St. Louis Cardinals minor league players

Ian McAllister Bedell (born September 5, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Bedell attended Central High School in Davenport, Iowa, where he played baseball. As a sophomore in 2016, he went 7-1 with a 1.70 ERA over 53+2⁄3 innings.[1] After reclassifying and graduating early, he enrolled at the University of Missouri to play college baseball.

As a freshman at Missouri in 2018, Bedell pitched to a 6.17 ERA over 11+2⁄3 innings.[2] As a sophomore in 2019, he made 18 appearances and went 3-1 with a 1.56 ERA and 36 strikeouts over 40+1⁄3 innings.[3] That summer, he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Wareham Gatemen where he was 4-0 with a 0.59 ERA over 30+2⁄3 innings, was named a league All-Star, and won the league's Outstanding Pitcher award.[4][5][6] Bedell moved into the starting rotation for the 2020 season, starting four games and pitching to a 3.70 ERA before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] Bedell was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the fourth round with the 122nd overall pick of the shortened 2020 Major League Baseball draft.[8][9] He signed for $800,000.[10]

Bedell made his professional debut in the 2021 with the Peoria Chiefs.[11] He pitched 2+2⁄3 innings before undergoing Tommy John surgery.[12] Bedell returned to play in August 2022 and spent the season rehabbing with the Florida Complex League Cardinals and Palm Beach Cardinals, totaling a 3.18 ERA over 5+2⁄3 innings.[13] Bedell returned to Peoria for the 2023 season.[14] Over 27 games (19 starts), he went 4-2 with a 2.44 ERA and 106 strikeouts over 96 innings and was named the Midwest League Pitcher of the Year.[15]

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Nicholas Dunn (born January 29, 1997) is an American professional baseball second baseman in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Dunn attended Shikellamy High School in Sunbury, Pennsylvania. In 2015, as a senior, he batted .477 with seven home runs and 32 RBIs.[16] After graduating, he spent the summer playing in the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League for the Silver Spring–Takoma Thunderbolts.[17]

Dunn played college baseball at the University of Maryland. In 2016 and 2017, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League, where he was named a league all-star in 2016, and won the league's playoff MVP award in 2017.[18][19][20] As a senior in 2018, he hit .330 with ten home runs and 39 RBIs and was named a second-team All-American.[21] After the season, he was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the fifth round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.[22][23]

Dunn made his professional debut in 2018 State College Spikes and also played for the Peoria Chiefs, batting .253 with three home runs and 35 RBIs over 65 games.[24] In 2019, he played with Peoria, hitting .247 with three home runs and 38 RBIs over 104 games.[25] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[26] In 2021, he played for the Springfield Cardinals and hit .259 with six home runs and 36 RBIs over 95 games, and he returned to Springfield in 2022, hitting .271 with seven home runs and 44 RBIs over 112 games. Dunn opened the 2023 season with Springfield.[27][28][29] In late July, he was promoted to the Memphis Redbirds.[30] Over 124 games between the two teams, he slashed .319/.413/.442 with nine home runs, sixty RBIs, and 25 doubles.[31]

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Moisés Gómez
Gómez with the Memphis Redbirds in 2023
St. Louis Cardinals – No. 36
Outfielder
Born: (1998-08-27) August 27, 1998 Caracas, Venezuela
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Moisés Manuel Gómez (born August 27, 1998) is a Venezuelan professional baseball outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Gómez was signed by the Tampa Bay Rays as an international free agent in 2015, and spent seven years in their minor league system, making it as high as Double-A with the Montgomery Biscuits.[32]

Following the 2021 season, Gómez asked for his release so he could play in a winter baseball league in Venezuela.[33] Before he could begin winter play, he was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as a free agent. He opened the 2022 season with the Springfield Cardinals, batting .321 with 23 home runs and 54 RBIs over sixty games.[34] He was promoted to the Memphis Redbirds in late June.[35] Over sixty games with Memphis to end the season, he hit .266 with 16 home runs and forty RBIs.[36] Between both teams, he finished with a combined .294 batting average with 39 home runs and 94 RBIs; his total of 39 home runs for the season led the minor leagues and he was awarded the Joe Bauman Home Run Award.[37]

