STANDINGS *QUALIFIED FOR POSTSEASON

Team (Class - League) Record

Memphis Redbirds (AAA - Pacific Coast) ................ *83-57

Springfield Cardinals (AA - Texas) ............................ 60-79 First Half ........................................................... 33-37 Second Half ...................................................... 27-42

Palm Beach Cardinals (High-A - Florida State) ......... 75-58 First Half ......................................................... *39-25 Second Half ...................................................... 36-33

Peoria Chiefs (A - Midwest) ....................................... 76-63 First Half ......................................................... *39-31 Second Half ...................................................... 37-32

State College Spikes (SS - NY-Penn) ........................ 36-40

Johnson City Cardinals (Rk - Appalachian) ............... 31-37

GCL Cardinals (Rk - Gulf Coast) .............................. *40-16

DSL Cardinals Blue (Rk - Dominican Summer) ....... *51-21

DSL Cardinals Red (Rk - Dominican Summer) .......... 40-31

PITCHING LEADERS

WinsDakota Hudson, RHP (MEM) ................................................. 135 Tied .................................................................................... 10

Earned Run Average *min. 70.0 innings pitchedJulio Puello, RHP (DSL BLUE) ............................................ 2.05Alex Fagalde, RHP (PB, PEO) .............................................. 2.16Daniel Poncedeleon, RHP (MEM) ........................................ 2.24

Strikeouts Anthony Shew, RHP (SPR, PB) ............................................ 130Austin Warner, LHP (MEM, SPR, PB) .................................. 125Chris Ellis, RHP (MEM, SPR) ............................................... 124

SavesEdward Mujica, RHP (SPR, PB) ............................................. 13Will Latcham, RHP (SPR, PB) ................................................ 12Preston Guilmet, RHP (MEM) ............................................... 11

WHIP *min. 70.0 innings pitchedAlex Fagalde, RHP (PB, PEO) .............................................. 0.99Jake Walsh, RHP (PB, PEO) ................................................ 1.05Julio Puello, RHP (DSL BLUE) ............................................ 1.07

MEMPHIS REDBIRDS - PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (AAA) - AMERICAN SOUTHERN DIVISION (83-57, 1ST PLACE, 11.0 GA)

• The Redbirds are tied 1-1 vs. Fresno (AAA- Astros) in the PCL finals after beating Oklahoma City (AAA- Dodgers) in 4 games. They will play the remaining 3 games (5th if needed) at home starting Sept. 14.

• SS Tommy Edman started off the PCL finals going 4-5, with 3 RBI and a home run at Fresno. He is tied for 2nd in playoff batting average (.500) and 4th in OPS (1.208) through 6 games.

• LHP Tommy Layne has not conceeded a run in 4 playoff outings (5.1 IP, 4 H, 2 SO). Layne finshed the PCL regular season with a 1.35 ERA (4 ER/26.2 IP) and 34 strikeouts in 27 appearances.

HITTING LEADERS

Batting Average *min. 150 at-batsMalcom Nunez, 3B (DSL BLUE) ........................................ .415Joerlin De Los Santos, OF (DSL RED) ............................... .359Carlos Soler, OF (GCL, DSL BLUE) ................................... .337

Home RunsLane Thomas, OF (MEM, SPR) .............................................. 27Tyler O’Neill, OF (MEM) ......................................................... 26Adolis Garcia, OF (MEM) ........................................................ 22

RBILane Thomas, OF (MEM, SPR) .............................................. 88Elehuris Montero, 3B (PB, PEO) ............................................. 82Adolis Garcia, OF (MEM) & Johan Mieses, OF (SPR, PB) ...... 71

Stolen BasesOscar Mercado, OF (MEM) ..................................................... 31 Tommy Edman, INF (MEM, SPR) .......................................... 30Randy Arozarena, OF (MEM, SPR) ......................................... 26

OPS *min. 150 at-batsMalcom Nunez, 3B (DSL BLUE) ........................................ 1.272Tyler O’Neill, OF (MEM) .................................................... 1.078Leandro Cedeno, OF (JC) .................................................. 1.011

