Minor League Updates (4/23) ~ Cards System

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TIMES AND PROBABLES

Memphis @ Norfolk ~ 5:35pm CDT

LHP Alex Cornwell (1-1, 12.15 ERA)

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Springfield @ Wichita ~ 11:05am CDT

LHP Ixan Henderson (2-0, 0.90 ERA)

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Peoria @ Quad Cities ~ 11:00am CDT

RHP Gerardo Salas (0-2, 9.28 ERA)

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Palm Beach @ Jupiter ~ 5:30pm CDT

RHP Jason Savacool (1-1, 1.93 ERA)

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per @JohnDenton555

Mathews, the No. 2-ranked prospect who has been on the Injured List since April 14 with shoulder irritation, is set to rejoin the
@memphisredbirds
in Norfolk, Va., today. He told http://MLB.com that he will restart his throwing program either later tonight or Thursday.

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also...article from Denton on MLB.com on how Izzy helped Mathews

https://x.com/JohnDenton555/status/1915039599262380292

click the Mathews pic for the article

or click this link :

https://www.mlb.com/cardinals/news/quin ... e-coverage

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[NYCardsFan]

also...article from Denton on MLB.com on how Izzy helped Mathews

https://x.com/JohnDenton555/status/1915039599262380292

click the Mathews pic for the article

or click this link :

https://www.mlb.com/cardinals/news/quin ... e-coverage

Interesting comment in there on early intervention from Cerfolio and Pierpont.

Cardinals pitching coach Dusty Blake, who raved about Mathews’ “game IQ” after working with him in Spring Training, confirmed that mechanics are at the root of the lefty’s issues.

“The biggest thing that happened was that his shoulders were tilting [back] more, and typically you want shoulder and hip alignment,” Blake said. “He created less alignment from that rotation of his shoulders being steeper. Whatever he was working on got him to that [shoulder tilting] spot. As humans, these guys are always making small changes and adjustments. Now we’re just trying to get him back on the runway.”

Mathews credited new Cardinals assistant GM Rob Cerfolio and pitching director Matt Pierpont with being proactive in helping him find the root causes of his early-season struggles.

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also...article from Denton on MLB.com on how Izzy helped Mathews

https://x.com/JohnDenton555/status/1915039599262380292

click the Mathews pic for the article

or click this link :

https://www.mlb.com/cardinals/news/quin ... e-coverage

Interesting comment in there on early intervention from Cerfolio and Pierpont.

Mathews credited new Cardinals assistant GM Rob Cerfolio and pitching director Matt Pierpont with being proactive in helping him find the root causes of his early-season struggles.

yeah, it's certainly nice to have actual instructors with experience in the minors...even if one of them is an executive. How woeful was our Minor League Development before Bloom sifted through everything last year? I'm so glad he spent the entire season combing through the Minors last year.

[Strummer Jones]

Good to see that it was a mechanics issue, not a "my shoulder is pulled pork" issue.

[NYCardsFan]

also...article from Denton on MLB.com on how Izzy helped Mathews

https://x.com/JohnDenton555/status/1915039599262380292

click the Mathews pic for the article

or click this link :

https://www.mlb.com/cardinals/news/quin ... e-coverage

Interesting comment in there on early intervention from Cerfolio and Pierpont.

Mathews credited new Cardinals assistant GM Rob Cerfolio and pitching director Matt Pierpont with being proactive in helping him find the root causes of his early-season struggles.

yeah, it's certainly nice to have actual instructors with experience in the minors...even if one of them is an executive. How woeful was our Minor League Development before Bloom sifted through everything last year? I'm so glad he spent the entire season combing through the Minors last year.

The Woo article from several months ago really underscored the prior dearth of player-development personnel with system-wide responsibility and focus--particularly for specific position- and skill-categories--as opposed to (or, more appropriately, in addition to) day-to-day coaching at the affiliate level.

[CNYFan]

See what Ixan is up to today.

Had a couple of nice, not fantastic, outings so far.

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Chiefs face off against RHP Drew Beam, CWS champion, 3rd round pick by the Royals, Tennessee Volunteer

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still no Wetherholt....I'm prone to believe that the Stomach Bug Story was a load a Bull.

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Peoria 0, Quad Cities 0 ; Bot 1st

Gerardo Salas takes the mound

JonJon Gazdar ~ 0-1...roller to 2B
Zach Levenson ~ 0-1...fly out to RF corner
Brayden Jobert ~ 0-1...fly out to LF

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Springfield 0, Wichita 0 ; Bot 1st

Ixan Henderson takes the mound

Nathan Church ~ 0-1...ground out to 2B
Jeremy Rivas ~ 0-1, K...swinging
Chase Davis ~ 0-1, K...swinging

[Strummer Jones]

still no Wetherholt....I'm prone to believe that the Stomach Bug Story was a load a Bull.

I dunno. If he had the same stomach bug I had about a month ago, he's probably still building back up. I was only sick for about a day, but it took the better part of a week to really feel human again.

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Peoria 0, Quad Cities 0 ; Top 2nd

Gerardo Salas ~ 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K ...18 pitches, 12 strikes

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Springfield 0, Wichita 0 ; Top 2nd

Ixan Henderson ~ 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K ....13 pitches, 11 strikes