St. Louis Cardinals minor league players

Conner Capel
St. Louis Cardinals
Outfielder
Born: (1997-05-19) May 19, 1997 Katy, Texas
Bats: Left Throws: Left

Michael Conner Capel (born May 19, 1997) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Capel attended Seven Lakes High School in Katy, Texas, and played on their baseball team. As a senior, he batted .456 with 36 runs, 27 doubles, and 23 stolen bases.[1] He committed to play college baseball for the Texas Longhorns.[2] The Cleveland Indians drafted Capel in the fifth round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft,[3] and he signed with them for $361,300,[4] forgoing his commitment to Texas.

After signing, Capel was assigned to the Arizona League Indians to make his professional debut; he spent all of 2016 there, slashing .210/.270/.290 with 13 RBIs and ten stolen bases in 35 games. In 2017, he played for the Lake County Captains where he batted .246 with 22 home runs, 61 RBIs, and a .795 OPS in 119 games.[5] He began 2018 with the Lynchburg Hillcats.

Capel was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals on July 31, 2018, along with Jhon Torres, in exchange for Oscar Mercado.[6] He was assigned to the Palm Beach Cardinals and ended the season there. In 118 games between Lynchburg and Palm Beach, he slashed .257/.341/.376 with seven home runs, 63 RBIs, and 15 stolen bases.[7] Capel began the 2019 season with the Springfield Cardinals.[8] In June, he played eight games with the Memphis Redbirds. Over 106 games between the two teams, Capel hit .248 with 11 home runs and 47 RBIs.[9]

In July 2020, Capel signed on to play for Team Texas of the Constellation Energy League (a makeshift 4-team independent league created as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic) for the 2020 season.

Capel's father, Mike Capel, played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, and Houston Astros.

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Bryce Denton
St. Louis Cardinals
Outfielder
Born: (1997-08-01) August 1, 1997 Brentwood, Tennessee
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Bryce Robert Denton (born August 1, 1997) is an American baseball outfielder in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

He was born in Brentwood, Tennessee and attended Ravenwood High School.[10] He committed to play college baseball for Vanderbilt University.[11] As a senior at Ravenwood, he batted .464 with 34 RBIs and a .596 on-base percentage along with pitching to a 6–0 record and 1.68 ERA.[12] Denton was drafted in the second round by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2015 Major League Baseball draft,[13] signed with them, and was assigned to the Gulf Coast League Cardinals.

Denton spent all of 2015 in the GCL where he struggled, only batting .194 in 44 games. Denton spent the 2016 season with the Johnson City Cardinals,[14] where he improved, finishing the season with a .282 batting average, four home runs and 26 RBIs in 54 games.[15] He transitioned from third base to the outfield in the off season. He began 2017 with the Peoria Chiefs, and after only batting .157 in 19 games, was reassigned to the State College Spikes, where he finished the season, posted a .268 batting average with two home runs and 21 RBIS in 56 games.[16]

Denton began 2018 back with Peoria and spent the majority of the season there, batting .258 with eight home runs and 34 RBIs in 91 games.[17] He also played three games for the Palm Beach Cardinals before an injury ended his season in August. He returned to Palm Beach to start the 2019 season,[18] and also spent time with Peoria. Over 77 games between the two clubs, Denton slashed .198/.259/.281 with three home runs and 26 RBIs.

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Iván Aaron Herrera (born June 1, 2000) is a Panamanian professional baseball catcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Herrera signed with the St. Louis Cardinals as an international free agent in July 2016.[19]

Herrera made his professional debut in 2017 with the Dominican Summer League Cardinals, batting .335 with one home run and 27 RBIs over 49 games.[20] In 2018, he spent a majority of the year with the Gulf Coast Cardinals while also playing in two games with the Springfield Cardinals at the end of the year. Over thirty games with both teams, Herrera hit .336 with one home run and 25 RBIs.[21] Herrera began the 2019 season with the Peoria Chiefs before being promoted to the Palm Beach Cardinals in July; over 87 games between the two clubs, he slashed .284/.374/.405 with nine home runs and 47 RBIs.[22] After the season, he was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League with the Glendale Desert Dogs,[23] with whom he was named an All-Star.[24]

