Daily Farm Report - 7/3/08
Future Redbirds — ... four hits and striking out a pair. Justin Fiske went 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and Marco Gonzalez pitched a perfect inning, striking out a pair. Josh Dew struggled to finish the game off in the ninth, allowing a pair of runs on three hits and a walk. Fernando Salas came in and recorded the last out to get the save. Cedar Rapids 1, Quad Cities 2 Brett Wallace got his first professional hit, going 1-4. Pete Kozma was 0-4, but he ...

Daily Farm Report - 7/3/08
Future Redbirds — ... four hits and striking out a pair. Justin Fiske went 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and Marco Gonzalez pitched a perfect inning, striking out a pair. Josh Dew struggled to finish the game off in the ninth, allowing a pair of runs on three hits and a walk. Fernando Salas came in and recorded the last out to get the save. Cedar Rapids 1, Quad Cities 2 Brett Wallace got his first professional hit, going 1-4. Pete Kozma was 0-4, but he ...

Daily Farm Report 7/4/08
Future Redbirds — ... so far. Matt Arburr homered in his first High A at bat. Daryl Jones hit lead off tonight. Sad to see one of my favorite sleepers Mark Daipoules blow up in his first High A appearance tonight. Maybe it was nerves, his hometown is Palm Beach. Quad Cities 9, Cedar Rapids 2 Pete Kozma 4-for-6, 2B, 2 RBI, SB, 1 K. Thomas Pham 2-for-4, 2B, HR, 2 RBI. Paul Vasquez 3-for-5, 2B. Brett Wallace 1-for-3, 2 HBP. Aaron Luna 0-for-4, 1 BB, 1 K. Francisco Rivera 2-for-5, ...

Daily Farm Report - 7/5/08
Future Redbirds — [erik update: Recently I was approached by the folks at the Batavian and was asked to provide a who's who on the Muckdogs roster. It's not for pay or anything, so here's the link.] Here is a profile of Andrew Brown from Kary Booher. Brown has come on strong this season, hitting for power and average at three stops. It will be interesting to see how he progresses at the higher levels. There was also a short profile of Brett Wallace on the Quad Cities Times website. Colby was in the pre-game lineup, but ...

Daily Farm Report - 7/5/08
Future Redbirds — ... Here is a profile of Andrew Brown from Kary Booher. Brown has come on strong this season, hitting for power and average at three stops. It will be interesting to see how he progresses at the higher levels. There was also a short profile of Brett Wallace on the Quad Cities Times website. Colby was in the pre-game lineup, but did not play tonight, and Joe Mather was out of the starting lineup, giving Cody Haerther a start. As with the big club, there is a glut of outfielders at Memphis with Rasmus, Mather, Stavinoha ...

Daily Farm Report 7/6/08
Future Redbirds — ... was 2-for-4 with a double. Daryl Jones was 1-for-4. Despite recording just 6 hits and 1 HBP, the Cardinals managed to score 6 runs. Clutch, baby, clutch. Thankfully Tyler Norrick brought his A game striking out 8 over 6 innings. He walked 2 allowing 5 hits and 2 ER. Eddie Degerman pitched a scoreless frame striking out 2. Quad Cities 0, Peoria 1 Pete Kozma was 0-for-4. Brett Wallace was 1-for-4 with a double. Josh Wilson turned in a hell of a game ...

Daily Farm Report 7/7/08
Future Redbirds — ... Brett Wallace lived up to scouting reports going 3-for-3 with 2 doubles and committing his second error. He was also HBP. ...

Q and A with Ben Chiswick
Future Redbirds — ... around this game for a long time. Mitch was more of a rah-rah guy. He had a competitive side to him that really got the players up and ready to play. Both are very good managers and also very good people to work with. They have very different personalities but similar managerial styles. The team now features two first round draft picks on the left side of the infield. What can you tell us about Pete Kozma, and what are your early impressions of Brett Wallace? I can tell you that it is pretty fun to watch those two guys ...

Daily Farm Report - 7/9/08
Future Redbirds — ... and two walks while striking out four. Matt Spade followed Castillo with two perfect innings, striking out one. Brandon Garner pitched a scoreless ninth, giving up only a walk. The offensive player of the game was Roberto Espinoza, who went 2-4 with a double and three rbi. Nicholas Peoples and Oliver Marmol each also went 2-4. Peoples also doubled and Marmol also stole a base. Pete Kozma and Brett Wallace were each 1-4. Wallace also walked. Aaron Luna was 1-3 with a ...

Daily Farm Report - 7/9/08
Future Redbirds — ... and two walks while striking out four. Matt Spade followed Castillo with two perfect innings, striking out one. Brandon Garner pitched a scoreless ninth, giving up only a walk. The offensive player of the game was Roberto Espinoza, who went 2-4 with a double and three rbi. Nicholas Peoples and Oliver Marmol each also went 2-4. Peoples also doubled and Marmol also stole a base. Pete Kozma and Brett Wallace were each 1-4. Wallace also walked. Aaron Luna was 1-3 with a ...

