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Toolshed: Prospect projections gone wrong

Steamer underestimated Soto, Acuña, overestimated Brinson
October 5, 2018

Part of the beauty of baseball is its unpredictability, and even when it comes to projection systems, that means sometimes you're right and sometimes you're very wrong.Back in January and February, MiLB.com used FanGraphs' Steamer600 projections to look at how some of the game's most prominent prospects were expected to

Prospect Roundup: Games of May 9

Reds' Santillan posts eight zeros; Cubs' Amaya homers, triples
May 10, 2018

Theme of the dayTommy John at both ends: Elbow injuries are a fact of life for professional pitchers. First, there's the terror of the news that Red Sox No. 2 prospect Jay Groome will undergo the elbow surgery next week. The 19-year-old left-hander's career has already been ravaged by injuries

Redbirds' Flaherty has strikeout stuff working

Cardinals No. 2 prospect fans career-best 13 in matinee victory
May 9, 2018

Jack Flaherty wasn't happy with his outing five days ago, so on Wednesday, he wielded that motivation as a tool to stymie opposing hitters.St. Louis' No. 2 prospect struck out a career-high 13 without issuing a walk, allowing two runs on six hits over 6 2/3 innings, as Triple-A Memphis

Flaherty notches first pro complete game

No. 2 Cardinals prospect gives up two hits over seven innings
April 19, 2018

No matter where on the map he's pitching, Jack Flaherty wants to stay on top of his consistency. So far in April, the St. Louis' No. 2 prospect is doing just that and more.Flaherty tossed his first professional complete game, yielding two runs -- one earned -- on two hits and

Prospect Roundup: Games of April 8

Cards' Flaherty shows MLB readiness; Matias keeps power on
April 9, 2018

Theme of the dayNice to see you again: Top-100 prospectsGleyber Torres (Scranton/Wilkes-Barre), Mitch Keller (Altoona), Juan Soto (Hagerstown) and Fernando Tatis Jr. (San Antonio) are all back where they ended the 2017 season, and all four showed they're capable of taking off. Torres collected four hits for the first time since

Flaherty heads back to Memphis

Cardinals No. 2 prospect made strong impression in one outing
April 4, 2018

After a notable fill-in start, St. Louis sent its No. 2 prospectJack Flaherty down to Triple-A Memphis for the start of the Minor League season.The right-hander allowed one run while striking out a career-high nine batters over five innings in the Cardinals' 5-4 loss to the Brewers on Tuesday. Ahead

Cardinals Prospect Primer: Soaking up Reyes

After Tommy John surgery, righty could bolster St. Louis staff in '18
April 2, 2018

Some players are on the verge of stardom, others are entering a crucial phase of their development and still others are getting their first tastes of full-season ball. With the 2018 season approaching, MiLB.com takes a look at the most intriguing prospects from each MLB organization.Back and healthy: Alex Reyes,

Top prospects making cut in Major Leagues

Ohtani, Brinson, Kingery find spots on 2018 Opening Day rosters
10:00 AM EDT

It's the "Will they, won't they" of the prospect world.Every spring, dozens of prospects are brought to Major League camp either as members of the 40-man roster or as non-roster invitees, and over the course of Grapefruit and Cactus League play, they get a chance to prove they're ready to

Bader, Flaherty top Cards' Minors deck

Both St. Louis prospects made Major League debuts this year
December 21, 2017

Harrison Bader and Jack Flaherty will ring in the new year with some well-earned hardware.The Cardinals named the pair of Top-100 prospects as the team's best Minor Leaguers in 2017 on Thursday. They will be presented their awards at the St. Louis Baseball Writers' Association of America Awards Dinner on

Flaherty rides fast track to St. Louis

Voit, Valera, Mejia also provide help at Major League level
December 11, 2017

This offseason, MiLB.com is taking a look at the most outstanding campaigns by players in each system across Minor League Baseball and honoring the players -- regardless of age or prospect status -- who had the best seasons in their organization.For many, the two main metrics of success for a

MiLB announces August Players of the Month

September 6, 2017

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Minor League Baseball today announced its August Player of the Month Award winners for all leagues. Each winner will receive an award from Minor League Baseball in recognition of the honor.