Herrera was a non-roster invite to 2020 spring training.[25] After the 2020 season, the Cardinals added Herrera to their 40-man roster.[26]

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Scott Andrew Hurst (born March 25, 1996) is an American baseball outfielder in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Hurst graduated from Bishop Amat High School in La Puente, California in 2014. He is one of only six Bishop Amat baseball players to have their jersey retired.[27] In September 2013, he played for the USA 18U baseball team that won the IBAF World Cup in Taiwan.[28] As a senior in 2014, he batted .419 and pitched to a 0.66 ERA, helping lead Bishop Amat to a CIF Southern Section Division 3 title.[29] He was not drafted out of high school in the 2014 MLB draft and he enrolled at California State University, Fullerton where he played college baseball for the Cal State Fullerton Titans.

Hurst struggled as a freshman and a sophomore, batting .250 in 41 games while dealing with back injuries and .215 in 51 games, respectively. After his sophomore year in 2016, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[30] As a junior in 2017, he broke out and started all 63 of Cal State Fullerton's games, batting .328 with 12 home runs and 40 RBIs[31] and being named to the All-Big West first team.[32] After his junior year, he was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the third round (94th overall) of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft.[33]

Hurst signed with the Cardinals for $450,000[34] and was assigned to the State College Spikes, where he was named a New York-Penn League All-Star.[35] In 55 games, he slashed .282/.354/.432 with three home runs, 21 RBIs, and six triples.[36] He began 2018 with the Peoria Chiefs and was promoted to the Palm Beach Cardinals on August 1.[37] He was placed on the injured list three times during the season, forcing him to miss time throughout the year. In 49 games for Peoria, he hit .295/.361/.411 with three home runs and 25 RBIs, and in 14 games for Palm Beach he batted .354 with one home run and nine RBIs.[38]

Hurst began 2019 with the Springfield Cardinals.[39] He was reassigned to Palm Beach in May, and promoted back to Springfield in July. At the end of the month, he returned to Palm Beach. Over 108 games between the two clubs, Hurst slashed .217/.287/.299 with five home runs and 33 RBIs.

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Evan Jacob Kruczynski (born March 31, 1995) is an American baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Kruczynski attended Franklin High School in Franklin, Wisconsin.[40] He helped Franklin win baseball state championships as a freshman in 2010 and a sophomore in 2011.[41] As a junior in 2012, he was 4–4 with a 1.97 ERA, striking out 73 batters in ​46 ¹⁄₃ innings pitched.[42] Undrafted out of high school, he enrolled at East Carolina University where he played college baseball for the East Carolina Pirates.[43]

Kruczynski made only three appearances as a freshman in 2014, but in 2015, as a sophomore, led the team with 16 starts in which he posted an 8–4 record with a 3.17 ERA.[44] As a junior in 2016, he pitched to an 8–1 record with a 2.01 ERA in 17 starts.[45] In 2017, as a senior for the Pirates, he suffered a broken leg and only made ten starts in which he compiled a 4–3 record with a 4.47 ERA.[46] After the season, he was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the ninth round of the 2017 MLB draft.[47] He signed for $3,000.[48]

After signing, Kruczynski made his professional debut with the Peoria Chiefs.[49] He spent the remainder of the year with Peoria, going 4–3 with a 3.41 ERA in 14 games (13 starts).[50] He began 2018 with the Palm Beach Cardinals,[51] with whom he was named a Florida State League All-Star,[52] and was promoted to the Springfield Cardinals in July.[53] In 21 total starts between the two teams, he was 7–6 with a 3.50 ERA and a 1.14 WHIP.[54] He was assigned to play for the Surprise Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League after the season.[55]

Kruczynski began 2019 back with Springfield,[39] and he was promoted to the Memphis Redbirds in May. He was reassigned back to Springfield in June, and finished the season there. Over 28 games (26 starts) between the two clubs, he pitched to a 4–10 record with a 6.09 ERA, striking out 146 over ​147 ²⁄₃ innings.