Q and A with Ben Chiswick
Future Redbirds — ... around this game for a long time. Mitch was more of a rah-rah guy. He had a competitive side to him that really got the players up and ready to play. Both are very good managers and also very good people to work with. They have very different personalities but similar managerial styles. The team now features two first round draft picks on the left side of the infield. What can you tell us about Pete Kozma, and what are your early impressions of Brett Wallace? I can tell you that it is pretty fun to watch those two guys ...

Daily Farm Report - 7/10/08
Future Redbirds — ... This is old, but I had not seen it before. The Hardball Times analyzes the top draft picks, including scouting video. The bit on Brett Wallace is interesting, comparing his swing to Prince Fielder’s. The Cardinals finally gave in and put Colby on the DL with his groin injury. Groin injuries seem to linger - I strained mine a couple of years ago and it wouldn’t go away until I finally stopped doing anything for two weeks. All the teams were in action today and finished 2-4 on the night.  All the details ...

Daily Farm Report - 7/10/08
Future Redbirds — Erik chiming in here with a quick update: Friend of the blog Keith Law will be on with Jeff Gordon on 590 The Fan at 12:30pm today. This is old, but I had not seen it before. The Hardball Times analyzes the top draft picks, including scouting video. The bit on Brett Wallace is interesting, comparing his swing to Prince Fielder’s. The Cardinals finally gave in and put Colby on the DL with his groin injury. Groin injuries seem to linger - I strained mine a couple of years ago and it ...

Daily Farm Report 7/11/08
Future Redbirds — ... the .com address will be automatically redirected here. In the meantime, update your bookmarks and RSS feeds. Not a bad major league debut for Jaime Garcia. I was unable to see the game but looking at Gameday it seems he was having trouble locating his curveball. They had his fastball at 88-89, I thought he threw harder than that. Fernando Salas took his place on the World Team’s roster for the Futures Game. Just a week into the minors and Brett Wallace is already on BA’s Hot Sheet. He’s hit in 7, wait, make that 8 ...

Daily Farm Report 7/13/08
Future Redbirds — ... hit and 2 ER to garner his 5th blown save. I know there’s been some buzz about him as a prospect this season but I’m no where near that bandwagon yet. Once upon a time, I wanted the Cardinals to skip Kenny Maiques to Springfield. Then 2008 happened. Maiques took the extra inning loss allowing a run in the 10th on 3 hits. He struck out 2. Quad Cities 4, Clinton 8 Pete Kozma was 2-for-5. Brett Wallace was 2-for-4 with a walk. Carlos Pupo was 1-for-5 with a HR. ...

Daily Farm Report 7/14/08
Future Redbirds — ... Where, O where has our Brett Wallace gone? Where, O where can he be? With his advanced approach at the plate and questionable third base defense — O where O where can he be. (If that doesn’t fit the tune, slur your words more. You just aren’t trying hard enough.) ...

Daily Farm Report - 7/17/08
Future Redbirds — ... to a direct question makes me happy: P-D: Is there a chance that Rasmus could play his first major-league game in another uniform? BDJ: I don’t anticipate that. No. Quick injury rehab note, Chris Carpenter will be pitching in Springfield this weekend. Memphis is still off for the AAA All Star break, but all five of the other teams were in action. Contrary to rumors, Brett Wallace is still at Quad Cities. All the details of his night and the rest of the ...

Daily Farm Report 7/18/08
Future Redbirds — ... anyone, but he’s been steadily producing at both of his stops this season. He’s now batting .327/.375/.577 in 52 at bats in A+ after batting .289/.355/.442 in the Midwest League, where he was an All Star. Norrick’s been dinged in two A ball starts, but wasn’t too shabby in his one AAA start. Quad Cities 1, Burlington 8 Pete Kozma 2-for-4, 2B. 3B Aaron Luna 2-for-4, 2B, HR. Brett Wallace 1-for-3, BB. Adron Chambers 2-for-4, CS. Josh Wilson 6 IP, 5 ...

Daily Farm Report 7/20/08
Future Redbirds — ... Elvis Hernandez did him no favors allowing all three runners to score. Elvis proceeded to take a blown save allowing another 3 runs to score. The Jason Motte experiment, part duex, continues with modest success as Casey Mulligan went 1 inning striking out 1. Quad Cities 6, Fort Wayne 3 D’Marcus Ingram was 2-for-5 with a double and a triple. Pete Kozma was 2-for-4 with a double. Brett Wallace was 1-for-3 with a walk. Tommy Pham had a big night going 3-for-4 with ...

Three up, three down
Future Redbirds — ... Brett Wallace-I really hope he stays at the QC for at least another couple of weeks, as the Bandits are coming to my hometown the beginning of August. He might not, as he’s needed little adjustment to pro ball so far, in 50 at bats he’s hitting .360/.492/600. He has more walks than strikeouts (9-8) and isn’t afraid to take one for the team, with 4 HBP to help boost his OBP. I saw him on local TV here the other night and he laced a liner for a single right after he looked bad swinging over a breaking ball. In the next half of the inning he made ...

