# 2026 Cardinals Draft Tracker

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/2026-cardinals-draft-tracker/
- Published: 2026-07-17T15:00:00-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

### **Here are all of the picks for the Cardinals and their signing details.**

The 2026 [Cardinals](https://www.mlb.com/cardinals) Draft is completed and here 
is the tracker of draft picks. This will keep track of who signs and for how much.

Here’s the details on the picks. Every pick in the first 10 rounds has an assigned
slot value, with the total for each club’s slot value equaling what it can spend
without a penalty. If a player in those rounds does not sign, his slot value gets
subtracted from the team’s pool. Any player selected after the 10th round has a 
slot value of $150,000; anything over will count against the teams pool.

Teams that exceed their bonus pool are penalized. Clubs that exceed their allotment
by 0-5% pay a 75% tax on the overage. Between 5-10%, teams lose a future first-round
pick and are taxed 75%. Between 10-15%, teams lose a future first- and second-rounder
with a 100% tax. Anything over 15% will cost a team 2 first-rounders and 100% tax.

Teams have until July 27 at 4:00 PM CST to sign their picks.

Here’s the details on the tracker…

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 * Tab A – Team Info: This lists the total picks, percentage sign, and pool information.
   I’ve added a column to track the amount of taxes a team is projected for pay 
   on overages.
 * Tab B – Picks: These are the actual picks with signing details. I’ve added a 
   column for sources this year.
 * Tab C – State Demo: A list of what state the player was from; this isn’t where
   their hometown is, but rather where they played at the last level.
 * Tab D – Position Demo: A list of what position all the players were taken from
   by team; there is a total column to see how many players were taken total from
   each position.
 * Tab E – School Level: This breaks down all the picks by the level of schooling
   they were selected from. I added info about grade level for college, since this
   is important for bonuses. Sophomores have more leverage than seniors. 5Y is 5th
   year seniors and/or graduate students.

A few notes really quick on changes in picks:

 * The Cardinals received a Collective Bargaining Round A pick.
 * The Cardinals picked up 2 CB-B picks in the [Brendan Donovan](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/donovbr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2026-07-17_br)
   trade:
    - 2.68: Seattle Mariners
    - 2.72: Tampa Bay Rays

Reports are coming in that the Cardinals have signed 11 of their 23 picks; they 
also have another that announced he’s returning to Oklahoma State (20.594 [Kollin Ritchie](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=ritchi000kol&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2026-07-17_br)).
I’ll add notes as more details emerge.

The Cardinals did announce first pick Trevor Condon’s signings with an Instagram
Post:

> View this post on Instagram

For the all of the MLB Draft Picks and signings, click [here](https://www.nyrdcast.com/2026/07/2026-mlb-draft-tracker/).

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