On November 7, 2022, the Cardinals selected Gomez's contract to the 40-man roster, protecting him from the Rule 5 draft.[38] Gómez was optioned to Triple-A Memphis to begin the 2023 season and spent the whole season with the team.[39] Over 131 games, he batted .232 with thirty home runs and 79 RBIs.[40]

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Gordon Joseph Graceffo (born March 17, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Graceffo attended Cranford High School in Cranford, New Jersey and played college baseball at Villanova University. As a redshirt sophomore in 2021, he started 11 games and went 7-2 with a 1.54 ERA, 86 strikeouts, and 13 walks over 82 innings.[41] After the season, he briefly played in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Bourne Braves.[42][43] He was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the fifth round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.[44]

Graceffo signed and made his professional debut with the Palm Beach Cardinals of the Single-A Florida State League, going 1-0 with a 1.73 ERA and 37 strikeouts over 26 innings.[45] He opened the 2022 season with the Peoria Chiefs of the High-A Midwest League.[46] After eight starts in which he went 3-2 with a 0.99 ERA, 56 strikeouts, and four walks over 45+2⁄3 innings, he was promoted to the Springfield Cardinals of the Double-A Texas League.[47] He was named the Cardinals' Minor League Pitcher of the Month for both April and May.[48] Over 18 starts with Springfield, Graceffo posted a 7-4 record with a 3.94 ERA and 83 strikeouts over 93+2⁄3 innings.[49] For the 2023 season, Graceffo was assigned to the Memphis Redbirds of the Triple-A International League.[50] He missed time during the season due to shoulder inflammation.[51] Over 21 games (18 starts), Graceffo went 4-3 with a 4.92 ERA and 81 strikeouts over 86 innings.[52]

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Markevian Hence (born August 6, 2002) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Hence attended Watson Chapel High School in Pine Bluff, Arkansas where he played baseball.[53] During his senior year in 2020, he pitched three innings before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[54] He was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals with the 63rd overall selection of the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.[55][56][57] He signed for $1.12 million, forgoing his commitment to play college baseball at the University of Arkansas.[58]

Hence did not play after signing with the Cardinals due to the cancellation of the minor league season.[59] He made his professional debut in 2021 with the Florida Complex League Cardinals, pitching a total of eight innings for the season while giving up eight earned runs and three walks while striking out 14.[60] He opened the 2022 season in extended spring training before he was assigned to the Palm Beach Cardinals in mid-May.[61] On June 15, he pitched three innings of a combined no-hitter versus the Clearwater Threshers.[62] Over 16 starts with Palm Beach, Hence went 0-1 with a 1.38 ERA, 81 strikeouts and 15 walks over 52+1⁄3 innings.[63] He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Salt River Rafters after the season.[64] To begin the 2023 season, Hence was assigned to the Peoria Chiefs of the High-A Midwest League.[50] He was selected to represent the Cardinals (alongside Victor Scott II) at the 2023 All-Star Futures Game.[65] In early July, he was promoted to the Springfield Cardinals of the Double-A Texas League.[66] Over 23 starts between the two teams, Hence went 4-6 with a 4.31 ERA and 99 strikeouts over 96 innings.[67]

Two of Hence's older brothers, Braelin and Blake, played college baseball at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.[68]

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Joseph Daniel King (born February 23, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

King graduated from Woodside High School in Woodside, California, in 2019. That year, he was named the baseball player of the year in the Peninsula Athletic League's Ocean Division.[69] He attended the University of California, Berkeley and played college baseball for the California Golden Bears. The St. Louis Cardinals selected him in the ninth round of the 2022 MLB draft. He signed with the Cardinals and reported to extended spring training.[70] He pitched for the Great Britain national baseball team in the 2023 World Baseball Classic.[71]

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Adam Kloffenstein (born August 25, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Kloffenstein attended Magnolia High School in Magnolia, Texas. He was selected in the third round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft by the Toronto Blue Jays, and signed on June 12 for a $2.45 million signing bonus.[72][73] Kloffenstein was assigned to the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Blue Jays with former Magnolia teammate Jordan Groshans.[74] He made his professional debut on August 20 and pitched one scoreless inning.[75] In total for his 2018 season, Kloffenstein pitched two scoreless innings. In 2019, he was promoted to the Short Season-A Vancouver Canadians where he started 13 games, going 4-4 and recording a 2.24 ERA. He was assigned to the New Hampshire Fisher Cats to begin the 2023 season.

