Bowman Sniper

St. Louis Cardinals prospects

250 tracked players across 6 affiliates (DSL Cardinals, FCL Cardinals, Memphis Redbirds, Palm Beach Cardinals, Peoria Chiefs, Springfield Cardinals). 164 have a real stat line or market evidence behind them. Everything below is measured; a module with nothing measured says so.

Trajectory changes from two seasons of official stat lines, ranked by size and credibility, then by quality. Not a hot week.

  1. 1Jesús Báez

    SSAge 21Double-ASt. Louis Cardinals

    promoted High-A → Double-A · Hitting better than last season even though the pitching got harder — .724 to 1.029 after moving up to Double-A. That is the shape of a breakout. · 2.8 yrs young for AA
    Up stronglyMarket unread2.8 yrs young for AABreakout

    strong prospect · 89/100 overall

    Core 1st auto · $50.00 delivered

    matches his benchmark series · no valuation · best offer

    See listing
  2. 3Won-Bin Cho

    CFAge 23Double-ASt. Louis Cardinals

    promoted High-A → Double-A · Hitting better than last season even though the pitching got harder — .688 to .900 after moving up to Double-A. That is the shape of a breakout.
    Up stronglyMarket unread0.8 yrs young for AABreakout

    strong prospect · 77/100 overall

    Core 1st auto · $30.99 delivered

    matches his benchmark series · no valuation

    See listing
  3. 4Leo Bernal

    CAge 22Triple-ASt. Louis Cardinals

    promoted Double-A → Triple-A · Hitting better than last season even though the pitching got harder — .726 to .831 after moving up to Triple-A. That is the shape of a breakout. · 3+ yrs young for AAA
    Up stronglyMarket unread3+ yrs young for AAABreakout

    strong prospect · 77/100 overall

    Core 1st auto · $56.48 delivered

    matches his benchmark series · no valuation · best offer

    See listing
  4. 6Deniel Ortiz

    3BAge 22Double-ASt. Louis Cardinals

    promoted Low-A → Double-A · About the same as last season — .852 to .850 OPS.
    Up stronglyMarket unread1.8 yrs young for AABreakout

    strong prospect · 75/100 overall

    Core 1st auto · $11.94 delivered

    matches his benchmark series · no valuation

    See listing

Breakout radar

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Measured improvement while young for the level or freshly promoted, on a rated player.

Youngest for level

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Two or more years younger than the typical player at the level. Context, not a quality claim.

Latest promotions

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At a higher level this season than last, from the two official stat lines. Dates live in the catalyst tracker.

Highest player quality

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Our all-round read on the player. Nothing in this list is a card price.

Baseball up, cards flat

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The development has moved further than the price of the benchmark card. Needs sold evidence on the card side, which most prospects do not have.

No measured lag on this club. 6 players are up strongly with no readable card market yet — waiting for market evidence, not lagging it.

Waiting: Jesús Báez, Miguel Hernández, Won-Bin Cho, Leo Bernal, Cade Winquest, Deniel Ortiz.

Latest catalysts

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Promotions, step changes and logged events on this club, each with its evidence grade.

  1. DERIVEDPromoted High-A → Double-Adate not recorded
    Jon Jon Gazdar

    Double-ASt. Louis Cardinals

    Level changed between his 2025 and 2026 stat lines (MLB Stats API, official). The date of the move is not recorded here.

    Why it matters
    What happened
    Promoted High-A → Double-A. Level changed between his 2025 and 2026 stat lines (MLB Stats API, official). The date of the move is not recorded here.
    Why it matters
    A promotion is the club's own read of the player, and the level a card was made at is the level the hobby prices it against. Each rung up is a re-rating event.
    What changed in the thesis
    Thesis intact — baseball momentum 41/100 — tracking the thesis.
    Has the card market responded?
    Cannot say: card-price momentum is unmeasured — no earlier observation of the same benchmark series to difference against. No sold evidence means no market response to read, and a listing's asking price is not one.
    What to watch next
    Whether the strikeout and walk rates hold at the new level over a real sample — the first 100 plate appearances say little.
  2. DERIVEDPromoted Low-A → Double-Adate not recorded
    Deniel Ortiz

    Double-ASt. Louis Cardinals

    Level changed between his 2025 and 2026 stat lines (MLB Stats API, official). The date of the move is not recorded here.

