Prospect Rankings
Player | Position | Team | Height / Weight | Bats | Throws | ||||
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1 | SS/2B | St. Louis Cardinals | A | 2026 | 22 | 5' 10" / 190 lbs | L | R | |
2 | RHP | St. Louis Cardinals | MLB | 2025 | 22 | 6' 1" / 195 lbs | R | R | |
3 | LHP | St. Louis Cardinals | AAA | 2025 | 24 | 6' 5" / 188 lbs | L | L | |
4 | INF | St. Louis Cardinals | MLB | 2024 | 22 | 5' 11" / 185 lbs | R | R | |
5 | C | St. Louis Cardinals | AA | 2025 | 23 | 6' 0" / 230 lbs | L | R | |
6 | RHP | St. Louis Cardinals | MLB | 2025 | 23 | 6' 1" / 210 lbs | R | R | |
7 | OF | St. Louis Cardinals | AA | 2026 | 23 | 6' 1" / 216 lbs | L | L | |
8 | LHP | St. Louis Cardinals | AA | 2025 | 23 | 6' 3" / 200 lbs | L | L | |
9 | C | St. Louis Cardinals | AA | 2026 | 20 | 6' 0" / 245 lbs | S | R | |
10 | RHP | St. Louis Cardinals | MLB | 2024 | 24 | 6' 4" / 220 lbs | L | R | |
11 | RHP | St. Louis Cardinals | MLB | 2024 | 24 | 6' 4" / 220 lbs | R | R | |
12 | RHP | St. Louis Cardinals | MLB | 2025 | 23 | 6' 1" / 195 lbs | R | R | |
13 | OF | St. Louis Cardinals | ROK | 2026 | 23 | 6' 2" / 190 lbs | R | R | |
14 | INF | St. Louis Cardinals | AAA | 2025 | 25 | 5' 9" / 195 lbs | L | R | |
15 | RHP | St. Louis Cardinals | A | 2026 | 23 | 6' 7" / 188 lbs | R | R | |
16 | RHP | St. Louis Cardinals | A | 2026 | 20 | 6' 2" / 195 lbs | R | R | |
17 | RHP | St. Louis Cardinals | AA | 2025 | 23 | 6' 0" / 240 lbs | R | R | |
18 | RHP | St. Louis Cardinals | AAA | 2025 | 25 | 6' 2" / 214 lbs | R | R | |
19 | RHP | St. Louis Cardinals | ROK | 2027 | 21 | 5' 11" / 203 lbs | R | R | |
20 | RHP | St. Louis Cardinals | A+ | 2026 | 22 | 5' 11" / 150 lbs | R | R | |
21 | RHP | St. Louis Cardinals | ROK | 2029 | 17 | 6' 3" / 187 lbs | R | R | |
22 | C | St. Louis Cardinals | A | 2027 | 22 | 5' 8" / 190 lbs | L | R | |
23 | C | St. Louis Cardinals | ROK | 2029 | 18 | 5' 10" / 197 lbs | R | R | |
24 | OF | St. Louis Cardinals | A+ | 2026 | 21 | 6' 1" / 200 lbs | L | L | |
25 | OF | St. Louis Cardinals | A+ | 2026 | 22 | 6' 0" / 211 lbs | R | R | |
26 | 2B/SS | St. Louis Cardinals | ROK | 2028 | 19 | 6' 0" / 185 lbs | S | R | |
27 | C | St. Louis Cardinals | AA | 2027 | 20 | 5' 8" / 185 lbs | R | R | |
28 | LHP | St. Louis Cardinals | A+ | 2025 | 24 | 6' 2" / 205 lbs | R | L | |
29 | SS | St. Louis Cardinals | ROK | 2029 | 17 | 6' 0" / 170 lbs | S | R | |
30 | RHP | St. Louis Cardinals | A | 2026 | 23 | 6' 2" / 168 lbs | R | R |
- AGE24
- BATSL
- DOB07/08/2000
- THROWSR
- HT6' 4"
- DRAFTED2021, 1st (18) - STL
- WT220
- ETA2024
Scouting grades: Fastball: 45 | Curveball: 45 | Slider: 55 | Changeup: 45 | Cutter: 50 | Control: 55 | Overall: 45
McGreevy ranked second in Division I with a 10.5 K/BB ratio during his final spring at UC Santa Barbara in 2021, striking out 115 and walking only 11 in 101 2/3 innings. The Cardinals selected him 18th overall and gave him a $2.75 million bonus as a potential quick mover. He did pitch the bulk of his second full season at Triple-A Memphis with 134 1/3 innings that ranked 11th-most at the Minors’ top level, but overall results weren’t stellar as he finished with a 4.49 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and 18 percent strikeout rate.
In some ways, McGreevy feels like a pitcher out of another era. His sinking fastball averaged only 91.5 mph in 2023, but it helped him post a 52.4 percent ground-ball rate, best among Triple-A qualifiers. However, it, along with a four-seamer around the same velo, rarely missed bats and that’s a tough look in this age when whiffs are king. The former Gaucho’s best swing-and-miss and chase rates came on his mid-80s slider, thanks to its nice sweep. A 78-81 mph curveball and upper-80s changeup were below-average third and fourth options, and lefties took advantage, slugging .503 with an .887 OPS against McGreevy last season. McGreevy added an upper-80s cutter in his return to Triple-A in 2024 and featured it nicely in his MLB debut on July 31.
The 6-foot-4 hurler’s control remained as good as ever, even in Triple-A with the tighter ABS zone, and he’ll likely never get in his own way when it comes to walks. Because of that, he can eat innings in bunches. While that’s valuable, McGreevy currently lacks the stuff to be more than a No. 5 pitcher, and he may end up as a grounder-heavy bulk option or up-and-down arm.