Three up, three down
Future Redbirds — ... Brett Wallace-I really hope he stays at the QC for at least another couple of weeks, as the Bandits are coming to my hometown the beginning of August. He might not, as he’s needed little adjustment to pro ball so far: in 50 at bats he’s hitting .360/.492/600. He has more walks than strikeouts (9-8) and isn’t afraid to take one for the team, with 4 HBP. I saw him on local TV here the other night and he laced a liner for a single right after he looked bad swinging over a breaking ball. In the next half of the inning he made a pretty nifty play at ...

Draft Review: The First 50 days (or so) - Part One
Future Redbirds — ... I know, I know - it’s early.  Small sample sizes and all that - I get it.  But still, I think that we’ve seen enough of some of our draft picks to have a very early idea of what we’ve got in them.  The truth of the matter is that I’ve been dying to write this post since the day ...

Daily Farm Report - 7/23/08
Future Redbirds — ... Because of Norrick’s quick departure this became a bullpen game for the Cardinals: Eddie Degerman pitched three innings and gave up three runs, Dan Bilardello pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, Casey Mulligan pitched a perfect 1.2 innings with a pair of strikeouts, and Kenny Maiques and Francisco Samuel each pitched a scoreless inning. Quad Cities 6, Lansing 4 D’Marcus Ingram, Brett Wallace and Thommy Pham were each 2-5. Pham doubled. Chuckie Fick had an off ...

Daily Farm Report - 7/24/08
Future Redbirds — ... one run on four hits and two walks. Diapoules great game was undone by Kenny Maiques, who gave up a hit and three walks in a third of an inning, which led to three runs. Blake King didn’t help Maiques out, allowing two of his three inherited runners to score. King lasted 1.2 innings, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out two. Quad Cities 1, Lansing 6 Pete Kozma and Brett Wallace were each 1-4. Kozma doubled. Adron Chambers and Oliver Marmol ...

Daily Farm Report 7/25/08
Future Redbirds — ... offense has gone kaput since coming back from a broken finger. Before the injury he had a .902 OPS, since being activated from the DL: .567. It looks like the Casey Mulligan project hits it’s first little speed bump tonight. Quad Cities 13, Lansing 4 Paul Vasquez 2-for-3, 2B, HR, BB, HBP. Thomas Pham 2-for-5, HR. Aaron Luna 2-for-5, HR. Pete Kozma 2-for-3, 2B, 3 BB. Brett Wallace 0-for-5, BB. Ryan Kulik 5 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 9 groundouts. ...

Daily Farm Report 7/26/08
Future Redbirds — ... goes 2-for-4 with a 2B. David DeJesus 2-for-3. Daniel Descalso hit a walk-off single. The pride of Tusculum Brandon Dickson threw 6 frames of 1 run ball. He allowed 3 BB, 5 H including a HR and fanned 3. Blake King threw 2 hitless innings, walked 2 and fanned 5. Francisco Samuel threw a perfect 9th with a K. Quad Cities 8, Great Lakes 4 Brett Wallace, Best Pure Hitter of this past draft, went 3-for-5 with a double and a HR. ...

Daily Farm Report 7/27/08
Future Redbirds — ... their stock take a pretty significant hit this season (albeit for different reasons). Luis Perdomo made his Springfield debut pitching a scoreless 8th striking out 1. Palm Beach was off. Quad Cities 5, Great Lakes 2 Adron Chambers was 1-for-5 with a HR. Pete Kozma flashed a little pop going 3-for-4 with a HR. His HR was a game tying effort to lead off the 9th. Brett Wallace was 0-for-3 with a walk. Tommy Pham was 1-for-3 with a walk. ...

Daily Farm Report 7/28/08
Future Redbirds — ... Tony LaRussa has done (he’s clearly a HoF manager) but I still question whether he’s the right coach for the Cardinals over the next 5 years. I know that I was really hard on some of the AAA vets last year (Matt Ginter comes to mind) but for some reason John Wasdin has kinda grown on me this year. Kudos to him for wining pitcher of the week honors for the Pacific Coast League. MiLB’s Jonathan Mayo checks in on Brett Wallace. Memphis 13, Tacoma 11 ...

Daily Farm Report - 7/30/08
Future Redbirds — ... a home run. Blake King started and went 3.1 innings, giving up five runs - four of which were earned - on six hits and a walk. He struck out five. Dan Bilardello pitched 2.2 innings in relief, giving up a run on two hits and a walk. West Michigan 7, Quad Cities 2 Game One D’Marcus Ingram was 2-3 with a homer and a walk and committed a throwing error. Pete Kozma was 2-4 and Brett Wallace was 3-4 and committed a fielding error. 2008 draftee Jared ...

Daily Farm Report - 8/1/08
Future Redbirds — ... . They point out how Kozma has benefited since having Brett Wallace hitting behind him. Since the Walrus has joined the QC, Kozma’s hitting .337/.396/.505.  ...