On July 30, 2023, Kloffenstein and Sem Robberse were traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for pitcher Jordan Hicks.[76]

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Ryan William Loutos (born January 29, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Loutos attended Barrington High School in Barrington, Illinois where he played baseball and posted a 0.47 ERA and 92 strikeouts over 59 innings as senior in 2017.[77] After high school, he enrolled at Washington University in St. Louis where he played college baseball. As a senior in 2021, he went 11-1 with a 1.33 ERA over 13 starts.[78] Loutos went unselected in the 2021 Major League Baseball draft and signed with the St. Louis Cardinals as an undrafted free agent.[79]

Loutos made his professional debut with the Palm Beach Cardinals, going 1-2 with a 5.56 ERA over 22+2⁄3 innings.[80] He opened the 2022 season with the Peoria Chiefs and was promoted to the Springfield Cardinals and Memphis Redbirds during the season.[81][82] Over 46 games (two starts) between the three teams, he went 3-6 with a 3.96 ERA and 72 strikeouts over 63+2⁄3 innings.[83] He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Salt River Rafters after the season.[64] He returned to Springfield to open the 2023 season and was quickly promoted to Memphis.[84] Over fifty relief appearances, Loutos went 2-5 with a 6.53 ERA and 84 strikeouts over 73 innings.[85]

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Connor Alexander Lunn (born July 8, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Lunn attended Cathedral Catholic High School in San Diego, California and played college baseball at the University of Southern California. In 2018, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[86] As a junior in 2019, he pitched in 15 games and went 7-4 with a 3.69 ERA and 79 strikeouts over 83 innings, earning All-Pac-12 Conference honors.[87] After the season, he was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 11th round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[88]

Lunn signed with the Cardinals and made his professional debut with the State College Spikes with whom he posted a 1.96 ERA over 18+1⁄3 innings. He spent the 2021 season with the Peoria Chiefs and started 23 games, going 6-8 with a 3.96 ERA and 121 strikeouts over 120+1⁄3 innings.[89] Lunn played the 2022 season with the Springfield Cardinals.[90] Over 21 games (17 starts), he went 4-7 with a 6.61 ERA and 78 strikeouts over 81+2⁄3 innings.[91] Lunn returned to Springfield for the 2023 season with whom he started 23 games, going 7-7 with a 4.71 ERA and 111 strikeouts over 130 innings.[92]

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Brycen Alexander Mautz (born July 17, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Matz attended Westview High School in San Diego, California and played college baseball at the University of San Diego, after joining the team as a walk-on.[93][94] He was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the second round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.[95]

Mautz made his professional debut in 2022 with the Palm Beach Cardinals.

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Maxwel Scott Rajcic (born August 3, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Rajcic attended Lutheran High School of Orange County in Orange, California. As a junior in 2019, he went 8-1 with a 0.55 ERA and 78 strikeouts over 63+1⁄3 innings.[96] That summer, he played in the Under Armour All-America Baseball Game, the High School All-Star Game at Progressive Field, and for the 18U USA Baseball team.[97][98][99] During his senior season in 2020, he gave up no runs and struck out 32 batters over 22+2⁄3 innings before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[100] Rajcic was considered a top prospect for the shortened 2020 Major League Baseball draft but went unselected and enrolled at UCLA to play college baseball.[101]

As a freshman at UCLA in 2021, Rajcic served as the Bruins' closer, going 2-1 with a 1.65 ERA and 36 strikeouts over 32+2⁄3 innings.[102] Over the summer of 2021, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[103][104] As a sophomore in 2022, he moved into the starting rotation and went 8-5 with a 3.28 ERA and 92 strikeouts over 85 innings and 15 starts.[105] After the season, Rajcic was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the sixth round with the 187th overall pick in the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.[106] He signed with the Cardinals for $600,000.[107]