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Evan Manuel Mendoza (born June 28, 1996) is an American baseball third baseman in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Mendoza was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and began his high school career at Severna Park High School in Severna Park, Maryland.[57][58] After his freshman year, he and his family moved to Sarasota, Florida where he attended Sarasota High School. As a senior in 2014, he was 7–2 with a 0.78 ERA in 54 innings pitched.[59] He was not drafted out of high school in the 2014 MLB draft and enrolled at North Carolina State University where he played college baseball for the NC State Wolfpack.

As a freshman at NC State in 2015, Mendoza struggled, posting a 6.75 ERA in nine appearances. After his freshman season, he was converted from a pitcher to a position player.[60] As a sophomore he led NC State with a .362 batting average and was named to the All-ACC second team.[61] After the 2016 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[62] In 2017, as a junior, he started all 61 of NC State's games and batted .262 with five home runs and 35 RBIs.[63] After his junior year, he was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 11th round of the 2017 MLB draft.[64]

Mendoza signed with the Cardinals for $150,000[65] and was assigned to the State College Spikes. After batting .370/.431/.549 with three home runs, 28 RBIs, and 14 doubles in 41 games he was promoted to the Peoria Chiefs in August where he finished the season, batting .270 with one home run, eight RBIs, and six doubles in 18 games. While playing for State College, he was named to the New York-Penn League All-Star Game,[66] and his .370 batting average won him the title of 2017 New York-Penn League batting champion.[67] He began 2018 with the Palm Beach Cardinals where he was named to the Florida State League All-Star Game.[68] After batting .349/.394/.456 with three home runs and 16 RBIs through 37 games, he was promoted to the Springfield Cardinals in May.[69] Mendoza was selected as St. Louis' Minor League Player of the Month for May after batting a combined .369 with an .895 OPS in 28 total games played between Palm Beach and Springfield during the month.[70] He ended the year with Springfield, hitting .254 with five home runs and 26 RBIs in 98 games.[71]

Mendoza began 2019 with the Memphis Redbirds,[72] but was reassigned back to Springfield in April.[73] He was promoted back to Memphis in June, but placed on the injured list that same month, ultimately ending his season.[74] Over sixty games between the two teams, Mendoza hit .252 with one home run and 21 RBIs.

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Ian Eric Oxnevad (born October 3, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Oxnevad attended Shorewood High School in Shoreline, Washington.[75] As a senior in 2015, he boasted an 11–0 record with a 0.53 ERA, giving up just six runs all season,[76] helping lead Shorewood to the 3A state championship.[77] Following the season, he was named The Herald's baseball player of the year.[78] He committed to play college baseball at Oregon State University.[79] After his season season, he was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the eighth round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft[80] and signed for $500,000, forgoing his commitment to Oregon State.[81]

Oxnevad made his professional debut with the Gulf Coast League Cardinals, pitching to a 1–1 record with a 2.42 ERA in eight games (seven starts).[82] Oxnevad spent 2016 with the Johnson City Cardinals,[83] going 5–3 with a 3.38 ERA in 12 starts,[84] and 2017 with the Peoria Chiefs, compiling a 3–10 record with a 4.09 ERA in 24 games (23 starts).[85] In 2018, he pitched for the Palm Beach Cardinals where he was 7–6 with a 4.79 ERA in 22 games (18 starts).[86]

Oxnevad missed all of 2019 due to injury.