Daily Farm Report 8/3/08
Future Redbirds — ... Matthew Arburr was 2-for-4 with a HR. Poor pitching over the course of the night starting with Brad Furnish. He went 4 innings allowing 6 runs on 7 hits and 4 walks. He allowed as many HRs as strikeouts (2). Casey Mulligan was the lone bright spot in the pen retiring 5 batters allowing 1 hit and walking 1. Quad Cities 0, Dayton 1 Pete Kozma was 1-for-4. Brett Wallace was 1-for-4. Aaron Luna was 1-for-3 with a walk. Blake ...

Daily Farm Report-8/5/08
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Daily Farm Report - 8/6/08
Future Redbirds — ... Vasquez were each 2-4. Shaun Garceau bounced back well after allowing seven walks in his last outing. He only walked one tonight and gave up a run and five hits over six innings. He struck out four. Pete Parise pitched two scoreless innings and Francisco Samuel picked up the save, walking one and striking out two in a scoreless ninth inning. Quad Cities 0, Cedar Rapids 2 Brett Wallace was 2-4, Domnit Bolivar was 1-4 with a triple, Blake Murphy was 0-1 with three ...

Daily Farm Report - 8/8/08
Future Redbirds — ... Eddie Degerman, AKA Captain Quirk, threw 3.2 innings, allowed 1 ER on 5 hits and 3 walks with 2 K’s. Pete Parise struck out the side but not before he allowed 2 solo HR. Jupiter’s P’s returned the favor; Aaron Luna and Antonio DeJesus had Palm Beach’s only two hits. Quad Cities 1, Cedar Rapids 3 I guess I didn’t miss much. Brett Wallace went 0-for-3 with 3 K and 1 BB. Carlos Pupo went yard. Ross ...

Daily Farm Report 8/10/08
Future Redbirds — ... the season, he’s hitting .213/.318/.449 but has been better over his last 10 games hitting .294. Mark Diapoules had some shaky command walking 4 in 5.2 innings. He struck out 3 while allowing 3 runs (2 earned). Casey Mulligan struck out 3 of the 4 batters he faced. Wayne Daman struck out 2 over his inning of work. Quad Cities 7, Clinton 6 Domnit Bolivar was 3-for-5. Brett Wallace and Jon Edwards each collected 2 hits. Tommy Pham was 2-for-3 with ...

Daily Farm Report - 8/12/08
Future Redbirds — ... runs over 7 innings but gave up 7 hits, 3 walks and hit 2 batsmen. He had only 1 K. Randy Flores pitched a perfect 8th. Matt Scherer allowed 2 ER on a walk and a homer. He struck out 2. Springfield was off. Palm Beach and St. Lucie were postponed. Quad Cities 2, Clinton 4 Domnit Bolivar and Oliver Marmol both doubled. Brett Wallace went 1-for-4 with a walk and 2 RBI. Richard Castillo had a mixed ...

Daily Farm Report 8/13/08
Future Redbirds — ... innings, allowing three hits but no runs and picking up the win. Quad Cities 5, Beloit 3 Deryk Hooker’s debut for Quad Cities went pretty well. He gave up one run on five hits over five innings and struck out a pair. Kenny Maiques pitched a scoreless 1.2 innings, but walked four. Dylan Gonzalez pitched the final 2.1 innings, giving up two runs on a hit and two walks. Brett Wallace was 3-5 and Jon Edwards was 2-5. Francisco Rivera was 2-3 with a ...

Daily Farm Report - 8/14/08
Future Redbirds — ... MikeJordan23 (Brooklyn): I’ll keep asking until you answer: With Brett Wallace hitting abilities but lack of position should the ...

Daily Farm Report 8/15/08
Future Redbirds — ... Brett Wallace went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts, but he still had a productive night with 2 walks and a HBP. He is not afraid to “take a dose” to help his team, that is for certain. ...

Daily Farm Report 8/17/08
Future Redbirds — ... 2-for-4. Shaun Garceau had another nice outing striking out 4 over 6 scoreless innings. He only allowed 4 baserunners on 3 hits and 1 walk. Francisco Samuel walked 1 and struck out 1. Quad Cities 2, Burlington 4 The River Bandits recorded only 6 hits and just 1 for extra bases — Carlos Pupo’s double. To add to that, they walked just twice and struck out an ugly 14 times. Brett Wallace was 1-for-3 with a HBO. Richard Castillo had a solid outing but ...

Daily Farm Report 8/18/08
Future Redbirds — ... both deserve consideration, as does Brett Wallace, but Jones has had a tremendous year and no slip up yet at Springfield. He’s played mostly corner outfield but from what I’ve seen of him he’s capable of manning centerfield on an everyday basis. ...

Daily Farm Report 8/19/08
Future Redbirds — Most of you by now have heard that Brett Wallace has been called up to Springfield. Allen Craig hits the DL with lower back pain. Quad Cities is sliding out of the MWL Western Division race, while Springfield was tied for first in the TL North going into tonight, and in need of a powerful bat to replace Craig in the lineup. I think Wallace fits that bill. Yet another aggressive promotion. Jon Jay also hit the 7 day DL. He’s had a shoulder problem that has dogged him since last year. Derrick Goold revisits Baseball ...

