St. Louis Cardinals minor league players

Below is a partial list of minor league baseball players in the St. Louis Cardinals system and rosters of their minor league affiliates:

Eric Duncan

Eric Duncan
Duncan at Trustmark Park in 2010.
St. Louis Cardinals — No. --
Second baseman
Born: December 7, 1984 (1984-12-07) (age 26) Florham Park, New Jersey
Bats: Left	Throws: Right

Eric Anthony Duncan (born December 7, 1984, in Florham Park, New Jersey) is an American baseball player who is currently in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Duncan attended Seton Hall Preparatory School in West Orange, New Jersey, which is also the alma mater of the Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Rick Porcello.^[1]

Duncan was selected by the Yankees in the first round (27th overall) of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft. Baseball America named him the Yankees 2005 highest prospect. Duncan was drafted as a third baseman, but was converted into a first baseman while in the Yankee organization, due to the long-term contract of Yankee Alex Rodriguez.^[2]

After the 2009 season, the Yankees released Duncan. He spent the 2010 season in the Atlanta Braves organization, playing for the Double-A Mississippi Braves. Duncan signed a minor league contract with an invitation to 2011 spring training with the Colorado Rockies.^[3] He was released on April 4.^[4] On April 19, Duncan was signed to a minor league contract by the St. Louis Cardinals and assigned to Double-A Springfield.^[5]

Awards

• 2003 - 1st team High School All-American IF
• 2004 - Midwest League All-Star 3B
• 2006 - Arizona Fall League All-Star 3B
• 2006 - Arizona Fall League MVP

Chuckie Fick

Chuckie Fick
St. Louis Cardinals — No. 41
Pitcher
Born: November 20, 1985 (1985-11-20) (age 25) Thousand Oaks, California
Bats: Right	Throws: Right

Medal record
Men’s baseball
Competitor for  United States
Pan American Games
Silver	2011 Guadalajara	National team

Charles Fick (born November 20, 1985(1985-11-20)) is an American professional baseball pitcher within the St. Louis Cardinals minor league organization, currently playing for the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds.

Early and personal life

Fick was born on November 20, 1985(1985-11-20), in Thousand Oaks, California. He was selected by the Cardinals out of Cal State Northridge in the 15th round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft.

Professional career

In 2007, Fick spent his first professional season with the Rookie-Level Johnson City Cardinals and the Single-A Quad Cities River Bandits in the Midwest League. He earned a win in his debut with Johnson City after pitching three innings with four strikeouts on June 20. He went 1-0 with 12 strikeouts and a 1.29 ERA in eight games. Fick debuted for Quad Cities of the Midwest League on July 27 and tossed two scoreless innings. He went 1-0 with 15 strikeouts and a 2.16 ERA in nine games. He went a combined 2-0 with 25 strikeouts, two saves and a 1.85 ERA in 39 innings pitched.

In 2008 Fick went 6-5 with a 3.17 ERA in 20 games, 13 starts, with Quad Cities. He struck out a season-high eight on August 3. In 2009, he was promoted to the Class-A Advanced Palm Beach Cardinals, going 3-3 with a 4.92 ERA in 20 games, seven starts. With the Double-A Springfield Cardinals, Fick went 1-2 with a 1.50 ERA in 10 games, three starts. Fick went a combined 4-7 with 51 strikeouts, one save and a 3.96 ERA in 97²⁄₃ innings. In 2010, he advanced to the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds.

External links

• Career statistics and bio at Baseball-Reference and Minor League Baseball.

David Kopp

David Kopp
St. Louis Cardinals — No. 67
Starting pitcher
Born: October 22, 1985 (1985-10-22) (age 26) Margate, Florida
Bats: Right	Throws: Right

David Justin Kopp (born October 22, 1985 in Margate, Florida, USA) is a minor league baseball starting pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals farm system. He is 6'3" tall and he weighs 205 pounds.

Prior to playing professionally, Kopp attended Coral Springs High School and then Clemson University. In his first year with Clemson, 2005, he made 21 appearances (seven starts), going 4-3 with a 4.54 ERA. In 2006, he went 6-2 with a 4.32 ERA in 20 games (seven starts). 2007 was his final year with Clemson, and he went 6-3 with a 3.79 ERA in 18 starts. He was drafted by the Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 2007 amateur draft.