    Why it matters
    What happened
    Promoted Low-A → Double-A. Level changed between his 2025 and 2026 stat lines (MLB Stats API, official). The date of the move is not recorded here.
    Why it matters
    A promotion is the club's own read of the player, and the level a card was made at is the level the hobby prices it against. Each rung up is a re-rating event.
    What changed in the thesis
    Thesis intact — baseball momentum 61/100 — tracking the thesis.
    Has the card market responded?
    Cannot say: card-price momentum is unmeasured — no earlier observation of the same benchmark series to difference against. No sold evidence means no market response to read, and a listing's asking price is not one.
    What to watch next
    Whether the strikeout and walk rates hold at the new level over a real sample — the first 100 plate appearances say little.
  3. DERIVEDPromoted Low-A → Double-Adate not recorded
    Jack Gurevitch

    Double-ASt. Louis Cardinals

    Level changed between his 2025 and 2026 stat lines (MLB Stats API, official). The date of the move is not recorded here.

    Why it matters
    What happened
    Promoted Low-A → Double-A. Level changed between his 2025 and 2026 stat lines (MLB Stats API, official). The date of the move is not recorded here.
    Why it matters
    A promotion is the club's own read of the player, and the level a card was made at is the level the hobby prices it against. Each rung up is a re-rating event.
    What changed in the thesis
    Thesis intact — baseball momentum 41/100 — tracking the thesis.
    Has the card market responded?
    Cannot say: card-price momentum is unmeasured — no earlier observation of the same benchmark series to difference against. No sold evidence means no market response to read, and a listing's asking price is not one.
    What to watch next
    Whether the strikeout and walk rates hold at the new level over a real sample — the first 100 plate appearances say little.
  4. DERIVEDPromoted Double-A → Triple-Adate not recorded
    Chase Davis

    Triple-ASt. Louis Cardinals

    Level changed between his 2025 and 2026 stat lines (MLB Stats API, official). The date of the move is not recorded here.

    Why it matters
    What happened
    Promoted Double-A → Triple-A. Level changed between his 2025 and 2026 stat lines (MLB Stats API, official). The date of the move is not recorded here.
    Why it matters
    A promotion is the club's own read of the player, and the level a card was made at is the level the hobby prices it against. Each rung up is a re-rating event.
    What changed in the thesis
    Thesis intact — baseball momentum 61/100 — tracking the thesis.
    Has the card market responded?
    Cannot say: card-price momentum is unmeasured — no earlier observation of the same benchmark series to difference against. No sold evidence means no market response to read, and a listing's asking price is not one.
    What to watch next
    Whether the strikeout and walk rates hold at the new level over a real sample — the first 100 plate appearances say little.
  5. DERIVEDPromoted High-A → Double-Adate not recorded
    Tre Richardson III

    Double-ASt. Louis Cardinals

    Level changed between his 2025 and 2026 stat lines (MLB Stats API, official). The date of the move is not recorded here.

    Why it matters
    What happened
    Promoted High-A → Double-A. Level changed between his 2025 and 2026 stat lines (MLB Stats API, official). The date of the move is not recorded here.
    Why it matters
    A promotion is the club's own read of the player, and the level a card was made at is the level the hobby prices it against. Each rung up is a re-rating event.
    What changed in the thesis
    Thesis intact — baseball momentum 41/100 — tracking the thesis.
    Has the card market responded?
    Cannot say: card-price momentum is unmeasured — no earlier observation of the same benchmark series to difference against. No sold evidence means no market response to read, and a listing's asking price is not one.
    What to watch next
    Whether the strikeout and walk rates hold at the new level over a real sample — the first 100 plate appearances say little.
  6. DERIVEDPromoted High-A → Double-Adate not recorded
    Ryan Campos

    Double-ASt. Louis Cardinals

    Level changed between his 2025 and 2026 stat lines (MLB Stats API, official). The date of the move is not recorded here.

    Why it matters
    What happened
    Promoted High-A → Double-A. Level changed between his 2025 and 2026 stat lines (MLB Stats API, official). The date of the move is not recorded here.
    Why it matters
    A promotion is the club's own read of the player, and the level a card was made at is the level the hobby prices it against. Each rung up is a re-rating event.
    What changed in the thesis
    Thesis intact — baseball momentum 41/100 — tracking the thesis.
    Has the card market responded?
    Cannot say: card-price momentum is unmeasured — no earlier observation of the same benchmark series to difference against. No sold evidence means no market response to read, and a listing's asking price is not one.
    What to watch next
    Whether the strikeout and walk rates hold at the new level over a real sample — the first 100 plate appearances say little.
  7. DERIVEDPromoted Low-A → Double-Adate not recorded
    Christian Worley

    Double-ASt. Louis Cardinals

    Level changed between his 2025 and 2026 stat lines (MLB Stats API, official). The date of the move is not recorded here.