ORGANIZATIONAL STANDINGS

Rank Organization Record Win Pct.1. Tampa Bay Rays 539-354 .6042. Houston Astros 424-331 .562 3. St. Louis Cardinals 492-402 .5504. Los Angeles Dodgers 452-374 .5475. Philadelphia Phillies 474-405 .5396. Arizona Diamondbacks 483-423 .5337. Minnesota Twins 395-352 .5298. Toronto Blue Jays 433-389 .5279. Cleveland Indians 424-389 .52210. Oakland Athletics 384-372 .508

SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS - TEXAS LEAGUE (AA) - NORTH DIVISION (27-42, 4TH PLACE, 13.0 GB)

• INF Tommy Edman was the top batter for Springfield with a .299 BA (135-452), 6 HR and 36 RBI. He had the team’s longest hit streak with a .365 BA (27-74) in 17 games from July 12-Aug. 5.

• 2B Andy Young ended the season with a .319 average (43-135), 18 runs, 9 HR and 24 RBI in 35 games for Springfield. Young will join Edman as infielders in the 2018 Arizona Fall League.

• RHP Connor Jones finished with a 3.80 ERA (40 ER/94.2 IP) and 66 strikeouts in 22 outings (17 starts). He will also be joining Edman and Young with the Surprise Saguaros in the AFL this fall.

GCL CARDINALS - GULF COAST LEAGUE (ROOKIE) - EAST DIVISION (40-16, 1ST PLACE, 12.5 GA)

• Led by GCL Manger of the Year Erick Almonte, the club ended the regular season with a league-best .714 win pct. before dropping Game 3 of the GCL finals Aug. 29 to the GCL Tigers West.

• OF Andrew Warner earned GCL MVP honors after hitting .342 (39-114) with 16 2B, 4 HR and 27 RBI in 31 games. RHPs Brian Pirela and Edgar Escobar also made the postseason All-Star team.

DSL CARDINALS BLUE - DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE (ROOKIE) - SOUTH DIVISION (51-21 1ST PLACE, 1.0 GA)

• The DSL Cardinals Blue won their division and finished T-2nd in the 44-team DSL with 51 wins. They dropped both games of their best-of-3 playoff series vs. the DSL Rangers1 from Aug. 27-28.

• 3B Malcom Nunez won the DSL batting triple crown with a .415 BA, 13 HR and 59 RBI. He ended the year on a 7-game hit streak (11-27, .407) with 5 HR and 10 RBI.

DSL CARDINALS RED - DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE (ROOKIE) - SAN PEDRO (40-31, 2ND PLACE, 10.5 GB)

• The DSL Cardinals Red climbed to 2nd in their division by going 11-5 in their final 16 games since Aug. 7. They finished with the best team batting average (.273) in the 44-team league.

• OF Joerlin De Los Santos batted a team-high .425 (31-73) in August with 8 2B, 4 3B and 9 SB. He led the DSL in runs (66), and finished 2nd in batting (.359) and T-2nd in hits (84) for the season.

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JOHNSON CITY CARDINALS - APPALACHIAN LEAGUE (ROOKIE) - WEST DIVISION (31-37, T-3RD PLACE, 9.0 GB)

• OF Leandro Cedeno concluded the season with a .336 batting average (75-223), which ranked 6th in the league. He led the team in hits (75), home runs (14), RBI (47), and runs scored (47).

• RHP Tommy Parsons finished with an overall record of 5-1 and a 3.00 ERA (19 ER/57.0 IP) that ranked 3rd in the league. He also ranked 2nd in the league with a 1.21 WHIP.

STATE COLLEGE SPIKES - NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE (SS) - PINCKNEY DIVISION (36-40, T-3RD PLACE, 6.5 GB)

• INF Stanley Espinal finished the season leading the team in batting average (.286), slugging % (.456), OPS (.806), HR (8), RBI (41) and extra-base hits (21) to earn team MVP honors.

• RHP Franyel Casadilla ended the year with a 4-3 record, 3.84 ERA (26 ER/61.0 IP) and compiled a team-leading 1.03 WHIP among qualifiers. Casadilla was named the Spikes’ Pitcher of the Year.

