025. The Cardinals have been very cautious in their management of Hence, as he’s logged just over 235 innings in four full seasons with the organization. Concerns over his durability are exacerbated even further by his usage and the reluctance to let him pitch deep into games, resulting in a significant dip in his prospect value. This rib injury will almost certainly cause the Cardinals to continue monitoring his workload, but at 23 years old, they will eventually need to stretch him out and see what they have.
Notable Prospect Performances
- The Cardinals are consistently producing high-end prospect talent, most recently at the catcher position. Leonardo Bernal, a 21-year-old backstop in Double-A, is the latest and greatest. Bernal is thriving this season as he’s slashing .290/.373/.538 with nine homers and doubles and a 146 wRC+ as one of the youngest players at the level. In May alone, Bernal belted five homers and drove in 20 runs in as many games, and he’s already hit three homers in four games in June. Bernal will likely join Jimmy Crooks III at Triple-A by the end of the season, forming one of the top-catching tandems in the Minors.
- Nathan Church has never had much fanfare. Entering 2025, the 2022 11th-round pick from UC Irvine had never appeared inside the Cardinals’ Top 30 prospects, nor was he on the periphery, despite consistently strong performances. As a pro, Church has a career average of .272 with 18 homers, 55 doubles, and 57 steals. He’s never had a strikeout rate above 14.3% at any level and currently has just eleven Ks in 152 plate appearances this season. There isn’t much power in his profile, but he makes regular contact, is a strong defender, and has incredible speed. It will be interesting to see what the Cardinals can get out of Church if he reaches the next level.
LEONARDO BERNAL X2! What a night for Leo! pic.twitter.com/Uf2tyWh3GH
— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) June 2, 2025