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Thomas Britton Parsons (born September 1, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Parsons graduated from New Albany High School in New Albany, Ohio, in 2014. After graduating, he enrolled at Adrian College where he played college baseball. For his career, he started 44 games and compiled a 40–4 record with a 2.21 ERA, all three being program records.[87] He was undrafted in the 2018 MLB draft and signed with the St. Louis Cardinals as an undrafted free agent.[88]

After signing, Parsons made his professional debut that summer for the Johnson City Cardinals, going 5–1 with a 3.00 ERA in 13 games (nine starts),[89] earning a spot on the Appalachian League All-Star team.[90][91] In 2019, Parsons began the year with the Peoria Chiefs.[92][93] He was named the Midwest League Player of the Month for April after giving up only one run in thirty innings of work.[94][95] He was promoted to the Palm Beach Cardinals in May, and earned another promotion to the Springfield Cardinals in June.[96] In August, he made one start for the Memphis Redbirds. Over 27 starts between the four clubs, Parsons went 11–9 with a 3.53 ERA, while leading the minor leagues with ​165 ²⁄₃ innings pitched.[97]

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Griffin Roberts
St. Louis Cardinals
Pitcher
Born: (1996-06-13) June 13, 1996 Midlothian, Virginia
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Griffin Daniel Roberts (born June 13, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Roberts graduated from James River High School in Midlothian, Virginia. As a senior, he pitched to a 6–0 record with a 1.24 ERA.[98] He was not drafted out of high school in the 2015 MLB draft and he enrolled at Wake Forest University where he played college baseball for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.[99]

In 2016, as a freshman, Roberts struggled with his command. In 15.2 innings pitched that year, he walked 18 batters, threw seven wild pitches, and hit five batters while compiling a 9.19 ERA.[100] As a sophomore in 2017, he greatly improved, and became Wake Forest's closer, finishing the year with a 2–5 record, a 2.19 ERA, and eight saves to go along with striking out 80 batters in 53.1 innings.[101] He was named to the All-ACC Second Team.[102]

After his sophomore year, Roberts was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 29th round of the 2017 MLB draft, but he did not sign and returned to Wake Forest.[103] That same summer, he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Wareham Gatemen, and was named to their All Star Game.[104] As a junior in 2018, he transitioned into a starting pitcher, and became Wake Forest's Friday night starter, going 5–4 with a 3.82 ERA while striking out an ACC-best 130 batters in 96.2 innings.[105] He was named to the All-ACC Second Team for the second season in a row.[106]

The St. Louis Cardinals selected Roberts with the 43rd overall selection in the 2018 MLB draft.[107] Roberts agreed to terms with the Cardinals and received a $1,664,200 signing bonus.[108] He made seven appearances for the Gulf Coast Cardinals of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League and one appearance for the Palm Beach Cardinals of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League, pitching to a combined 5.59 ERA in 9.2 innings. After the season, he was suspended 50 games for his second positive test for a drug of abuse.[109] Roberts was activated from his suspension on May 29, 2019, and was assigned to Palm Beach.[110] Over 15 games (13 starts) with Palm Beach, Roberts went 1–7 with a 6.44 ERA, striking out 36 while walking 35 over ​65 ²⁄₃ innings. He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Glendale Desert Dogs following the season.[111]

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Angel Miguel Rondón (born December 1, 1997) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Rondón signed with the St. Louis Cardinals as an international free agent in 2016.[112] He made his professional debut that year with the Dominican Summer League Cardinals, going 2–2 with a 2.79 ERA over 42 innings. In 2017, he played with the Dominican League Cardinals, the Gulf Coast League Cardinals, and the Johnson City Cardinals, going a combined 3–4 with a 3.14 ERA over 14 games (11 starts) between the three clubs. He spent 2018 with the State College Spikes and Peoria Chiefs, posting a 3–6 record and a 3.17 ERA over 15 starts with both teams, striking out eighty batters over 88 innings, and 2019 with the Palm Beach Cardinals (where he was named a Florida State League All-Star)[113] and Springfield Cardinals, pitching to an 11–7 record, a 2.93 ERA, and 159 strikeouts over 160 innings and 28 starts with both clubs.[114] Following the season, the Cardinals named Rondón their Minor League Pitcher of the Year.[115]