Daily Farm Report - 8/20/08
Future Redbirds — ... error. The combined relief efforts of the Flores brothers, Matthew Scherer and a third of an inning of Jason Motte allowed two runs, only one of which was earned (by Scherer). Springfield 5, NW Arkansas 6 Daryl Jones hit a bomb and Jose Martinez hit three doubles to lead the offense. Donovan Solano was 2-3 with a double and a walk. Andrew Brown was 2-5 and newly promoted Brett Wallace was 1-4 with a double, hitting out of the #5 slot. Adam ...

Daily Farm Report - 8/21/08
Future Redbirds — ... stolen base. Mark Johnson was 2-2 with a double and a walk and a stolen base. Mitchell Boggs had a bit of a poor night, results notwithstanding. He pitched 5.2 innings and didn’t allow a run, but he walked five men and allowed four hits. John Wasdin, Mark Worrell and Ron Flores combined to complete the shutout. Springfield 5, NW Arkansas 4 (10 innings) Brett Wallace was 2-4 and Casey Rowlett was 2-4 with a double. Andrew Brown was ...

Daily Farm Report 8/22/08
Future Redbirds — ... three over five innings. On the positive, he struck out six and had seven ground outs versus two air outs. Matt Scherer threw two effective innings. He walked one, allowed one hit and struck out two. Springfield 5, NW Arkansas 1 Daryl Jones went 2-4 and swiped a bag. Brandon Yarbrough went 3-4 with a double. Casey Rowlett hit a three run homer for his only hit. Brett Wallace went 1-4. Justin Fiske had a solid performance in a game that could ...

Daily Farm Report 8/23/08
Future Redbirds — ... Brett Wallace is no Walrus. He is a monstrous punisher of seamed spheroids sent to destroy AA. He went 3-4 with a double and a homer. He was also hit by a pitch twice. ...

Daily Farm Report 8/24/08
Future Redbirds — ... I like Rasmus’ power potential more as well as his defense but Jones has more potential on the basepath — it’s hard to say either one will hit for a better average or draw more walks but I’d give Rasmus the nod mainly because he’s more of a sure thing at this point. Liam takes a look over the roster in preperation for it’s September expansion. Another player that hasn’t been slowed by his promotion is Brett Wallace who is hitting over .400 in a very tiny number of at bats. I do want to ...

Daily Farm Report 8/26/08
Future Redbirds — I can’t stand the Brewers. You know the season is about over when you see the AFL rosters were announced. Justin Fiske, Brad Furnish, Tyler Norrick, Adam Ottavino, Steve Hill, Tyler Greene, Shane Robinson and Brett Wallace will all be on the Peoria Saguaros. Wallace and Gordon Beckham are the only two players from the past draft in the league, and as it turns out they will also be teammates. Springfield’s Ron Warner will manage the Saguaros…I’m guessing a saguaro ...

Daily Farm Report - 8/27/08
Future Redbirds — ... striking out two. Jarrett Hoffpauir was 2-4 with a homerun. David Freese was 1-4 with a double. Tyler Greene and Bryan Anderson were each 1-3. Anderson also walked. Tulsa 3, Springfield 5 Donovan Solano was 1-4 with a three run homer. James Rapoport was 1-3 with a double and a walk. Daniel Descalso, Allen Craig and Brett Wallace were each 1-4. Justin Fiske was outstanding, allowing only one run on ...

Daily Farm Report - 8/28/08
Future Redbirds — ... up a run in his inning of work and Josh Dew imploded, giving up five runs on four hits and a walk in one inning pitched. Luke Gregerson came in and calmed things down by pitching two scoreless innings, but Luis Perdomo gave up a pair of runs in his inning of work, although he did strike out three. Daniel Descalso was 2-3 with a double and a walk. Allen Craig was 2-3 with a double, a homer and a walk. Brett Wallace was 2-4 and is hitting an even .400 since his promotion to Springfield. ...

Daily Farm Report 8/29/08
Future Redbirds — Brett Wallace tops out BA’s Hot Sheet this week. Later BA chatted about the Hot Sheet, and a reader asks a question some of you may have in your heads as well. Q: Katie from St. Louis asks: At this point in time, who would you give the nod to as the top overall Cardinals’ prospect - Rasmus or Wallace? A: John Manuel: Still Rasmus, he has more ways to win. I am the office Wallace apologist, and I actually have talked to scouts who believe he can handle third base in a below-average to fringe-average fashion. He ...

Daily Farm Report 8/30/08
Future Redbirds — ... Brett Wallace went 2-3 with a double and a walk. We’ll be sure to keep tabs of Brett and all the Cardinals in the AFL and winter ball this year. ...

Daily Farm Report 8/31/08
Future Redbirds — ... He did strike out 8. John Wasdin struck out 3 and allowed 3 hits over 2.1 innings. Kelvin Jimenez allowed 6 runs (1 earned) on 6 hits over 1.2 innings. Randy Flores finished off the last .2 innings of the game walking 2 and striking out 1. Goold confirmed he’ll be called up when rosters expand. Springfield 3, Arkansas 5 Allen Craig was 2-for-3 in LF. Brett Wallace, Mark Shorey, Brandon Buckman and Isaias Garcia were all ...

