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Minor League Updates (4/23) ~ Cards System
Posted: 23 Apr 2025 09:34 am
by craviduce
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)
Re: Minor League Updates (4/23) ~ Cards System
Posted: 23 Apr 2025 09:36 am
by craviduce
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.
Re: Minor League Updates (4/23) ~ Cards System
Posted: 23 Apr 2025 09:37 am
by craviduce
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
Re: Minor League Updates (4/23) ~ Cards System
Posted: 23 Apr 2025 09:39 am
by craviduce
Re: Minor League Updates (4/23) ~ Cards System
Posted: 23 Apr 2025 09:41 am
by NYCardsFan
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.
Re: Minor League Updates (4/23) ~ Cards System
Posted: 23 Apr 2025 09:45 am
by craviduce
NYCardsFan wrote: ↑23 Apr 2025 09:41 am
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.
Re: Minor League Updates (4/23) ~ Cards System
Posted: 23 Apr 2025 09:50 am
by Strummer Jones
Good to see that it was a mechanics issue, not a "my shoulder is pulled pork" issue.
Re: Minor League Updates (4/23) ~ Cards System
Posted: 23 Apr 2025 09:56 am
by NYCardsFan
craviduce wrote: ↑23 Apr 2025 09:45 am
NYCardsFan wrote: ↑23 Apr 2025 09:41 am
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.
Re: Minor League Updates (4/23) ~ Cards System
Posted: 23 Apr 2025 10:00 am
by CNYFan
See what Ixan is up to today.
Had a couple of nice, not fantastic, outings so far.
Re: Minor League Updates (4/23) ~ Cards System
Posted: 23 Apr 2025 10:19 am
by craviduce
Chiefs face off against RHP Drew Beam, CWS champion, 3rd round pick by the Royals, Tennessee Volunteer
Re: Minor League Updates (4/23) ~ Cards System
Posted: 23 Apr 2025 10:50 am
by craviduce
still no Wetherholt....I'm prone to believe that the Stomach Bug Story was a load a Bull.
Re: Minor League Updates (4/23) ~ Cards System
Posted: 23 Apr 2025 11:05 am
by craviduce
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
Re: Minor League Updates (4/23) ~ Cards System
Posted: 23 Apr 2025 11:10 am
by craviduce
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
Re: Minor League Updates (4/23) ~ Cards System
Posted: 23 Apr 2025 11:14 am
by Strummer Jones
craviduce wrote: ↑23 Apr 2025 10:50 am
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.
Re: Minor League Updates (4/23) ~ Cards System
Posted: 23 Apr 2025 11:15 am
by craviduce
Peoria 0, Quad Cities 0 ; Top 2nd
Gerardo Salas ~ 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K ...18 pitches, 12 strikes
Re: Minor League Updates (4/23) ~ Cards System
Posted: 23 Apr 2025 11:16 am
by craviduce
Springfield 0, Wichita 0 ; Top 2nd
Ixan Henderson ~ 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K ....13 pitches, 11 strikes