Rajcic made his professional debut in 2023 with the Palm Beach Cardinals of the Single-A Florida State League.[108] In June, he was promoted to the Peoria Chiefs of the High-A Midwest League.[109] In mid-September, he was promoted to the Springfield Cardinals of the Double-A Texas League.[110] Over 23 starts between the three teams, Rajcic went 9-6 with a 2.48 ERA and 123 strikeouts over 123+1⁄3 innings.[111] He was named the Florida State League Pitcher of the Year Award for his performance with Palm Beach.[112]

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Sem Robberse (robber-sa; born 12 October 2001) is a Dutch professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Robberse was born in Zeist, Netherlands. In 2018 he played for Honkbalclub Allen Weerbaar of the Honkbal Hoofdklasse (Dutch Major League), and posted a 1–3 win–loss record, 1.80 earned run average (ERA), and 12 strikeouts in 20 innings pitched.[113] The following season he played for BSC Quick Amersfoort, and in nine starts totalling 64 innings pitched Robberse went 6–3 with a 1.83 ERA and 62 strikeouts.[113] At an international tournament in Barcelona, Robberse was approached by scouts from several teams, including the Toronto Blue Jays and Kansas City Royals. He ultimately signed with the Blue Jays and was assigned to the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Blue Jays.[114] Robberse made five appearances for the Blue Jays in 2019 and went 2–0 with a 0.87 ERA and nine strikeouts in 101⁄3 innings.[113]

The 2020 minor league season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[115] Due to travel restrictions Robberse was unable to return home to the Netherlands, and instead remained in Clearwater, Florida.[114] Robberse began the 2021 season with the Low-A Dunedin Blue Jays, and was later promoted to the High-A Vancouver Canadians. In a combined 882⁄3 innings, he posted a 5–7 record with a 4.36 ERA and 90 strikeouts.[113]

On July 30, 2023, Robberse and Adam Kloffenstein were traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for pitcher Jordan Hicks.[116]

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Tekoah Clark Roby (tuh-KOH-uh; born September 18, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Roby attended Pine Forest High School in Pensacola, Florida. He had committed to play college baseball for Troy University.[117] He was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the third round of the 2020 Major League Baseball Draft.[118][119]

He spent his professional debut season of 2021 with the Down East Wood Ducks of the Low-A East, going 2–2 with a 2.45 ERA and 35 strikeouts over 22 innings. Roby missed the majority of that season with a strain of his right elbow but did not require surgery.[120] Roby spent the 2022 season with the Hickory Crawdads of the High-A South Atlantic League, going 3–11 with a 4.64 ERA and 126 strikeouts over 104+2⁄3 innings.[121][122] He opened the 2023 season with the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Texas League.

On July 30, 2023, Roby, John King, and Thomas Saggese were traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Jordan Montgomery and Chris Stratton.[123]

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Thomas Darren Saggese (soo-JAY-see; born April 10, 2002) is an American professional baseball infielder in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Saggese attended Carlsbad High School in Carlsbad, California. As a junior in 2019, he hit .422 with 10 home runs over 102 at-bats.[124] He batted .440 with three home runs over seven games in 2020 before the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[125] He was selected by the Texas Rangers in the fifth round with the 145th overall pick in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.[126][127] He signed with the club for $800,000, forgoing his commitment to play college baseball at Pepperdine University.[128]

Saggese made his professional debut in 2021 with the Down East Wood Ducks of the Low-A East, batting .256 with 10 home runs, 37 RBIs, and 11 stolen bases over 73 games.[129] He opened the 2022 season with the Hickory Crawdads of the High-A South Atlantic League, where he was named the Rangers' Minor League Player of the Month for July.[130] He was promoted to the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Texas League for the seasons final week and playoffs.[131] Over 103 games between the two teams, he slashed .312/.361/.506/868 with 15 home runs, 70 RBI, 25 doubles, and 12 stolen bases.[132] Saggese received the Texas Rangers 2022 True Ranger Award, and was named to the South Atlantic League postseason All-Star Team.[133][134] He returned to Frisco to open the 2023 season.[135]

