July 11-13 was the MLB Draft, and the Cardinals took 21 players over 20 rounds; they had a competitive balance pick between the second and third rounds. After taking 3 high school players (Jordan Walker, Masyn Winn, Tink Hence) with their first 3 picks, the team went back to their historical trend of safe college…
Each year, I create an MLB Draft Tracker and share it here. The tracker includes who is taken, what they sign for, slot value, and the over/under of the signing. This is something that’s updated daily and will be continually tweaked. Here’s the gist of the MLB Draft. Every pick has a slot value; teams…
This is a little late, but here is the 2019 MLB Draft Tracker. Below you’ll find all of the picks in the first 10 rounds, along with any above slot pick from round 11 to 40. I’ll update this as often as possible until the July 12 deadline. Here is a quick rundown. Each pick…
Like each year, I’m watching the Cardinal’s draft class to see who signs and how it impacts the draft bonus pool. Here’s a quick rundown of the signing period. Each pick in Rounds 1-10 have an assigned slot value; it’s a recommendation from MLB on what that pick is worth. Players may sign for more…
Like the MLB Draft Tracker, I do one individually for the Cardinals. I have a little more info include in the table, like percentage of a position they took, percentage of education levels, etc. In the near future, I’ll look at the last few years of each of these demographics to see what trends they’ve…
As I’ve done in the past, I’m tracking the signings of the MLB Draft. Here are the first 10 rounds, which count to each teams draft pool (AKA the amount of money they have to spend on their draft picks). Quick rundown…each team is allotted an amount of money they can spend on their picks…
ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 2, 2017 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced today the signing of three additional players from the 2017 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. Kramer Robertson, the Cardinals fourth round pick out of Louisiana State University, is a 5-foot-10, 166 lb., senior shortstop who was recognized as a Third Team All-American…
ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 29, 2017 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced today the signing of Zach Jackson, their sixth round draft pick from the 2017 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. Jackson is a 6-foot-3, 215 lb. catcher out of Winter Haven (Fla.) High School. After moving from Haines City (Fla.) High School, the…
ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 28, 2017 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced today the signing of three more players from the 2017 First-Year Player draft, as well as one non-drafted free agent who have agreed to terms with the organization, highlighted by the Cardinals top pick, outfielder Scott Hurst. Two pitchers, one outfielder and one…
ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 22, 2017 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced today the signing of six more players from the 2017 First-Year Player draft, as well as two non-drafted free agents who have agreed to terms with the organization. Five pitchers, two outfielders and a catcher are among the latest players who have signed…
ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 20, 2017 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced today the signing of seven additional players from the 2017 First-Year Player draft, a day following an announcement that they had agreed to terms on minor league contracts with 13 picks. Five pitchers, two catchers and an infielder are among those announced today…
