2026 Top 50 Cardinals Prospects: 26-50
2026 Top 50 Cardinals List: The Back Half

Each year, I rank my top 50 Cardinals Prospects; this year, I’m breaking it into pieces and giving a little more depth to some of the list. This is part 1, where I give the back half of the list; it’s just a quick ranking because there really isn’t much to say about these guys at this point. A few we’ve seen in St. Louis, while most won’t make it to the big leagues.
| Rank | Player | Position | Highest Level |
| 26 | Nathan Church | OF | MLB |
| 27 | Cade Crossland | LHP | R-FCL |
| 28 | Hancel Rincon | P | AA |
| 29 | Luis Gastelum | RHP | AA |
| 30 | Chase Davis | OF | AA |
| 31 | Blake Aita | RHP | Hi A |
| 32 | Zach Levenson | OF | AA |
| 33 | Pete Hansen | LHP | AAA |
| 34 | Frank Elissalt | RHP | Hi A |
| 35 | Travis Honeyman | OF | Hi A |
| 36 | Ethan Young | RHP | R-FCL |
| 37 | Cesar Prieto | 2B | MLB |
| 38 | Sebastian Dos Santos | SS | R-FCL |
| 39 | Leonel Sequera | RHP | Lo A |
| 40 | Mason Molina | LHP | Hi A |
| 41 | Jack Gurevitch | 1B | Lo A |
| 42 | Brian Holiday | RHP | NCAA |
| 43 | Colton Ledbetter | OF | AA |
| 44 | Max Rajcic | RHP | AA |
| 45 | Randel Clemente | P | AAA |
| 46 | Matthew Miura | OF | Lo A |
| 47 | Bryan Torres | OF | AAA |
| 48 | Andrew Dutkanych IV | RHP | Lo A |
| 49 | Jack Martinez | RHP | R-FCL |
| 50 | Matt Koperniak | OF | MLB |
After I release the full list (which I’ll update the links below), I’ll share my spreadsheet with composite rankings from all the different site I’ve been able to find.
The full rankings: 1-5 | 6-10 | 11-15 | 16-20 | 21-25 | 26-50

