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Prospect Rankings

PlayerPositionTeamHeight / WeightBatsThrows
1
Photo headshot of JJ Wetherholt
JJ Wetherholt
SS/2B
St. Louis Cardinals
A
2026225' 10" / 190 lbsLR
2
Photo headshot of Tink Hence
Tink Hence
RHP
St. Louis Cardinals
MLB
2025226' 1" / 195 lbsRR
3
Photo headshot of Quinn Mathews
Quinn Mathews
LHP
St. Louis Cardinals
AAA
2025246' 5" / 188 lbsLL
4
Photo headshot of Thomas Saggese
Thomas Saggese
INF
St. Louis Cardinals
MLB
2024225' 11" / 185 lbsRR
5
Photo headshot of Jimmy Crooks
Jimmy Crooks
C
St. Louis Cardinals
AA
2025236' 0" / 230 lbsLR
6
Photo headshot of Tekoah Roby
Tekoah Roby
RHP
St. Louis Cardinals
MLB
2025236' 1" / 210 lbsRR
7
Photo headshot of Chase Davis
Chase Davis
OF
St. Louis Cardinals
AA
2026236' 1" / 216 lbsLL
8
Photo headshot of Cooper Hjerpe
Cooper Hjerpe
LHP
St. Louis Cardinals
AA
2025236' 3" / 200 lbsLL
9
Photo headshot of Leonardo Bernal
Leonardo Bernal
C
St. Louis Cardinals
AA
2026206' 0" / 245 lbsSR
10
Photo headshot of Michael McGreevy
Michael McGreevy
RHP
St. Louis Cardinals
MLB
2024246' 4" / 220 lbsLR
11
Photo headshot of Gordon Graceffo
Gordon Graceffo
RHP
St. Louis Cardinals
MLB
2024246' 4" / 220 lbsRR
12
Photo headshot of Sem Robberse
Sem Robberse
RHP
St. Louis Cardinals
MLB
2025236' 1" / 195 lbsRR
13
Photo headshot of Travis Honeyman
Travis Honeyman
OF
St. Louis Cardinals
ROK
2026236' 2" / 190 lbsRR
14
Photo headshot of César Prieto
César Prieto
INF
St. Louis Cardinals
AAA
2025255' 9" / 195 lbsLR
15
Photo headshot of Chen-Wei Lin
Chen-Wei Lin
RHP
St. Louis Cardinals
A
2026236' 7" / 188 lbsRR
16
Photo headshot of Zack Showalter
Zack Showalter
RHP
St. Louis Cardinals
A
2026206' 2" / 195 lbsRR
17
Photo headshot of Max Rajcic
Max Rajcic
RHP
St. Louis Cardinals
AA
2025236' 0" / 240 lbsRR
18
Photo headshot of Ian Bedell
Ian Bedell
RHP
St. Louis Cardinals
AAA
2025256' 2" / 214 lbsRR
19
Photo headshot of Brian Holiday
Brian Holiday
RHP
St. Louis Cardinals
ROK
2027215' 11" / 203 lbsRR
20
Photo headshot of Darlin Saladin
Darlin Saladin
RHP
St. Louis Cardinals
A+
2026225' 11" / 150 lbsRR
21
Photo headshot of Branneli Franco
Branneli Franco
RHP
St. Louis Cardinals
ROK
2029176' 3" / 187 lbsRR
22
Photo headshot of Ryan Campos
Ryan Campos
C
St. Louis Cardinals
A
2027225' 8" / 190 lbsLR
23
Photo headshot of Rainiel Rodriguez
Rainiel Rodriguez
C
St. Louis Cardinals
ROK
2029185' 10" / 197 lbsRR
24
Photo headshot of Won-Bin Cho
Won-Bin Cho
OF
St. Louis Cardinals
A+
2026216' 1" / 200 lbsLL
25
Photo headshot of Zach Levenson
Zach Levenson
OF
St. Louis Cardinals
A+
2026226' 0" / 211 lbsRR
26
Photo headshot of Jonathan Mejia
Jonathan Mejia
2B/SS
St. Louis Cardinals
ROK
2028196' 0" / 185 lbsSR
27
Photo headshot of Sammy Hernandez
Sammy Hernandez
C
St. Louis Cardinals
AA
2027205' 8" / 185 lbsRR
28
Photo headshot of Pete Hansen
Pete Hansen
LHP
St. Louis Cardinals
A+
2025246' 2" / 205 lbsRL
29
Photo headshot of Yairo Padilla
Yairo Padilla
SS
St. Louis Cardinals
ROK
2029176' 0" / 170 lbsSR
30
Photo headshot of Luis Gastelum
Luis Gastelum
RHP
St. Louis Cardinals
A
2026236' 2" / 168 lbsRR
10
Michael
McGreevy
RHP, St. Louis Cardinals
  • AGE
    24
  • BATS
    L
  • DOB
    07/08/2000
  • THROWS
    R
  • HT
    6' 4"
  • DRAFTED
    2021, 1st (18) - STL
  • WT
    220
  • ETA
    2024

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.