PEORIA CHIEFS - MIDWEST LEAGUE (A) - WESTERN DIVISION (37-32, T-3RD PLACE, 7.5 GB)

• The Chiefs are tied 1-1 in the best-of-5 Midwest League finals against Bowling Green (A-Rays) after defeating Quad Cities (A-Astros) 2-0 in a best-of-3 divisional series.

• 2B Nick Dunn is ranked 2nd in playoff batting with a .429 average (9-21), and INF Yariel Gonzalez is ranked 3rd with a .375 average (9-24). Their 9 hits tie for the league lead.

• RHP Zach Prendergast leads the league with 18 playoff strikeouts and has a 0.00 ERA (0 ER/11.2 IP). He had a season-high 11 strikeouts Sept. 6 in a 7-2 Game 2 win vs. Quad Cities.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS MINOR LEAGUE REPORT as of Sept. 14

PALM BEACH CARDINALS - FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE (HIGH-A) - SOUTH DIVISION (36-33, 3RD PLACE, 4.0 GB)

• Palm Beach finished 1st in its division overall and had the 2nd-most wins in the league with 75. The team lost both games of its best-of-3 playoff series vs. Fort Myers (High-A Twins) by a 3-1 score.

• 3B Elehuris Montero recorded a .500 batting average (4-8) in playoffs while the team batted .209 (14-67). Montero finished the year batting .286 (28-98) in 24 games for Palm Beach.

• RHP Jake Walsh had 7 strikeouts and 1 walk in 5.0 innings Sept. 4 in the playoff opener. He went 7-4 with a 2.24 ERA (24 ER/96.1 IP) and 69 strikeouts in 17 outings (16 starts) for Palm Beach.

MID-SEASON ALL-STAR SELECTIONS * First Half stats with club only

Memphis (AAA) Hitter AVG R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB OBP SLG OPS3B Patrick Wisdom .297 52 85 18 1 12 50 34 9 .326 .413 .739

Memphis (AAA) Pitchers W-L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO WHIPRHP Dakota Hudson 12-2 2.42 17 17 0 104.1 101 31 28 36 79 1.31RHP Daniel Poncedeleon 8-3 2.39 17 16 0 83.0 64 35 22 46 98 1.34

Springfield (AA) Hitters AVG R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB OBP SLG OPS3B Tommy Edman .279 41 73 12 2 4 24 25 13 .339 .385 .725OF Victor Roache .260 39 64 6 2 15 45 19 3 .317 .484 .801OF Lane Thomas .252 40 61 13 0 13 44 29 12 .336 .467 .803

Springfield (AA) Pitchers W-L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO WHIPRHP Chris Ellis 4-0 4.19 15 7 2 53.2 46 27 25 16 56 1.16RHP Conner Greene 4-3 4.44 11 10 0 48.2 43 29 24 32 43 1.54RHP Connor Jones 4-2 4.11 11 10 0 50.1 53 26 23 20 35 1.45RHP Jake Woodford 3-7 4.88 14 14 0 72.0 83 43 39 33 51 1.61

Palm Beach (A+) Hitters AVG R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB OBP SLG OPSC Jose Godoy .304 10 28 4 1 1 10 10 2 .390 .402 .7933B Evan Mendoza .349 22 52 7 0 3 16 9 1 .394 .456 .8502B Andy Young .288 29 57 9 0 8 23 21 2 .382 .455 .837

Palm Beach (A+) Pitchers W-L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO WHIPLHP Evan Kruczynski 4-1 3.83 11 11 0 54.0 52 25 23 16 56 1.26RHP Anthony Shew 4-1 2.11 8 8 0 42.2 40 14 10 7 34 1.10RHP Will Latcham 3-3 4.18 25 0 12 28.0 24 15 13 16 42 1.43

Peoria (A) Hitters AVG R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB OBP SLG OPS1B Yariel Gonzalez .308 29 69 12 1 3 31 19 0 .359 .411 .7702B Irving Lopez .291 31 62 13 1 4 21 22 1 .370 .418 .7883B Elehuris Montero .307 39 73 15 3 7 38 16 0 .359 .483 .842C Dennis Ortega .278 23 35 3 0 3 16 14 5 .345 .373 .718