    Why it matters
    What happened
    Promoted Low-A → Double-A. Level changed between his 2025 and 2026 stat lines (MLB Stats API, official). The date of the move is not recorded here.
    Why it matters
    A promotion is the club's own read of the player, and the level a card was made at is the level the hobby prices it against. Each rung up is a re-rating event.
    What changed in the thesis
    Thesis intact — baseball momentum 41/100 — tracking the thesis.
    Has the card market responded?
    Cannot say: card-price momentum is unmeasured — no earlier observation of the same benchmark series to difference against. No sold evidence means no market response to read, and a listing's asking price is not one.
    What to watch next
    Whether the strikeout and walk rates hold at the new level over a real sample — the first 100 plate appearances say little.
  8. DERIVEDPromoted High-A → Triple-Adate not recorded
    Zach Levenson

    Triple-ASt. Louis Cardinals

    Level changed between his 2025 and 2026 stat lines (MLB Stats API, official). The date of the move is not recorded here.

    Why it matters
    What happened
    Promoted High-A → Triple-A. Level changed between his 2025 and 2026 stat lines (MLB Stats API, official). The date of the move is not recorded here.
    Why it matters
    A promotion is the club's own read of the player, and the level a card was made at is the level the hobby prices it against. Each rung up is a re-rating event.
    What changed in the thesis
    Thesis intact — baseball momentum 41/100 — tracking the thesis.
    Has the card market responded?
    Cannot say: card-price momentum is unmeasured — no earlier observation of the same benchmark series to difference against. No sold evidence means no market response to read, and a listing's asking price is not one.
    What to watch next
    Whether the strikeout and walk rates hold at the new level over a real sample — the first 100 plate appearances say little.
  9. DERIVEDPromoted Low-A → Double-Adate not recorded
    Josiah Ragsdale

    Double-ASt. Louis Cardinals

    Level changed between his 2025 and 2026 stat lines (MLB Stats API, official). The date of the move is not recorded here.

    Why it matters
    What happened
    Promoted Low-A → Double-A. Level changed between his 2025 and 2026 stat lines (MLB Stats API, official). The date of the move is not recorded here.
    Why it matters
    A promotion is the club's own read of the player, and the level a card was made at is the level the hobby prices it against. Each rung up is a re-rating event.
    What changed in the thesis
    Thesis intact — baseball momentum 41/100 — tracking the thesis.
    Has the card market responded?
    Cannot say: card-price momentum is unmeasured — no earlier observation of the same benchmark series to difference against. No sold evidence means no market response to read, and a listing's asking price is not one.
    What to watch next
    Whether the strikeout and walk rates hold at the new level over a real sample — the first 100 plate appearances say little.
  10. DERIVEDPromoted Low-A → Triple-Adate not recorded
    Sandro Santana

    Triple-ASt. Louis Cardinals

    Level changed between his 2025 and 2026 stat lines (MLB Stats API, official). The date of the move is not recorded here.

    Why it matters
    What happened
    Promoted Low-A → Triple-A. Level changed between his 2025 and 2026 stat lines (MLB Stats API, official). The date of the move is not recorded here.
    Why it matters
    A promotion is the club's own read of the player, and the level a card was made at is the level the hobby prices it against. Each rung up is a re-rating event.
    What changed in the thesis
    Thesis intact — baseball momentum 41/100 — tracking the thesis.
    Has the card market responded?
    Cannot say: card-price momentum is unmeasured — no earlier observation of the same benchmark series to difference against. No sold evidence means no market response to read, and a listing's asking price is not one.
    What to watch next
    Whether the strikeout and walk rates hold at the new level over a real sample — the first 100 plate appearances say little.
  11. DERIVEDPromoted Low-A → Double-Adate not recorded
    Jose Cordoba

    Double-ASt. Louis Cardinals

    Level changed between his 2025 and 2026 stat lines (MLB Stats API, official). The date of the move is not recorded here.

