Wednesday With Walton and Reis of The Cardinal Nation

Brian and Kyle cover the news across the St. Louis Cardinals system, starting with recaps of the Class-A seasons by Palm Beach and Peoria and their key players. Names include Henne, Dos Santos, Hernandez, Padilla, Hunter, Williamson, Worley, Crossland, Odle and many more. Other topics are August Pitcher of the Month, Hjerpe’s MLB debut, Winn’s return, Cijntje, Molina and Memphis’s chances in the playoffs.

Brian and Kyle cover the news from a busy week across the St. Louis Cardinals system. Topics include new Angels ownership, Springfield’s name change, injuries to Winn, Wetherholt and others, roster expansion with prospects, 3B future with Baez and Ortiz, an FCL all-star and TCN’s Player of the Month, Rainiel Rodriguez.

Brian and Kyle cover the news of the week across the St.Louis Cardinals system, starting with MLB injuries to Winn, Pallante and Dobbins, innings limits and the impact on Gorman and the no. 5 starter. Next is a brief AFL primer and how the labor situation may impact the international program.Injuries to Henderson and Padilla are noted as are Springfield standouts Clemente, Santana, Doyle, Baez and Rodriguez.

Brian and Kyle cover the news of the week across the St.Louis Cardinals system, starting with Joshua Baez and Kyle’s survey. Organization Player and Pitcher of the Month awards are reviewed as are new farm system rankings from BA, MLB and Fangraphs. September callups are touched upon beforethe two cover their August Cardinals Top 50 Prospect Rankings. Oh yes, and the navy caps get a callout!

Brian and Kyle cover the news of the week across the St.Louis Cardinals system, and with all the roster changes, there’s a lot of it. Pitchers discussed include Cooper Hjerpe, Mason Molina, Ixan Henderson, Tanner Franklin, Yhoiker Fajardo, Cade Crossland, Daniel Eagen and more. Hitters mentionedinclude Rainiel Rodriguez, both Baezes, Leonardo Bernal and the catching position, what to do at third base and more. They close with a possible view of the 40-man, Rule 5 and minor league rosters if there is a lockout this coming winter.

Brian and Kyle cover the news of the week across the St.Louis Cardinals system, including promotions and awards. Topics include Quinn Mathews to St. Louis and back, Tink Hence, Tanner Franklin, Tai Peete, Yordalin Peña, JesusBaez, Liam Doyle, Andrew Dutkanych and more.

In a special episode recorded just after the August 3 trade deadline, Brian and Kyle break down the deals that brought four prospects into the St. Louis Cardinals organization – outfielders Alexander Frias and Josiah Ragsdale from Milwaukee plus pitchers Daniel Eagen and Sandro Santana from Arizona – where they fit into the organization and onto our Top 50 prospect list. Kyle closes with a rant about not addressing the catching position backlog.

In the final episode prior to the August 3 trade deadline, Brian and Kyle start with the idea and timing of trading Ivan Herrera and Lars Nootbaar, bullpen turnover and potential rotation changes. They focus on hitters in the system including Jack Gurevitch, Tai Peete, Colton Ledbetter, Chase Davis, Joshua Baez and more!

Before getting into how and where they ranked the St. Louis Cardinals 2026 draft picks in the TCN Top 50, Brian and Kyle cover players in the news including Clarke, Nuñez, Sparks, Driessen, Mautz, Cijntje, Mathews, Dobbins, Hence and more.

Brian and Kyle cover players in the news of the week across the St. Louis Cardinals system including the Futures Game, Home Run Derby, All-Star Game. JJ’s contract, Pitchers/Players of the Week/Month, Gastelum’s debut,pitching injury rehabs and player transactions.

In this special double-length edition, Brian and Kyle are joinedby Kareem Haq of Cardinals Prospects and Birds on the Farm podcast. The sole subject is a very important one - how the St. Louis Cardinals fared in the 2026 MLB Draft. They begin with an overall view of the team’s strategies, player selection and financials as well as how outsiders viewed the draft. Then, every one of the 23 draft picks is discussed in detail from scouting and metrics perspectives.

Brian and Kyle open with the All-Star Game, Futures Game and the odd draft schedule this coming weekend. Players covered include Gastelum, Mautz, Rodriguez, Doyle, Hjerpe, Molina, Rincon, Nuñez and Mathews plus hitters Peña and Cho. They close with their final preview of the Cardinals 2026 draft plans.

Brian and Kyle open with hot Palm Beach hitters Brayden Smith and Ryan Weingartner. New Memphis pitcher Mason Molina is next along with speculation about other deadline deals potentially coming. Leadership changes with the Cardinals and Angels, now and perhaps ahead, are explored. They close with analysis of significant changes to player acquisition and development proposed in the CBA negotiations.

Brian and Kyle open with a discussion of recent promotionsof Michael Dattalo, Won-Bin Cho and Jesus Baez then discuss Lars Nootbaar and Joshua Baez. A review of key changes to The Cardinal Nation’s Top 50 Prospect List for June follows. Standouts moving up include Cooper Hjerpe, Braden Davis,Mason Molina, Jacob Odle, Xavier Cruz and many more.

Brian and Kyle are joined by Kareem Haq fromCardinalsProspects.com, They started with recent promotions including Dos Santos and Richardson and the return of Padilla. The Cardinals strategy for their early 2026 draft picks was a major focus, including high school vs college, hitters vs. pitchers, budget usage and development preplanning with scouting. Eligible names discussed include Burrell, Curiel, Gracia, Lebron and others.

Brian and Kyle cover recent roster moves by the St. LouisCardinals including Dobbins, Church and Scott and what we might expect at the trade deadline. Activations in the system include Hence, Hjerpe, Ortiz and Dutkanych. Exploding offense at Peoria, including Jesus Baez, Kross and McGee, wasdiscussed. TCN’s Pitcher of the Month Jacob Odle and several finalists were highlighted as were recent standouts Graham and Mathews.

Brian and Kyle discuss the recent roster moves by the St. Louis Cardinals and future possibilities including Blaze Jordan and Joshua Baez. TCN’s Player of the Month winner Won-Bin Cho and finalists were covered as were recent standouts Luis Gastelum. Braden Davis and Ryan Mitchell. Minor league transactions and injury updates on Ixan Henderson and Brandon Clarke were provided.

Brian and Kyle discuss his trip to Cincinnati and missingBrycen Mautz’ debut. Bryan Torres’ rise to MLB is celebrated. Injury updates for Tink Hence, Cooper Hjerpe and Tekoah Roby, promotions of Jacob Odle and Brian Holiday, and league Pitchers of the Week Braden Davis and Pete Hansen are among topics covered.

Brian and Kyle probe the real origin of “Tarps Off” and moveinto the Cardinals catching situation, current and future. The new top 30 from Baseball America is noted, including focus on Xavier Cruz. Also discussed are Florida Complex League players to watch, promotions of Van Dyke and Graham, thePeoria rotation, 2026 draft focus and outfielders Cho, Davis and Baez.

Brian and Kyle never get to The Cardinal Nation’s new Top 50 Prospect List as they cover recent news, starting with the promotions of Rainiel Rodriguez and Jack Gurevitch, the organization’s Pitcher and Players of the Month, three releases, Liam Doyle, Joshua Baez, Tanner Franklin and more.