Daily Farm Report 9/2/08
Future Redbirds — Yet another look at Brett Wallace. He can hit, he is big, and there are concerns about his defense. We know, we know. “You look at what a polished hitter he was, and he was everything our scouts really advertised him as,” St. Louis general manager John Mozeliak said. “We thought he could be challenged at the Double-A level this year.” Mozeliak said he wouldn’t be surprised if Wallace was playing for Triple-A Memphis at the end of next season. Chris O’Leary analyzes ...

August position player/pitcher of the month
Future Redbirds — ... 2. Brett Wallace - I personally voted Wally for the top spot, but he did have somewhat of an uneven month. Through 71 plate appearances for the Quad Cities Wallace had a power outage, hitting .306/.394/.387. But once promoted to Springfield, he went on an absolute tear, hitting .400/.471/.711. He did hit the ball on the ground a lot - 69%, but when he did hit the ball in the air, it usually went a long way. 27.3% of the balls he hit in the air cleared the fence. ...

UCB Project: My Top Seven Cardinal Prospects
Future Redbirds — ... 2. Brett Wallace - I’m getting about as sick about hearing about his defense (or lack thereof) as I am hearing the television talking heads gab about Sarah Palin. When you project to hit .300/.400/.520 at the major league level, you can afford to be a minus ten at the hot corner. He is a lot more athletic than his pear shape dictates, and as I said, the fact that he can rake causes me to overlook the whole defensive liabilities. ...

Wallace rated 5th best prospect in MWL, Kozma 15th
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Daily Farm Report 10/8/08
Future Redbirds — ... great look at Adam Reifer by BA. Peoria 10, Scottsdale 7 Adam Ottavino packed his struggles and took them with him to Arizona. He lasted two innings, allowing three runs on five hits. His teammate Brad Furnish followed and wasn’t a whole lot better, allowing two runs on a pair of hits and a pair of walks. He struck out one. Obviously, it would be nice to see these two get on track. Brett Wallace didn’t have the debut he had hoped for, going 0-4. Steve ...

Daily Farm Report 10/9/08
Future Redbirds — ... right-hander Kyle Gibson going to the Nats tenth. Along with suddenly becoming a football school, Mizzou sure has become Pitcher U. as of late. Oh, speaking of Crow, Callis projects him to go to the Reds with the 8th pick. Peoria 9, Mesa 2 Shane Robinson went 3-5 with a homer. Power’s certainly not the diminutive Robinson’s forte, he hit 5 total homers in 385 at bats during the regular season. Brett Wallace picked up his first AFL hit with a pinch-hit single. Honolulu ...

Daily Farm Report 10/10/08-10/13/08 weekend wrap
Future Redbirds — In case you missed it, over the weekend I posted interviews with Adam Reifer and Sam Freeman. Over at the Birdhouse, a poster by the name of highrent shares his firsthand take on Arnoldi Cruz. Saguaros 7, Javelinas 5 10/10 Shane Robinson continues his revival in the desert, going 0-2 but walking three times and scoring three runs. Brett Wallace struck out three times in four at-bats. It’s been tough sledding for the Walrus so far. Tyler Norrick ...

Daily Farm Report 10/13/08
Future Redbirds — ... The Last Samarai? Only one game today, as the Hawaiian Winter League is taking a sabbath. We’ll also now be keeping an eye on Culiacan in the Mexican Pacific League, as 1B Francisco Rivera is the youngest player on the team. As most of you know, he’s one of my personal cheeseballs. Peoria Saguaros 11, Surprise 6 Shane Robinson hit an RBI single, going 1-5. Brett Wallace also had an RBI single, going 1-4.

Daily Farm Report 10/15/08
Future Redbirds — ... the roster. And how can I not root for a guy named Manning that is donning the birds on the bat? A great interview of Alex Castellanos done by Dustin Mattison at the Birdhouse. Another reason Jason Isringhausen isn’t an attractive free agent. He’s a Type A. Fingers crossed some team will sign him other than the Cardinals, but I’m not holding my breath. Peoria 3, Phoenix 2 Brett Wallace continues to struggle. He went 0-for-3 with a strikeout and is 2-for-16 so far in ...

Daily Farm Report 10/16/08
Future Redbirds — ... you part with Colby for Jake Peavy? He’s definitely on the block, and the Cards are said to be one of the many suitors. Onto the DFR’s. I’m no longer going to post the scores, as these are mixed squads and who really cares who won or lost? We just wanna know what our players did. I’ll just say who did what to save some time. David Freese went 2-4 with a double for Caribes. Box. Brett Wallace singled, doubled, walked and struck out twice for the Saguaros. Shane ...

Daily Farm Report 10/23/08
Future Redbirds — Baseball America kicks off their draft report cards, starting with the AL East. The NL Central report cards will be out next week, in the meantime they rate the best tools. Brett Wallace is number one on their list for best pure hitter and best pro debut, and he ranks fourth as being closest to the majors behind Conor Gillaspie, Brian Matusz and Ryan Perry. Despite his struggles so far in fall ball, Brett Wallace is playing in the Rising Stars AFL Showcase. Read all about it here and here ...