Kopp began his professional career in 2007, pitching for the Batavia Muckdogs. He made two starts, going 0-1 with a 0.00 ERA - he gave up a single run, though it was unearned. In 2008, pitching for the GCL Cardinals and Palm Beach Cardinals, Kopp went 1-3 with a 3.86 ERA in 12 games (eight starts). He went 6-4 with a 3.89 ERA in 20 games (18 starts) in 2009, pitching for the Palm Beach Cardinals and Springfield Cardinals. In 2010, he went 12-9 with a 3.97 ERA in 26 starts pitching for the Springfield Cardinals and Memphis Redbirds.^[6]

Jeff Lyman

Jeff Lyman
St. Louis Cardinals
Pitcher
Born: January 14, 1987 (1987-01-14) (age 24) San Francisco, California
Bats: Right	Throws: Right

Jeffrey Turner "Jeff" Lyman (born January 14, 1987) is a minor league baseball pitcher who has pitched in the Atlanta Braves, Oakland Athletics and St. Louis Cardinals organizations.

Lyman was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 2nd round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft. He was added to the 40-man roster after the 2009 season to protect him from the Rule 5 Draft.

On July 2, 2010, Lyman was claimed off waivers from Atlanta by Oakland and was DFA on September 14, 2010.

He is currently pitching for the Palm Beach Cardinals in the Cardinals organization.

A scouting report noted that Lyman has "a good sinking changeup." As a teenager on a beach in Maui, Lyman recognized Major League Baseball star pitcher Trevor Hoffman, who proceeded to show his famous changeup to Lynam.^[7]

External links

• Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Carlos Martínez

Carlos Martínez
St. Louis Cardinals
Pitcher
Born: September 21, 1991 (1991-09-21) (age 20) Colinas del Sur, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right	Throws: Right

Carlos E. Martínez (born September 21, 1991) is a minor league baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

He participated in the 2011 All-Star Futures Game.

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Pete Parise

Pete Parise
St. Louis Cardinals — No. 77
Pitcher
Born: December 5, 1984 (1984-12-05) (age 26) Bronx, New York
Bats: Right	Throws: Right

Peter Parise (born December 5, 1984(1984-12-05) in Bronx, New York) is a professional baseball pitcher who plays in the St. Louis Cardinals organization. He is a graduate of Cardinal Spellman High School and the University of Pittsburgh. He played in the Independent Frontier League out of college but his contract was purchased by the Cardinals on June 17, 2007. From a young age through High School, Parise attended the Highlander Baseball Academy run by Joseph Cisco at Pelham Bay, in the Bronx.^[8]

Professional career

Slippery Rock Sliders

Parise began his professional career with the Slippery Rock Sliders of the Independent Frontier League. In only six games, Parise went 0-1 with 13 strikeouts and a 4.35 ERA in 10¹⁄₃ innings pitched.^[9][10]

St. Louis Cardinals

On June 17, 2007 the Cardinals purchased Parise's contact from the Independent Frontier League. He began his Minor League debut with the Rookie-Level Johnson City Cardinals. He would earn his first career save in his first appearance on June 21. In four games Parise would be involved in no decisions and compiled two saves in 4¹⁄₃ innings pitched. He was promoted to the Short-Season Batavia Muckdogs in the New York-Penn League on July 1. Parise earned his first career win with five scoreless innings against on July 22. With Batavia, Parise went 3-3 with a 4.58 ERA in 11 games, seven starts.

Parise split the 2008 season with the Class-A Advanced Palm Beach Cardinals and the Class-A Quad Cities River Bandits. He began the season with Quad Cities where he went 3-1 with 13 saves and a 2.23 ERA in 36 appearances. He held batters to a .186 average with runners on base. On July 1 he was promoted to Palm Beach.^[11] Parise would go 2-1 with a 2.25 ERA in 11 games for Palm Beach to finish the season.

