St. Louis Cardinals Complete 2023 MLB Draft

ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 11, 2023 – The St. Louis Cardinals concluded their 2023 Major League Baseball Draft this evening, selecting 10 players on the final day and 19 players total over the three-day event.

The Cardinals selected 18 collegiate players and one high school prep player in this year’s draft. The players represented 11 different states, including seven hailing from California and two each from Florida and New York. The Cardinals selections by position included nine pitchers, five outfielders, four infielders and one catcher. Of the nine pitchers, three are left-handed.

This year’s draft marks the second time St. Louis selected college players with its first 18 picks. The deadline for drafted players to sign with their respective clubs is Tuesday, July 25, at 4 PM CT.

SS Dakota Harris 11^th Round (335^th overall) Oklahoma University

• Bats: Switch Throws: Right Hometown: Land O’ Lakes, FL
• Height: 6’0” Weight: 197 lb. Age: 21 years (February 19, 2002)
• Slashed .328/.403/.516 with 7 HR, 12 doubles and 48 RBI in 46 games played as a junior this past season at Oklahoma.
• 2023 semifinalist for the Brooks Wallace Award, which is given annually to college baseball's best shortstop.
• Transferred to Oklahoma after two seasons at Polk State College in Winter Haven, Florida.
• Two-time NJCAA Defensive Player of the Year honors both as a freshman and a sophomore at Polk State. Also named a Rawlings Gold Glove recipient in 2022.
• Received the Land O'Lakes (FL) High Gold Glove award in three of his four seasons with the team.

OF Brayden Jobert 12^th Round (365^th overall) Louisiana State University

• Bats: Left Throws: Right Hometown: Slidell, LA
• Height: 6’2” Weight: 209 lb. Age: 22 years (November 14, 2000)
• Last name pronounced ZHO-beer.
• Played in 60 games for the Tigers in his junior season in 2023, batting .301 with 11 doubles, two triples, 14 homers, 49 RBI and 40 runs scored … started 34 games in right field, eight games in left field, six games at third base and three games at designated hitter.
• Batted .290 (9-for-31) in the 2023 College World Series with three doubles, one triple, three homers, seven RBI and six runs. Went 4-for-7 in Game 3 of the CWS Finals vs. Florida (June 26) with one double, one homer, three RBI and three runs scored. Was the Tigers’ CWS leader in HR (3), and was second on the club in RBI (7).
• In 2022, tied the LSU single-game record with 9 RBI vs. Vanderbilt (May 21) with a grand slam, three-run home run and two-RBI double.
• Played in 2021 at Delgado Community College in New Orleans, La., where he earned JUCO All-America honors and batted .386 with 15 doubles, 16 homers, 71 RBI, an .813 slugging percentage and a .469 on-base percentage.
• 2020 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American at Nicholls State University (LA).
• Father, Jacques, is a hitting coach at Delgado Community College in New Orleans and played collegiate baseball at Nicholls State.

1B William Sullivan 13^th Round (395^th overall) Troy University (AL)

• Bats: Left Throws: Right Hometown: Orlando, FL
• Height: 6’4” Weight: 216 lb. Age: 22 years (November 25, 2000)
• Career .289/.395/.511 hitter in four seasons with the Trojans, and hit .310/.416/.625 during his senior season with 17 HR, 15 doubles, three triples, 53 RBI and 61 runs scored across 60 games.
• Set the Troy school record with 45 career HBP. His 25 HBP in 2023 tied the school single-season record and were T6th in NCAA Division I.
• Earned _Collegiate Baseball_Freshman All-America honors in 2020 when he posted a .396/.468/.547 slash line to go along with 12 RBIs in 15 games.
• Attended the same high school (Dr. Phillips in Orlando) as Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol and former Cardinals catcher A.J. Pierzynski. Tied the school HR (11) record and single-season RBI record (36).
• Brother, Matt, played baseball at University of West Florida; brother, Jason, played lacrosse at Cleveland State University.

RHP Jacob Odle 14^th Round (425^th overall) Orange Coast College (CA)

• Bats: Right Throws: Right Hometown: San Diego, CA
• Height: 6’5” Weight: 218 lb. Age: 19 years (November 30, 2003)
• Was 1-1, with a 2.03 ERA and 29 SO in 13.1 innings pitched (8 games) while showcasing a 99 MPH fastball with State College in the 2023 MLB Draft League.
• Was 2-3 with 2 saves and 22 strikeouts in 14.1 IP (13 games) as a freshman for Orange Coast College in 2023.
• Averaged 13.81 K/9 IP in college.

SS Tre Richardson III 15^th Round (455^th overall) Texas Christian University

• Bats: Right Throws: Right Hometown: Kingwood, TX
• Height: 5’10” Weight: 165 lb. Age: 21 years (December 2, 2001)
• Slashed .311/.392/.452, leading the Horned Frogs in hits (84) and stolen bases (25) while playing in all 68 games (tying a school record) in 2023.
• Tied TCU record with three homer game, 11 RBI (NCAA Post-Season Record) – 5-for-6, three runs, two grand slams in the first two innings vs. Arkansas (June 4). Named 2023 Fayetteville Regional MVP.
• Appeared in 115 games in three seasons at Baylor, hitting .295 with 31 doubles, five triples and seven home runs as part of 130 career hits. Started every game for Baylor the last two seasons.
• 2021 First Team Academic All-Big XII at Baylor.
• Father, Robert Richardson, coaches baseball at Spartans Post Grad Academy in Houston.
• Graduated a semester early from Kingwood (TX) High School where he was teammates with Cardinals top prospect Masyn Winn. Named first-team All-State after junior season, batting .421 with 30 RBI and three HR.