Daily Farm Report 10/28/08
Future Redbirds — ... than spectacularly (as he fared at every previous level). The right side of the bullpen is already crowded, and it’s hard to envision Todd cracking the rotation out of Spring Training. By the end of the year, however, he might well make his way to St. Louis. ZiPS projection for Todd: 4.75 ERA, Pineiro, 5.45. If Pineiro lays an egg that rotten, perhaps we could see Todd sooner than later. Arizona Fall League Brett Wallace went 3-for-4 with an RBI. Tyler Greene went 1-for-3 with a walk, a ...

Daily Farm Report 10/30/08
Future Redbirds — Dustin Mattison has a nice interview with David Freese, the Birdhouse’s (and Baseball America’s…and MLB.com’s) player of the year. DM: Three of the top position prospects in the Cardinals system are you, Allen Craig, and Brett Wallace. What are your thoughts on the logjam at the hot corner? DF: It’s like déjà vu all over again. This is similar to the situation I had with San Diego regarding Kevin Kouzmanoff and Chase Headley. It’s obviously good for an organization to have ...

Daily Farm Report 11/1/08
Future Redbirds — Whoa. Texas Tech. That was awesome. Definitely the college football game of the year, at least to date.  Their fans may need to wait until the game is over to rush onto the field, though. Arizona Fall League Brett Wallace went 1-for-4 with a double and a pair of RBI. Tyler Greene went 2-for-4. Greene played 2B. Steve Hill went 1-for-2 with a walk and a HBP. Shane Robinson went 1-5. Tyler Norrick walked one and allowed no hits in his one inning of work. He picked ...

Daily Farm Report 11/3/08
Future Redbirds — ... After slumping pretty much throughout the AFL season, Brett Wallace went berserk today, going 4-for-6 with a double, a homer and driving in six runs. ...

Daily Farm Report 11/4/08
Future Redbirds — ... Playing as the Saguoros DH, Brett Wallace homered for his only hit in four AB. He also drew a walk and some comments from scouts in the stands regarding the size of his posterior. ...

Daily Farm Report 11/6/08
Future Redbirds — ... going into this hot stove league is that chances were higher than ever that Colby would get moved. Yet all the trade talk to this point has centered around Ludwick and not Rasmus. Interesting… At Fangraphs.com, Marc Hulet reviews the 2008 minor league Cards. Arizona In a game that saw 29 total runs scored, Shane Robinson walked four times and scored four runs. Gotta like it. He also stole a base. Brett Wallace went 2-for-5 with a double and a walk. Adam Ottavino was ergh. ...

Daily Farm Report 11/8/08
Future Redbirds — ... awful deal, it’s only awful if it they can’t address other needs, which is why I would hope the Braves would reconsider trading Escobar. Arizona Steve Hill showed off his greatest strength and greatest weakness in one game yesterday. At the plate, he went 3-for-5 with two homers and five RBI. Behind the plate, he allowed three stolen bases in five attempts, and was charged with an error for a missed catch. Brett Wallace went 1-for-5 with a double and two strikeouts. Shane Robinson ...

Daily Farm Report 11/10/08
Future Redbirds — ... Brett Wallace went 4-for-5 with 3 RBI and 3 runs scored. After a slow start, Brett is 18-for-44 (.409) with 5 doubles and 3 homers. I am the Walrus. Koo koo kachoo. ...

Get to know a Future Redbird: Chris Swauger
Future Redbirds — ... Baseball America recently graded the Cardinals draft and noted that you along with Brett Wallace have the best power in the draft. Do you consider yourself a power hitter? ...

Daily Farm Report 11/12/08
Future Redbirds — Daryl needs your vote. Arizona Brett Wallace went 2-for-4 with a HR. Koo Koo Ka Choo. Steve Hill went 1-for-3 with a walk. Tyler Greene went 0-for-3 with and was HBP. Adam Ottavino needed another solid outing under his belt, and he went out and pitched quite well. He went 4 innings, allowed 5 hits and a walk and struck out 6. Tyler Norrick allowed a run on a pair of hits and a walk over two innings. He struck out four. ...

Daily Farm Report 11/14/08
Future Redbirds — DG is rounding out his reader top 30, with Mitch Boggs and Jaime Garcia looking to lock up the 9 and 10 spots. I know I’ve struggled as to where I rank Garcia given the fact he won’t have anything to offer the club next season, but with the success rate of Tommy John surgery, he will eventually be back, and possibly even better than ever. Arizona Fall League Brett Wallace doubled and struck out three times in 5 AB. Playing 2B, Tyler Greene went 2-for-4 with ...

