ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW
11/12/2026
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Blake Swihart 19th Edgardo Flores 17th 19th
First Basemen Avery Romero 17th Tim Whaley 5th 13th
Second Basemen Eric Anderson 23rd Doug Williams 12th 17th
Third Basemen Juan Álvarez 17th Bob Charles Tied for 12th 12th
Shortstops Greg Watts 17th Juan Carlos Vega 6th 13th
Left Fielders Juan Encarnación 28th Hugh Green 12th 19th
Center Fielders Sergio Cortés 21st Don Rutledge 15th 19th
Right Fielders Zak Taylor 28th Jonathon Grimes 9th 21st
Starting Pitchers Jim Rose 19th Tim Mueller 12th 15th
Relievers R.J. Alvarez 27th Tim Mueller 4th 21st
Closers Carlos A. Salazar 19th Greg Davis Tied for 6th 12th
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