RHP Tyler Bradt Jr. 16^th Round (485^th overall) East Carolina University

• Bats: Right Throws: Right Hometown: Bluffton, SC
• Height: 5’11” Weight: 196 lb. Age: 22 years (February 11, 2001)
• Appeared in 18 games for the Pirates in 2023, striking out 23 batters over 16.2 innings pitched.
• Transferred to East Carolina after playing three seasons at Virginia Military Institute where he struck out 104 batters in 111.2 innings pitched.
• Pitched for the Savannah Bananas in the 2022 Coastal Plain League, going 1-0 with one save and a 1.13 ERA and averaging 1 K/9 IP (5 games).

3B Trey Paige 17^th Round (515^th overall) Delaware State University

• Bats: Left Throws: Right Hometown: Reading, PA
• Height: 6’0” Weight: 215 lb. Age: 22 years (November 9, 2000)
• Career .373/.473/.658 hitter in four seasons at Delaware State, including 2023 season that included 14 HR, 15 doubles, two triples, 53 RBI and 55 runs scored.
• Led team in batting average for three consecutive seasons from 2021-23, including a career-best .407 (70-for-172) batting average in 2022.
• Named 2022 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Player of the Year.
• Last three seasons at DSU, had a positive walk to strikeout ratio (99:86).
• Played for Trenton in the 2023 MLB Draft League and participated the MLB Draft League’s Prospect Game.
• Played in the HBCU Swingman Classic during All-Star Weekend in Seattle.

RHP Hunter Kublick_ 18^th Round (545^th overall) Umpqua Community College (OR)_

• Bats: Right Throws: Right Hometown: Las Vegas, NV
• Height: 6’4” Weight: 200 lb. Age: 20 years (July 1, 2003)
• Appeared in 17 games, making 13 starts, over his two seasons with the RiverHawks, going 2-1 with a 2.37 ERA with 64 SO over 60.2 innings pitched.
• Was 2-1 with a 2.54 ERA (11 ER/39.0 IP) in 7 starts in 2023 with a 10.15 strikeout/9 IP rate.
• Hurled a complete game win over Clackamas on May 11, striking out nine and allowing one earned run.
• First player selected out of Umpqua CC in Roseburg, Oregon since 1991 and 12^th player overall.

C Graysen Tarlow_ 19^th Round (575^th overall) California State University-Northridge_

• Bats: Right Throws: Right Hometown: Orange, CA
• Height: 5’11” Weight: 190 lb. Age: 22 years (July 7, 2001)
• Slashed .311/.417/.429 with 15 extra-base hits, 41 RBI and 42 runs scored in 49 games for the Matadors as a redshirt sophomore in 2023.
• Started 34 games at catcher in 2023, throwing out 40.9 percent of would be base stealers (9-for-22) and was placed on the Buster Posey Award Watch List.
• Named to the 2022 Big West All-Academic Team.
• Was part of Orange Lutheran (CA) High School baseball team that won the National High School Invitational three years in a row from 2017-19.

LHP Cameron Johnson_ 20^th Round (605^th overall) IMG Academy (FL)_

• Bats: Left Throws: Left Hometown: Upper Marlboro, MD
• Height: 6’5” Weight: 240 lb. Age: 18 years (January 11, 2005)
• Committed to pitch next season at LSU. Showcases a 98 MPH fastball.
• Ranked as the 42 draft prospect according to MLB.com and the No. 2 LHP prospect in the nation by Perfect Game.
• Participated in the 2022 High School All-American Game.

2023 MLB PLAYER DRAFT – FINAL RECAP

Rd., Player (overall pick) Pos. B-T Ht. Wt. School Hometown

1. Chase Davis (21) OF L-L 6-1 216 University of Arizona Elk Grove, Calif.

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3. Travis Honeyman (90) OF R-R 6-2 190 Boston College Massapequa, N.Y.
4. Quinn Mathews (122) LHP L-L 6-5 188 Stanford University Aliso Viejo, Calif.
5. Zach Levenson (158) OF R-R 6-2 211 University of Miami Oviedo, Fla.
6. Jason Savacool (185) RHP R-R 6-1 210 University of Maryland Baldwinsville, N.Y.
7. Charles Harrison IV (215) RHP R-R 6-1 180 University of California-Los Angeles Canyon Country, Calif.
8. Ixan Henderson (245) LHP L-L 6-2 180 Fresno State University Fresno, Calif.
9. Christian Worley (275) RHP R-R 6-1 170 Virginia Tech University Alton, Va.
10. Caden Kendle (305) OF R-R 5-11 195 University of California-Irvine Huntington Beach, Calif.

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11. Dakota Harris (335) SS S-R 6-0 197 University of Oklahoma Land O’ Lakes, Fla.
12. Brayden Jobert (365) OF L-R 6-2 209 Louisiana State University Slidell, La.
13. William Sullivan (395) 1B L-R 6-4 216 Troy University Orlando, Fla.
14. Jacob Odle (425) RHP R-R 6-5 218 Orange Coast College (CA) San Diego, Calif.
15. Tre Richardson III (455) SS R-R 5-10 165 Texas Christian University Kingwood, Tex.
16. Tyler Bradt Jr. (485) RHP R-R 5-11 196 East Carolina University Bluffton, S.C.
17. Trey Paige (515) 3B L-R 6-0 215 Delaware State University Reading, Pa.
18. Hunter Kublick (545) RHP R-R 6-4 200 Umpqua Community College (OR) Las Vegas, Nev.
19. Graysen Tarlow (575) C R-R 5-11 190 California State University-Northridge Orange, Calif.
20. Cameron Johnson (605) LHP L-L 6-5 240 IMG Academy (FL) Upper Marlboro, Md.