St. Louis Cardinals Minor League Report: Hidden Gems & Next Wave Call-Ups

<p>When is the future arriving in St. Louis? With the MLB Trade Deadline looming and the Draft just days away, we are executing a full audit of the St. Louis Cardinals&#39; minor league system.</p><p>Host Scott Plaza is joined by Thomas Gauvain (Redbird Rants) and Tyler (Redbird Farmhands) to discuss the standout prospects forcing management&#39;s hand and who might be used as prime trade chips.</p><p><strong>On this episode, we discuss:</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>Joshua Baez’s Historic June:</strong> 10 home runs and a ticket to the big leagues by September?</p></li><li><p><strong>The Pitching Pipeline:</strong> Luis Gastelum&#39;s absurd scoreless streak, Quinn Mathews&#39; zero-walk dominance, and what&#39;s going on with Tink Hence&#39;s velocity.</p></li><li><p><strong>Trade Deadline Strategy:</strong> Dealing from areas of depth (like catcher Ryan Campos) to address the organization&#39;s long-term corner infield holes.</p></li><li><p><strong>MLB Draft Preview:</strong> Analyzing the Cardinals&#39; strategy with 6 picks in the top 86, and who makes sense for St. Louis at Pick 13 (AJ Gracia, Chris Hacopian, and more).</p></li></ul><p><strong>Timestamps:</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>02:30</strong> – Joshua Baez Analysis</p></li><li><p><strong>07:50</strong> – Luis Gastelum &amp; Triple-A Bullpen Depth</p></li><li><p><strong>08:40</strong> – Quinn Mathews, Bryson Mautz, &amp; Tink Hence Updates</p></li><li><p><strong>15:30</strong> – Catcher Depth &amp; Ryan Campos Trade Value</p></li><li><p><strong>22:00</strong> – Solving the Third Base Hole</p></li><li><p><strong>35:00</strong> – Pick 13 &amp; MLB Draft Targets</p></li></ul><p><strong>Resources:</strong>Find daily minor league breakdowns at milbtoday.com. Follow our guests on X at @ThomasGauvain2 and @RedbirdFarmhand for consistent Cardinals prospect coverage and live draft streams!</p>