In 2009 Parise would split time between the Double-A Springfield Cardinals and the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds. He began the season with Springfield Parise would go 3-1 with 29 strikeouts and a 2.88 ERA in 25 games. He was promoted to Memphis where he would go 2-1 with 31 strikeouts, eight saves and a 4.17 ERA in 32 games. Following the season, Parise was named the Memphis Redbirds 2009 Reliever of the Year.^[12]

James Rapoport

Rapoport during his tenure with the Swing of the Quad Cities, Single-A affiliates of the St. Louis Cardinals, in 2007.

James Rapoport (born June 25, 1985 in Westlake Village, California) is a Minor League Baseball outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals organization. From Stanford University, he was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 35th Round (1066th overall) of the 2006 amateur entry draft. He currently plays for the Class AA Springfield Cardinals.

Francisco Samuel

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Samuel and the second or maternal family name is Mercedes.

Francisco Antonio Samuel Mercedes (born December 20, 1986 in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic) is a Minor League Baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

He signed as an undrafted free agent by the Cardinals in 2006, and was added to the Cardinals' 40 man roster prior to the 2010 season. He currently plays for the Class AA Springfield Cardinals.

Awards and honors

• 2008: Florida State League Post-Season All-Star^[13]
• 2009 Texas League Post-Season All-Star
• 2009 All-Star Futures Game

External links

• Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
• MiLB.com player profile
• Samuel player profile page at Scout.com

Donovan Solano

Donovan Solano
St. Louis Cardinals — No. 89
Second baseman
Born: December 17, 1987 (1987-12-17) (age 23) Barranquilla, Colombia
Bats: Right	Throws: Right

Donovan Solano (December 17, 1987 in Barranquilla, Colombia) is a Minor League Baseball infielder for the St. Louis Cardinals organization. He signed undrafted to the St. Louis Cardinals and currently plays for the Class AA Springfield Cardinals.

• Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube

Awards/Honors^[14]

2008	FSL Mid-Season All-Star

Full Triple-A to Rookie League rosters

Triple-A

Memphis Redbirds rosterview · talk · edit
Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 39 Nick Additon 37 Bryan Augenstein 26 Michael Blazek 55 Brian Broderick 23 Chuckie Fick 38 David Kopp 53 Víctor Marté 32 Adam Ottavino 35 Pete Parise 43 Cory Rauschenberger 28 Adam Reifer * 19 Rich Rundles 15 Jess Todd		Catchers 16 Bryan Anderson * 47 Nick Derba 48 Steven Hill Infielders 11 Freddie Bynum 12 Matt Carpenter * 31 Mark Hamilton *  8 Pete Kozma * 25 Nick Stavinoha Outfielders		Manager  7 Chris Maloney Coaches 34 Mark Budaska (Batting) 30 Blaise Ilsley (Pitching) 7-day disabled list * On St. Louis Cardinals 40-man roster ∞ Reserve list § Suspended list ‡ Restricted list # Rehab assignment Roster updated October 21, 2011 Transactions → More rosters

Double-A

Springfield Cardinals rosterview · talk · edit
Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers -- Ramon Delgado 12 Samuel Freeman 16 John Gast -- Scott Gorgen 32 Nick Greenwood -- Deryk Hooker 22 Joe Kelly 39 Jeff Lyman -- Scott McGregor 26 Shelby Miller -- Casey Mulligan 36 Jose Rada 40 Jorge Rondon 19 Francisco Samuel * 29 Scott Schneider 18 Jordan Swagerty 35 Kevin Thomas		Catchers 37 Charles Cutler 10 Audry Perez 38 Travis Tartamella Infielders 25 Matt Adams  7 Zack Cox *  5 Jermaine Curtis 15 Eric Duncan  3 Jose Garcia 23 Ryan Jackson  11 Donovan Solano Outfielders 31 D'Marcus Ingram  4 Daryl Jones 21 Aaron Luna -- Thomas Pham 27 James Rapoport  8 Chris Swauger		Manager 57 Ron Warner Coaches 30 Phillip Wellman (Batting) 34 Bryan Eversgerd (Pitching) 7-day disabled list * On St. Louis Cardinals 40-man roster ∞ Reserve list § Suspended list ‡ Restricted list # Rehab assignment Roster updated August 23, 2011 Transactions → More rosters