Peoria (A) Pitchers W-L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO WHIPRHP Bryan Dobzanski 5-2 1.87 21 0 4 33.2 29 12 7 8 33 1.10RHP Thomas St. Clair 2-2 1.65 20 0 5 32.2 12 8 6 15 41 0.83

State College (SS-A) Hitters AVG R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB OBP SLG OPS2B Nick Dunn .263 31 49 14 2 2 29 21 3 .344 .392 .7373B Edwin Figuera .281 21 47 7 1 0 13 6 12 .365 .335 .700SS Delvin Perez .220 16 37 3 2 0 11 24 8 .321 .262 .583

DSL Cardinals Blue Hitter AVG R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB OBP SLG OPSSS Sander Mora .272 23 25 4 0 0 11 21 8 .414 .315 .729

DSL Cardinals Red Hitter AVG R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB OBP SLG OPSOF Joerlin De Los Santos .333 32 36 8 2 0 15 26 16 .471 .444 .915

DSL Cardinals Red Pitcher W-L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO WHIPRHP Martin Cordova 4-0 0.39 4 4 0 23.1 22 2 1 4 17 1.11

AWARDS

Name Pos. Award DateRandy Arozarena OF All-Star Futures Game Selection --Dakota Hudson RHP All-Star Futures Game Selection --Andrew Knizner C All-Star Futures Game Selection --Dakota Hudson RHP PCL Pitcher of the Year --Elehuris Montero 3B MWL Most Valuable Player --Stubby Clapp MGR PCL Manager of the Year --Dann Bilardello MGR FSL Manager of the Year --Frank Spinelli COA MWL Strengh Coach of the Year --Franyel Casadilla RHP SC Pitcher of the Year --Stanley Espinal 3B SC Player of the Year --Andrew Warner OF GCL Most Valuable Player --Erick Almonte MGR GCL Manager of the Year --

Adolis Garcia OF PCL Batter of the Week July 23-29Andy Young INF TL Batter of the Week July 23-29Chris Chinea C TL Batter of the Week June 25-July 1Lane Thomas OF TL Batter of the Week June 4-10Victor Roache OF TL Batter of the Week Apr. 30-May 6John Nogowski 1B TL Batter of the Week Apr. 23-29Stefan Trosclair 1B FSL Batter of the Week Aug. 13-19Yariel Gonzalez INF MWL Batter of the Week July 23-29Elehuris Montero 3B MWL Batter of the Week July 2-8Juan Yepez 1B MWL Batter of the Week Apr. 5-15Stanley Espinal 3B NYPL Batter of the Week Aug. 6-12Nolan Gorman 3B Ap. Lg. Batter of the Week July 30-Aug. 5Kevin Woodall, Jr. 1B Ap. Lg. Batter of the Week July 16-22

Daniel Poncedeleon RHP PCL Pitcher of the Week July 9-15 Austin Gomber LHP PCL Pitcher of the Week May 21-27Austin Gomber LHP PCL Pitcher of the Week Apr. 23-29Evan Kruczynski LHP TL Pitcher of the Week July 30-Aug. 5Anthony Shew RHP TL Pitcher of the Week July 16-22Austin Warner LHP FSL Pitcher of the Week May 21-27Paul Balestrieri RHP MWL Pitcher of the Week June 4-10Franyel Casasdilla RHP NYPL Pitcher of the Week Aug. 20-26Michael Baird RHP NYPL Pitcher of the Week July 23-29Noel De Jesus RHP Ap. Lg. Pitcher of the Week June 18-24

Austin Gomber LHP STL Pitcher of the Month AprilJuan Yepez 1B STL Player of the Month AprilAustin Warner LHP STL Pitcher of the Month MayEvan Mendoza 3B STL Player of the Month MayDakota Hudson RHP STL Pitcher of the Month JuneRangel Ravelo 1B/OF STL Player of the Month JuneDaniel Poncedeleon RHP STL Pitcher of the Month JulyAdolis Garcia OF STL Player of the Month JulyJake Walsh RHP STL Pitcher of the Month AugustMalcom Nunez 3B STL Player of the Month August

