Cardinals Minor League Report: 03/22/2017

The system, including the big league team, went 3-2 yesterday.  Pitching prospects Luke Weaver and Sandy Alcantara both had good outings.

St. Louis beats Washington, 6-1
St. Louis Pitching

• #25 John Gant – 1.0 IP, 0 H, 2K
• #9 Dakota Hudson – 1.0 IP, 1H

St. Louis Hitting

• #14 Paul DeJong (3B) – 0 for 0, BB, 1R
• #23 Jose Adolis Garcia (RF) – 0 of 0, BB

Memphis loses to Syracuse, 8-5
Memphis Pitching

• #4 Luke Weaver – 2.2 IP, H, ER, 4K
• Zach Phillips – 1.0 IP, 2K

Memphis Hitting

• Blake Drake (CF) – 2 for 4, R, 3B, K
• Anthony Garcia (LF) – 1 for 3, R, 2B, BB, K: Could this be the year we see Garcia?  I initially thought it wouldn’t happen this year, but when you look at the Cardinals OF depth, it’s a real possibility.  Randal Grichuk, Dexter Fowler, and Tommy Pham all have had injuries in recent seasons and Jose Martinez is still a question mark in the long term.

Springfield defeats Harrisburg, 3-2
Springfield Pitching

• #3 Sandy Alcantara – 2.0 IP, 3K

Springfield Hitting

• Danny Diekroeger (3B) – 1 for 2, R, 2B: He’s one of those players who I really like, but doesn’t have the tools to be a top prospects.  He’s never going to be an All Star at the MLB level, but he could easily sneak into a utility role there.

Palm Beach loses to Potomac, 12-3
Palm Beach Pitching
No notable pitching performances for Palm Beach. 

Palm Beach Hitting

• Luke Dykstra (DH) –  2 for 4

 
Peoria defeats Hagerstown, 6-2
Peoria Pitching

• Estarlin Arias – 2 IP, 2K
• Yeison Medina – 1IP, 2K

Peoria Hitting

• Matt Davis (LF) –  2 for 3, 2B, K, 3 RBI
• Shane Billings (CF) – 3 for 4, R

The Major Leaguers take on the Marlins at Roger Dean Stadium while the minor leaguers are taking on the Astros; Memphis and Springfield are at home while Palm Beach and Peoria are traveling to the Astros’ facility.  All games start at 1PM CST.