On July 30, 2023, Saggese, John King, and Tekoah Roby were traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Jordan Montgomery and Chris Stratton.[136] He was assigned to the Springfield Cardinals of the Double-A Texas League before being promoted to the Memphis Redbirds of the Triple-A International League in early September.[137] Over 139 games played, Saggese slashed .306/.374/.530 with 26 home runs, 111 RBIs, and 34 doubles.[138]

After the season, he won the 2023 Texas League Most Valuable Player Award.[139]

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Jhon Hansser Torres (born March 29, 2000) is a Colombian professional baseball outfielder in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Torres signed with the Cleveland Indians as an international free agent in 2016.[140] He made his professional debut that summer with the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League Indians, batting .255 with five home runs and 35 RBIs over 54 games.[141] He began the 2017 season with the Rookie-level Arizona League Indians.

On July 31, 2018, Torres (alongside Conner Capel) was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Oscar Mercado.[142] He was assigned to the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Cardinals, with whom he finished the season. Over 44 games combined between the two teams, Torres slashed .321/.409/.525 with eight home runs and thirty RBIs.[143] In 2019, he began the season with the Peoria Chiefs of the Class A Midwest League. However, after batting only .167 with eight RBIs over 21 games,[144] he was reassigned to the Johnson City Cardinals of the Rookie-level Appalachian League where he hit .286/.391/.527 with six home runs and 17 RBIs over 33 games to end the year.[145]

Torres did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[132] For the 2021 season, he returned to Peoria, now members of the High-A Central, and slashed .238/.302/.366 with six home runs, 32 RBIs, and 25 doubles over 97 games.[146] He returned to Peoria to begin the 2022 season, but opened the year on the injured list.[147][148]

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Sidney Connor Thomas (born May 29, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Thomas attended Tift County High School in Tifton, Georgia.[149] As a junior in 2015, he went 8-1 with a 0.67 ERA.[150] Unselected in the 2016 Major League Baseball draft, he enrolled at Georgia Tech where he played college baseball.

In 2017, as a freshman at Georgia Tech, Thomas pitched 10+1⁄3 innings in which he gave up 13 earned runs.[151] As a sophomore, he moved into the starting rotation, going 7-4 with a 3.34 ERA and 106 strikeouts over 97 innings and fifteen games.[152] In 2019, his junior year, Thomas made 16 starts in which he compiled a 9-2 record and 3.11 ERA over 113 innings.[153] After the season, he was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the fifth round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[154]

Thomas signed with the Cardinals and made his professional debut with the State College Spikes of the Low-A New York–Penn League before being promoted to the Peoria Chiefs of the Single-A Midwest League in July. Over 43 innings pitched between the two clubs, he went 4-1 with a 3.77 ERA.[155] To begin the 2021 season, he was assigned to the Springfield Cardinals of the Double-A Central.[156] After compiling a 4.87 ERA over 20+1⁄3 innings, he was promoted to the Memphis Redbirds of the Triple-A East.[157] Over 22 games (14 starts) with Memphis, Thomas went 6-4 with a 3.10 ERA and 92 strikeouts over 101+2⁄3 innings.[158] Thomas returned to Memphis for the 2022 season.[159] Over 28 games (25 starts), he posted a 6-12 record with a 5.47 ERA and 110 strikeouts over 135 innings.[160] He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League (AFL) for the Salt River Rafters after the season.[64] He compiled a 1.75 ERA and 34 strikeouts over 25+2⁄3 innings and was named the AFL Pitcher of the Year.[161]

On November 15, 2022, the Cardinals selected Thomas' contract and added him to the 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[162] Thomas was optioned to Memphis to begin the 2023 season.[163] He played the whole season there, appearing in 21 games (17 starts) and going 5-4 with a 5.53 ERA and 69 strikeouts over 94+1⁄3 innings.[164]

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