PROSPECTS * according to MLB.com

Rank Name Pos. Current Team1. Alex Reyes RHP ST. LOUIS2. Nolan Gorman 3B Peoria3. Dakota Hudson RHP ST. LOUIS4. Ryan Helsley RHP Memphis5. Andrew Knizner C Memphis6. Randy Arozarena OF Memphis7. Elehuris Montero 3B Palm Beach8. Justin Williams OF Memphis9. Conner Capel OF Palm Beach10. Griffin Roberts RHP Palm Beach11. Max Schrock 2B Memphis12. Dylan Carlson OF Palm Beach13. Genesis Cabrera LHP Memphis14. Junior Fernandez RHP Springfield15. Edmundo Sosa SS/3B Memphis16. Luken Baker 1B Peoria17. Jonatan Machado OF State College18. Jake Woodford RHP Memphis19. Steven Gingery LHP GCL Cardinals20. Ramon Urias INF Memphis21. Seth Elledge RHP Memphis22. Giovanny Gallegos RHP Memphis23. Wadye Ynfante OF State College24. Johan Oviedo RHP Peoria25. Alvaro Seijas RHP Peoria26. Evan Mendoza 3B Springfield27. Conner Greene RHP Memphis28. Delvin Perez SS State College29. Daniel Poncedeleon RHP ST. LOUIS30. Connor Jones RHP Springfield

POST-SEASON ALL-STAR SELECTIONS * Overall stats with club

Memphis (AAA) Hitter AVG R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB OBP SLG OPSOF Tyler O’Neill .311 61 74 9 2 26 63 29 3 .385 .693 1.078

Memphis (AAA) Pitchers W-L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO WHIPRHP Dakota Hudson 13-3 2.50 19 19 0 111.2 107 34 31 38 87 1.88

Springfield (AA) Hitter AVG R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB OBP SLG OPSOF Lane Thomas .260 63 100 16 4 21 67 43 13 .337 .487 .824

Palm Beach (A+) Hitters AVG R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB OBP SLG OPS2B Andy Young .276 43 82 10 2 12 34 31 4 .372 .444 .817

Peoria (A) Hitters AVG R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB OBP SLG OPS1B Yariel Gonzalez .306 50 119 22 1 11 64 29 3 .350 .452 .8023B Elehuris Montero .322 68 123 28 3 15 69 33 2 .381 .529 .910

Johnson City (Rookie) Hitter AVG R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB OBP SLG OPS3B Nolan Gorman .350 41 50 10 1 11 28 24 1 .443 .664 1.107

Johnson City (Rookie) Pitchers W-L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO WHIPRHP Tommy Parsons 5-1 3.00 13 9 1 57.0 59 23 19 10 43 1.21

GCL Cardinals (Rookie) Hitter AVG R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB OBP SLG OPSDH Andrew Warner .342 24 39 16 1 4 27 13 3 .441 .605 1.046

GCL Cardinals (Rookie) Pitchers W-L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO WHIPRHP Edgar Escobar 2-2 1.21 19 0 9 22.1 13 4 3 3 33 0.72RHP Brian Pirela 10-0 2.71 12 11 0 69.2 65 25 21 20 44 1.22

ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE PARTICIPANTS

Surprise Sagueros - MGR Stubby Clapp (MEM); Strength & Cond. Coach Frank Witkowski (SPR)

Pitchers B T Ht. Wt. DOB Birthplace 2018 ClubsConner Greene R R 6-3 185 04/04/95 Santa Monica, Calif. MEM, SPR Evan Kruczynski L L 6-5 215 03/31/95 Franklin, Wis. SPR, PB Connor Jones R R 6-3 200 10/10/94 Hartford, Ct. MEM, SPR Andrew Morales R R 6-0 185 01/16/93 Covina, Calif. MEM, SPR

Catcher B T Ht. Wt. DOB Birthplace 2018 ClubsJeremy Martinez R R 5-11 195 12/29/94 Fountain Valley, Calif. MEM, SPR

Infielders B T Ht. Wt. DOB Birthplace 2018 ClubsTommy Edman S R 5-10 180 05/09/95 San Diego, Calif. MEM, SPR Andy Young R R 6-0 195 05/10/94 West Fargo, N.D. SPR, PB

Outfielder B T Ht. Wt. DOB Birthplace 2018 ClubsLane Thomas R R 6-1 210 08/23/95 Knoxville, Tenn. MEM, SPR