Memphis' Flaherty receives August honors

Top prospect dominated on the mound to help the Redbirds clinch a playoff berth
September 6, 2017

ROUND ROCK, Texas - Following a vote of Pacific Coast League field managers, Memphis Redbirds' right-hander Jack Flaherty has been elected the League's Player of the Month for August, the office announced Wednesday. Flaherty, along with winners from other leagues, will be presented with an award from Minor League Baseball

Cardinals calling up Flaherty for debut

No. 53 overall prospect to start Friday following Leake trade
August 30, 2017

The calendar hasn't even flipped to September yet, but the Cardinals have already announced a key promotion.St. Louis is calling up No. 3 prospectJack Flaherty from Triple-A Memphis to make his first Major League start Friday in San Francisco, the organization announced Wednesday. That will be on Sept. 1, the

Hudson named Texas League Pitcher of the Year; Four Cardinals named Postseason All-Stars

August 25, 2017

Springfield, MO - The Texas League announced on Friday that Springfield Cardinals RHP Dakota Hudson has been named Texas League Pitcher of the Year, becoming the first-ever Springfield Cardinal to win that award.The Texas League also unveiled its 2017 Postseason All-Stars, with Hudson, RHP Jack Flaherty, RHP Matt Pearce and

Redbirds race to PCL division title

With 80th win, Cardinals' affiliate is first full-season club to clinch
August 14, 2017

With 21 games left in the regular season, Triple-A Memphis has no pennant chase to worry about."It's done," manager Stubby Clapp said. "It's out of the way, and now the players] can move on and look forward to and get settled for the playoffs."At 80-41, the Redbirds became the first

Flaherty wins third straight for Redbirds

No. 3 Cardinals prospect fans nine over seven scoreless
August 6, 2017

Jack Flaherty has made it a point over his last few starts to attack early in the count with an array of pitches, which is causing fits for hitters across the Pacific Coast League. The third-ranked Cardinals prospect was at it again Sunday, allowing two hits and a walk while striking

Flaherty fans nine in Redbirds' shutout

Cardinals No. 6 prospect allows four hits, drops ERA to 3.24
July 22, 2017

Jack Flaherty had hit a rough patch in his first stint at Triple-A, but he rebounded nicely on Friday night.The Cardinals' sixth-ranked prospect gave up four hits and struck out nine without issuing a walk over 6 1/3 innings as Memphis blanked Las Vegas, 6-0, at AutoZone Park.

Five Cardinals selected to 2017 Texas League All-Star Game

June 14, 2017

Springfield, MO - The Texas League has announced rosters for the 2017 Texas League All-Star Game, with five Springfield Cardinals being selected to the North Division Team - CF Oscar Mercado, SS Alex Mejia, RHP Jack Flaherty, RHP Dakota Hudson and RHP Matt Pearce.

Flaherty holds down fort in pitchers' duel

St. Louis' No. 5 prospect spins gem in his second Triple-A start
June 9, 2017

Jack Flaherty was well aware of what Stephen Fife was doing across from him Thursday night in New Orleans, but the Memphis right-hander kept focusing on his own work. In the end, that was enough.The fifth-ranked Cardinals prospect allowed just two hits and a walk over six shutout innings, striking

Cards' Flaherty posts zeros in longest start

No. 8 prospect allows three hits in 7 2/3 innings for Springfield
May 22, 2017

Jack Flaherty had cruised for Double-A Springfield before allowing a season-high three earned runs on nine hits against Tulsa last Wednesday in his first loss of the season. That caused his ERA to rise to 1.45, and the right-hander spent the next four days figuring out what he could do

Flaherty and Cards blank Naturals, 4-0

May 22, 2017

Springfield, MO - RHP Jack Flaherty dealt 7.2 scoreless innings to help lead the Springfield Cardinals to the 4-0 shutout win against the Northwest Arkansas Naturals before 3,179 fans at Hammons Field on Monday afternoon. With their fifth shutout win of the season, the Cardinals move back into sole possession

The Show Before the Show: Episode 109

Cardinals' Flaherty joins to discuss hot start in Texas League
May 11, 2017

Check out the latest episode of The Show Before the Show, MiLB.com's official podcast. A segment rundown is listed below, in case you want to skip to a particular section. Like the podcast? Subscribe, rate and review The Show Before the Show on iTunes. The podcast is also available via

Cardinals RHP Jack Flaherty named Texas League Player of the Month

May 9, 2017

Springfield, MO - Minor League Baseball has announced that Springfield Cardinals RHP Jack Flaherty has been named the Texas League Player of the Month for April.

MiLB announces April Players of the Month

Each winner will receive an award from Minor League Baseball
May 8, 2017

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Minor League Baseball today announced the Player of the Month Award winners for each of the 10 full season leagues for the month of April. Each winner will receive an award from Minor League Baseball in recognition of the honor.Durham Bulls (Rays) third baseman Patrick Leonard

Flaherty fans 12 as Cards prevail, 4-3

May 5, 2017

Springfield, MO - RHP Jack Flaherty matched a career-high with 12 strikeouts through seven one-run innings to help pace the Springfield Cardinals to the 4-3 win against the Northwest Arkansas Naturals before 4,741 fans at Hammons Field on Friday night.