Class A-Advanced

Palm Beach Cardinals rosterview · talk · edit
Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 5 Keith Butler 25 Daniel Calhoun 41 Richard Castillo 39 Chris Corrigan 23 Eric Fornataro 37 Tyler Lyons -- Michael Maness 34 Carlos Martinez -- Arquimedes Nieto 11 Chase Reid 52 Kevin Siegrist 29 Jessie Simpson 21 Justin Smith 15 Justin Wright		Catchers 31 Luis De La Cruz 14 Robert Stock Infielders 3 Domnit Bolivar 7 Greg Garcia 53 Ted Obregon 22 Starlin Rodriguez 44 Xavier Scruggs 36 Niko Vasquez Outfielders 19 Alan Ahmady 40 Kyle Conley 27 Edgar Lara 8 Adam Melker 30 Rainel Rosario		Manager 16 Luis Aguayo Coaches 28 Jeff Albert (Batting) 32 Dennis Martínez (Pitching) 7-day disabled list * On St. Louis Cardinals 40-man roster ∞ Reserve list § Suspended list ‡ Restricted list # Rehab assignment Roster updated August 23, 2011 Transactions → More rosters

Class A

Quad Cities River Bandits rosterview · talk · edit
Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 39 Andrew Benes -- Daniel Bibona 34 Seth Blair 32 Ryan Copeland 31 Hector Corpas 44 Angel De Jesus 27 Justin Edwards 7 Anthony Ferrara 41 Cale Johnson 16 Dean Kiekhefer 24 Aidan Lucas 29 Iden Nazarrio 22 Trevor Rosenthal 25 Zach Russell 19 Boone Whiting		Catchers -- Roberto Espinoza 11 Geoffrey Klein 35 Cody Stanley 23 Kleininger Teran Infielders -- Joey Bergman 4 Patrick Elkins 3 Ronny Gil 37 Luis Mateo 28 Jonathan Rodriguez 5 Victor Sanchez -- Jason Stidham 8 Colin Walsh 30 Kolten Wong Outfielders 36 Chris Edmonson 12 Nicholas Longmire 26 Mike O'Neill 10 Michael Swinson 15 Oscar Taveras		Manager 18 Johnny Rodriguez Coaches 13 Joe Kruzel (Batting) 21 Timothy Leveque (Pitching) 7-day disabled list * On St. Louis Cardinals 40-man roster ∞ Reserve list § Suspended list ‡ Restricted list # Rehab assignment Roster updated August 12, 2011 Transactions → More rosters

Short A

Batavia Muckdogs rosterview · talk · edit
Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 30 Jose Almarante 27 Javier Avendano 8 Corey Baker 13 Adam Bileckyj 55 Eric Binder 7 Yunier Castillo 19 Ethan Cole 26 Jonathan Cornelius 39 Patrick Daugherty 28 Manuel De La Cruz 11 Samuel Gaviglio 25 Hector Hernandez 31 Kevin Jacob 33 Ricky Martinez 10 Todd McInnis 16 Travis Miller 40 Danny Miranda 45 Ryan Sherriff 41 Sean Watson		Catchers 35 Juan Castillo 24 Kevin Moscatel 5 Jordan Rasmus Infielders 15 Philip Cerreto 44 David Medina 12 Jeremy Patton 23 Romulo Ruiz 2 Daniel Stienstra 14 Cesar Valera 21 Garrett Wittels Outfielders 1 Virgil Hill 3 D'Marcus Ingram # 9 Nicholas Martini 4 Roberto Reyes		Manager 11 Dann Bilardello Coaches 36 Ace Adams (Pitching) 17 Roger Lafrancois (Batting) 7-day disabled list * On St. Louis Cardinals 40-man roster ∞ Reserve list § Suspended list ‡ Restricted list # Rehab assignment Roster updated August 19, 2011 Transactions → More rosters

