James Naile #68

Graduated from Charleston (Mo.) High School where he was first team All-State as a senior posting an 11-2 record with a 1.35 ERA and 122 strikeouts. ...Played college baseball at the University of Alabama Birmingham and Parkland (IL) Community College. ...Led the 2015 UAB Blazers with a 10 wins, 109.2 innings pitched and 92 strikeouts....Resides in Charleston, Mo.

2022

Cape Girardeau-native made his Major League debut on June 27 vs. Miami and did not allow a run, inducing an inning-ending double play from Jorge Soler in a 9-0 Cardinals win....Did not allow a run or a walk in his first five career appearances (6.0 IP). First run allowed came in his sixth career appearance, in St. Louis vs. WSH (9/5)....Was tagged for a career-high four runs vs. WSH (9/8) in his final Major League appearance of the season....Was dominant on the road, allowing only one hit (1-15, .067), his only baserunner, in three road appearances without a run scored....Finishing pitcher in 4-of-7 MLB appearances. Stranded all three inherited runners....Posted a season-high 2.1 scoreless innings at ATL (7/4), appearing on consecutive days, in which he recorded four outs the previous night at PHI (7/3)....Appeared in 44 games for Memphis (AAA), second only to Zach McAllister (56) on the club and sixth overall among Cardinals Minor League pitchers....Made three spot starts (at Norfolk 5/14, at Charlotte 6/3 & vs. Nashville 6/15). Allowed a total of three runs (two ER) over 10.0 innings in those starts....29 of his 41 relief appearances were four outs or more, and 15 of those were scoreless. Longest relief outing was 3.0 IP vs. Jacksonville (5/4)....Posted a 3:1 strikeout to walk ratio (64 K/21 BB) and did not issue a walk in 26-of-44 appearances....Finished the season strong down the stretch posting a 1-0 record with a 1.27 ERA over his final 14 appearances at Memphis.

2021

Was used in a relief role for the entire season making a career-high 51 appearances with Las Vegas (AAA)... Marked his first season as a full-time reliever since 2015 with Vermont (SS-A)... Ranked 2nd among all Triple-A West pitchers and 5th overall in Triple-A with 51 appearances... Posted an 8-0 record, his 3rd-highest win total in his career, ranking T-3rd among Triple-A West pitchers... Made 20 appearances of his 51 of four outs or more with a season-high of 3.0 on three occasions (6/18 vs. Tacoma; 8/2 vs. Tacoma; 8/23 vs. Albuquerque)... Ran off 13 straight appearances without issuing a walk (8/21-9/20), a total of 65 batters faced... Posted a 7.1 inning scoreless streak (8/29-9/2).