The 2024 Rawlings Gold Glove Award finalists were announced on Tuesday morning, with winners set to be unveiled on ESPN’s “Baseball Tonight” on Nov. 3 at 8:30 p.m. ET. Both leagues have three finalists at each position, including the utility spot, which was awarded for the first time in 2022.

While we keep saying the game is getting younger and younger, there’s actually data to back up just how much of an impact rookies have had on the game. According to FanGraphs' calculations, 2024 rookie hitters amassed 60.7 WAR, third all-time in AL/NL history behind 2023 and 2015. And this

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Matt Svanson wasn’t the biggest-marquee name acquired at the 2023 Trade Deadline, but his move from the Blue Jays’ organization to the Cardinals in a deal that sent infielder Paul DeJong the other way was the most impactful for Double-A Texas League batters who were consistently thwarted from mounting late-game

There is a ton that goes into constructing an Arizona Fall League roster. Each AFL club receives prospects from five separate organizations, all with different needs and priorities. Some want their best prospects to spend time in the desert. Others primarily want formerly injured players to make up for lost

This story was excerpted from John Denton’s Cardinals Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. ST. LOUIS -- With chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. recently stating that the Cardinals will spend the next year focusing on revamping their player-development system

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True fans know that there is no end to Cardinals baseball -- even after the season ends and the playoffs wrap up. This space will be the home for all injury news for the Cards, providing updates on physical ailments that players are dealing with in the days, weeks and

The Arizona Fall League is upon us, and in this circuit of elite prospects, there is something to watch for every night. Here's what's on the docket for the second week of the campaign.

The Arizona Fall League is often called a showcase circuit or prospect graduating school – a place where the Minors’ top talents gather for six weeks in the Valley of the Sun to compete before putting their stamps on the Majors. But the six AFL rosters aren’t loaded with Top

This story was excerpted from John Denton’s Cardinals Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. ST. LOUIS -- The first time Tiffany Rawson noticed her son may be more advanced than most kids his age was when he uttered

The month of October brings baseball fans the excitement of postseason play in the Majors and the dawn of a new Arizona Fall League campaign. The Surprise Saguaros and Mesa Solar Sox kicked off the 32nd season of AFL competition on Monday, pulling the curtain up on six weeks of

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ST. LOUIS -- Pedro Pagés’ journey to the big leagues started in the back of an Uber with tears streaming down his cheeks as he FaceTimed with his father to show him images of The Gateway Arch and Busch Stadium off in the distance. It hit what he thought was

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ST. LOUIS -- Following a season where their offense struggled to produce consistent power numbers or find much success with runners in scoring position, or ever find much success with runners in scoring position, the Cardinals determined that hitting coach Turner Ward will not return in 2025, president of baseball

The regular season has wrapped up, but before we dive headfirst into the playoffs, here's who finished their 2024 campaigns the strongest. MLB announced its monthly awards for September on Tuesday. These are the winners, starting with the Players of the Month presented by Chevrolet.

ST. LOUIS – While acknowledging that their player development pipeline -- one that was the envy of all MLB teams a decade ago -- had fallen into disrepair, the Cardinals pledged a recommitment to that side of their organization which will be led by advisor Chaim Bloom, who will then

The wheel never stops turning in these parts. The Minor League season may be over and the Majors might be in the midst of the postseason, but the Arizona Fall League begins with its Opening Day on Monday. So let’s give the MLB Pipeline Top 100 Prospects list a quick

As always, the Arizona Fall League is loaded with talent. The developmental circuit, which starts its six-week season on Monday, has sent more than 3,000 players to the big leagues, including Hall of Famers Roy Halladay, Todd Helton, Derek Jeter and Mike Piazza and current stars including Mookie Betts, Bryce

Triple-A baseball. The final hurdle on the road to the Majors. A blend of up-and-coming prospects and veteran players looking for one last shot at glory in the bigs. There isn't another step on the ladder ... the next stop is the promised land. The blend of old and young

The Sugar Land Space Cowboys were crowned Triple-A National Champions on Saturday night, marking the final game of the 2024 Minor League season. While baseball in the Minors is over for the year, prospect-related discourse is far from it. On the latest episode of the MLB Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis,

Quinn Mathews knows how to make adjustments, both physically and mentally. MLB Pipeline's No. 80 overall prospect made them when the 2022 Draft didn’t go his way as a Stanford junior and he went back for his senior year. And he made them repeatedly in an outstanding first full season

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