Rookie

Johnson City Cardinals rosterview · talk · edit
Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 28 Logan Billbrough 36 Roberto Canache 46 Chris Constantino 43 Patrick Deese 19 Benjamin Freeman 40 Nicholas Gillung 25 Kyle Hald 38 Eduardo Hiraldo 9 Tyrell Jenkins 15 Joshua Lucas 23 Tyler Mills 53 Dyllon Nuernberg 37 Jose Pasen -- Christopher Patterson ‡ 4 Matt Rein 39 Michael Santana 32 Heath Wyatt		Catchers 33 Kolby Byrd 7 Jonathan Keener 21 Jesus Montero Infielders 27 Gary Apelian 30 David Bergin 31 Roberto De La Cruz 26 Hector Garcia 4 Trevor Martin 12 Neal Pritchard 18 Tyler Rahmatulla 10 Breyvic Valera 52 David Washington 11 Matthew Williams Outfielders 47 Ronard Castillo 44 Anthony Garcia 5 Steven Ramos		Manager 8 Mike Shildt Coaches 35 Ramon Ortiz (Batting) 55 Doug White (Pitching) 7-day disabled list * On St. Louis Cardinals 40-man roster ∞ Reserve list § Suspended list ‡ Restricted list # Rehab assignment Roster updated August 20, 2011 Transactions → More rosters

Gulf Coast League Cardinals rosterview · talk · edit
Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 54 Cesar Aguilar 55 Cole Brand 28 Brandon Creath 11 Victor De Leon 8 Stalyn Lopez 23 Bryan Martinez 34 Tyler Melling 18 Richard Mendoza 33 Fermin Montanez 30 Willy Paulino 26 Angel Tapia 31 Arturo Toribio 16 Ramon Ulacio 27 Dail Villanueva 29 Bradley Watson		Catchers 19 Adam Ehrlich 5 Luis Perez 22 Gerwuins Velazco Infielders 35 Victor Encarnacion 52 Michael Knox 37 Leandro Mateo 41 Kenneth Peoples-Walls 4 Samuel Tuivailala 10 Ildemaro Vargas Outfielders 25 Jem Argenal 15 Tony Bryant 39 Dutch Deol 49 Corderious Dodd 32 Lance Jeffries 38 C.J. McElroy 46 Charlie Tilson 40 Reggie Williams		Manager 7 Steve Turco Coaches -- Arthur McConnehead (Batting) -- Dernier Orozco (Pitching) 7-day disabled list * On St. Louis Cardinals 40-man roster ∞ Reserve list § Suspended list ‡ Restricted list # Rehab assignment Roster updated August 20, 2011 Transactions → More rosters

References

1. ^ Yankee Profile: Eric Duncan, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees, dated May 1, 2007. Accessed May 14, 2007. "Duncan attended Seton Hall Prep, the oldest Catholic college preparatory school in New Jersey, founded in 1856."
2. ^ [1]
3. ^ http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101210&content_id=16303524&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb
4. ^ Rockies release Greg Smith, other minor leaguers
5. ^ MLB Transactions, MLB.com.
6. ^ BR Minors
7. ^ Olney, Buster (September 11, 2006). "Change Artist: How did Trevor Hoffman go from a scrawny Minor League shortstop with one kidney to a hall of fame closer? He got a grip". ESPN The Magazine. Archived from the original on January 23, 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/5vxsyv26F. Retrieved January 23, 2010. "A few winters ago, a teenager recognized Hoffman on a beach in Maui and mentioned that he was a pitcher too. Hoffman told the kid to find a ball and a couple of gloves, and showed him his changeup." 
8. ^ eteamz.com/wba
9. ^ Redbirds pitcher Pete Parise went undrafted, not unnoticed
10. ^ St. Louis Cardinals sign Sliders hurler Pete Parise
11. ^ Fromer Slider pitcher Pete Parise promoted by St. Louis Cardinals
12. ^ FORMER PITT BASEBALL PLAYER PETE PARISE NAMED MEMPHIS REDBIRDS 2009 RELIEVER OF THE YEAR
13. ^ http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Francisco%20Samuel&pos=P&sid=t440&t=p_pbp&pid=501740
14. ^ http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Donovan%20Solano&pos=2B&sid=t440&t=p_pbp&pid=456781