    Why it matters
    What happened
    Promoted Low-A → Double-A. Level changed between his 2025 and 2026 stat lines (MLB Stats API, official). The date of the move is not recorded here.
    Why it matters
    A promotion is the club's own read of the player, and the level a card was made at is the level the hobby prices it against. Each rung up is a re-rating event.
    What changed in the thesis
    Thesis intact — baseball momentum 41/100 — tracking the thesis.
    Has the card market responded?
    Cannot say: card-price momentum is unmeasured — no earlier observation of the same benchmark series to difference against. No sold evidence means no market response to read, and a listing's asking price is not one.
    What to watch next
    Whether the strikeout and walk rates hold at the new level over a real sample — the first 100 plate appearances say little.
  12. DERIVEDPromoted Rookie → Low-Adate not recorded
    Miguel Hernández

    Low-ASt. Louis Cardinals

    Level changed between his 2025 and 2026 stat lines (MLB Stats API, official). The date of the move is not recorded here.

    Why it matters
    What happened
    Promoted Rookie → Low-A. Level changed between his 2025 and 2026 stat lines (MLB Stats API, official). The date of the move is not recorded here.
    Why it matters
    A promotion is the club's own read of the player, and the level a card was made at is the level the hobby prices it against. Each rung up is a re-rating event.
    What changed in the thesis
    Thesis intact — baseball momentum 41/100 — tracking the thesis.
    Has the card market responded?
    Cannot say: card-price momentum is unmeasured — no earlier observation of the same benchmark series to difference against. No sold evidence means no market response to read, and a listing's asking price is not one.
    What to watch next
    Whether the strikeout and walk rates hold at the new level over a real sample — the first 100 plate appearances say little.

Best Bowman cards

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Each player's benchmark card — the one standardized card we track his market on — with how firmly we know it is his.

  • Jesús Báez

    Raw base 1st Bowman Chrome Autoobserved — likely, not establishedconfirmed value, high confidence

    See listing
  • Rainiel Rodriguez

    Raw base 1st Bowman Chrome Autoobserved — likely, not establishedconfirmed value, high confidence

    See listing
  • Joshua Báez

    Raw base 1st Bowman Chrome Autoobserved — likely, not establishedconfirmed value, high confidence

    See listing
  • Won-Bin Cho

    Raw base 1st Bowman Chrome Autoobserved — likely, not establishedconfirmed value, low confidence

    See listing
  • Deniel Ortiz

    Raw base 1st Bowman Chrome Autoobserved — likely, not establishedconfirmed value, medium confidence

    See listing
  • Zach Levenson

    Raw base 1st Bowman Chrome Autoobserved — likely, not establishedvaluation: insufficient evidence

    See listing

Buyable right now

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Players on this club with a best-fit live listing in the store — fit first, never cheapest first.

  1. 1Blaze Jordan

    3BAge 23Triple-ASt. Louis Cardinals

    Hitting better than last season — .714 up to .921 OPS. · 2.5 yrs young for AAA
    Up stronglyMarket unread2.5 yrs young for AAABreakout

    strong prospect · 84/100 overall

    Core 1st auto, numbered · $356.49 delivered

    title claims 1st — not verified · no valuation · best offer

    See listing
  2. 2Quinn Mathews

    SPAge 25Triple-ASt. Louis Cardinals

    Missing more bats and walking fewer batters than last season — 7.9% up to 14.4% K-BB.
    UpMarket unread0.5 yrs young for AAA

    solid · 59/100 overall

    Core 1st auto, numbered · $355.00 delivered

    title claims 1st — not verified · no valuation · best offer

    See listing
  3. 3Kenly Hunter

    CFAge 18RookieSt. Louis Cardinals

    Down from .842 to .781 OPS this season.
    FlatMarket unread1.5 yrs young for Rookie

    solid · 59/100 overall

    Core 1st auto, numbered · $36.49 delivered

    title claims 1st — not verified · no valuation

    See listing
  4. 4Nolan Gorman

    3BAge 26Triple-ASt. Louis Cardinals

    promoted Double-A → Triple-A · About the same as last season — .769 to .758 OPS — but last season was a small sample, so go easy on it. (prior season only 13 PA — a soft read)
    DownMarket unread0.5 yrs old for AAA

    solid · 58/100 overall

    Core 1st auto, numbered · $154.99 delivered

    title claims 1st — not verified · no valuation · best offer

    See listing
  5. 5Chase Davis

    CFAge 24Triple-ASt. Louis Cardinals

    promoted Double-A → Triple-A · Down from .711 to .642 OPS, but he moved up to Triple-A — a step back at a harder level is normal.
    FlatMarket unread1.5 yrs young for AAA

    solid · 55/100 overall

    Core 1st auto, numbered · $300.00 delivered

    title claims 1st — not verified · no valuation

    See listing

Every St. Louis Cardinals prospect we track

Best-rated first. Players with a page of their own link to it; the rest are followed and appear as data lands.

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