After the 2020 season, the Cardinals added Rondón to their 40-man roster.[116]

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Álvaro Daniel Seijas (born October 10, 1998) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Seijas signed with the St. Louis Cardinals as an international free agent in 2015.[117][118] He made his professional debut in 2016 with the Dominican Summer League Cardinals before being promoted to the Gulf Coast League Cardinals. Over 14 games (13 starts), he went 5–2 with a 3.38 ERA, striking out 55 over ​69 ¹⁄₃ innings. In 2017, he played with the Johnson City Cardinals, going 4–3 with a 4.97 ERA over 12 starts, and in 2018, he pitched for the Peoria Chiefs, compiling a 5–8 record with a 4.52 ERA over 25 games (22 starts).[119] Seijas began the 2019 season back with Peoria,[118] with whom he was named a Midwest League All-Star,[120] before being promoted to the Palm Beach Cardinals in July. Over 24 starts with both clubs, he went 8–6 with a 2.81 ERA, compiling 114 strikeouts over ​134 ¹⁄₃ innings.[121]

The Cardinals added Seijas to their 40-man roster after the 2019 season.[122]

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Anthony Edward Shew (born November 3, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Shew attended Mission Viejo High School in Mission Viejo, California.[123] In 2012, as a senior, he went 6–0 with a 2.89 ERA.[124] He signed a letter of intent to play college baseball at the University of California, Santa Barbara,[125] but instead enrolled at Saddleback College.

In 2013, as a freshman at Saddleback, Shew pitched twenty innings in relief, posting a perfect 0.00 ERA. As a sophomore in 2014, he went 8–2 with a 1.74 ERA in 14 starts and was named to the All-Orange Empire Conference First Team.[126] After the season, he transferred to the University of San Francisco where he played college baseball for the Dons.[127] As a junior in 2015, he went 7–5 with a 3.64 ERA in 14 starts[128] and was named to the All-West Coast Conference First-Team.[129] In 2016, as a senior, he went 4–7 with a 4.71 ERA in 13 starts and received All-WCC Honorable Mention.[130] He was not drafted in the 2016 MLB draft and signed with the St. Louis Cardinals as an undrafted free agent.[131]

After signing, Shew made his professional debut with the Johnson City Cardinals, going 0–1 with a 6.66 ERA in ​15 ²⁄₃ innings.[132] In 2017, he began the season with the Palm Beach Cardinals, but was reassigned to the State College Spikes in June.[133] He was promoted to the Peoria Chiefs in July.[134] In 15 games (13 starts) between the three clubs, he went 7–2 with a 3.49 ERA.[135] In 2018, he began the year with Palm Beach where he posted a 4–1 record with a 2.11 ERA in eight starts and was named a Florida State League All-Star[136] before being promoted to the Springfield Cardinals.[137] Shew finished the season with Springfield, going 6–8 with a 4.50 ERA in 19 starts.[138] He began 2019 with Springfield[139] and was promoted to the Memphis Redbirds in April. With Memphis, he was placed on the injured list twice, and missed the last two months of the season due to injury. Over 15 games (13 starts) between the two clubs, Shew went 2–5 with a 4.08 ERA.

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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 a international free agent in 2016.[140] He made his professional debut that summer with the Dominican Summer League Indians, batting .255 with five home runs and 35 RBIs over 54 games.[141] He began the 2017 season with the 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 Gulf Coast League Cardinals, with whom he finished the season. Over 44 games combined between the two teams, Torres hit slashed .321/.409/.525 with eight home runs and thirty RBIs.[143] In 2019, he began the season with the Peoria Chiefs. However, after batting only .167 with eight RBIs over 21 games,[144] he was reassigned to the Johnson City Cardinals where he hit .286/.391/.527 with six home runs and 17 RBIs over 33 games to end the year.[145]

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