Daily Farm Report 11/15/08
Future Redbirds — ... only watched each video once with the exception of Wallace’s, but I’m asking around for some opinions. Greene looked pretty rough; despite his numbers I don’t think he’s taken a huge leap forward like we may have hoped. AFL Shane Robinson went 2-for-5, including a walk off single to cap a three run rally. Tyler Greene went 0-for-3 with 2 SO and was hit by a pitch. Brett Wallace hit a pinch-hit single. Steve Hill went 1-for-2 with a walk. Brad ...

Daily Farm Report 11/18/08
Future Redbirds — AFL Shane Robinson went 2-for-4 with a double and a walk. Brett Wallace went 0-for-4 but walked, was hit by a pitch and had a run scored. Tyler Greene went 1-for-5 and reached on on error. He also went down swinging three times. DR Amaury Marti went 3-for-4 with a double. During his time sitting in the dugout, he beat Viswanathan Anand in three moves in online game of chess.

Daily Farm Report 11/19/08
Future Redbirds — ... outsmarting less experienced players.” It’s possible he could the make team out of spring training and not embarrass himself, but so could several F.A.T. LOOGYs. For a minor league invite, he’s worth a shot. Charlie Manning, Fiske and now this guy look to duke it out for the final roster spot so TLR can have his precious two left-handed specialist. Make the Manning name proud, Charlie. Arizona Brett Wallace went 2-for-3, including his 6th homer, and he was intentionally walked. Koo koo ka ...

Prospect Profile - Allen Craig
Future Redbirds — The pocket-sized version of Allen Craig’s player profile is this: third baseman drafted out of college, has hit for good average and power at every stop and the only question mark is whether his defense is good enough at third base to play in the majors. Hmmm… that sounds familiar for some reason. At a high level, comparisons to Brett Wallace do make a lot of sense. Both played in the Pac-10 (although Craig played all over the field during his college career, including LF, 1B, SS and 3B) and ...

Can they do it?
Future Redbirds — ... Erik Roarke Azru 1 Colby Rasmus Y Y Y 2 Brett Wallace Y Y Y 3 Chris Perez Y ...

3/18/09 Daily Farm Report - Spring Training Edition
Future Redbirds — ... feel a lot more comfortable with Dennys Reyes. Brad Furnish threw 2 hitless innings, with 1 K and 1 BB. Ian Ostlund, one of the other LOOGY rejects, threw 2 scoreless innings, with 1 H and 1 K. Taken in the AAA portion of the Rule 5, Russ Haltiwanger threw a perfect inning of work. Jarrett Hoffpauir went 2-2 with 2 RBI. Remember when Jarrett Hoffpauir excited us? Yeah, those days are gone. Brett Wallace went 2-for-5 w/an RBI. Very much looking forward to seeing what the Walrus brings ...

Daily Farm Report 3/30/09
Future Redbirds — ... - 1 IP, 2 BB, 1 K. Francisco Samuel – a three outcomes pitcher if there was one went - 1 IP, 1 BB, 2 K’s Daryl Jones reinforces his press in the local Springfield paper and he was the hero today going 3-for-3 with a triple, homer, walk, 2 runs and 2 RBIs. He was a double short of the cycle. Daniel Descalso 2-for-4 with 2 RBIs. Tyler Henley 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored. Andrew Brown and Brett Wallace doubled, Mike Folli singled and walked, Antonio DeJesus singled and had two ...

Daily Farm Report 4/2/09
Future Redbirds — ... those 3 hits with 4 walks. Eduardo Sanchez gave up a hit and struckout a batter in 1 inning. Casey Mulligan only needed 2 do-overs on a hit and walk, while striking out 2 in his inning. James Rapoport went 2-for-5. Andrew Brown was an extra base machine with a double, a triple and scored a run. Steve Hill doubled and Mike Folli singled in the only run for the good guys. Coo Coo Ca Choo reached base twice, on a single and a walk. Palm Beach 2, ...

Daily Farm Report 4/10/2009
Future Redbirds — ... Brett Wallace should put his apartment on the market and start to learn to appreciate Memphis Pulled Pork. Coo Coo Ca Choo went an amazing 4 for 5 with 6 RBIs, 2 HR and 4 Runs scored. ...

Daily Farm Report 4/14/09
Future Redbirds — ... on Brett Wallace’s fielding ability and how it drives his position and projection in the majors. His conclusion is that because of ...

Daily Farm Report 4/20/09
Future Redbirds — ... game and went 6 blah innings. He gave up 7 hits and 4 runs. But, he did strikeout 3 vs. 0 walks. Tyler Norrick followed Mura as it seems like he pitches every night. He went two shutout innings with 3 strikeouts and 1 walk. Kristhiam Linares – yes that’s his real name, closed out the game with 1 inning, 2 walks and 1 strikeout. Steve Hill continues to hit as he was playing catcher and went 3-4 with 2 HRs and 4 RBIs. Brett Wallace, 3B went 3-5. James Rapoport, CF was 2-5 with 2 runs scored. He ...

Daily Farm Report 4/21/09
Future Redbirds — ... and struck out 2 over 1.1 innings. Francisco Samuel had a Izzy-like save in which the first two runners reached on a single and a walk.  But he closed it down with a strikeout to end the game. Steve Hill, DH was 5-5 with 3 doubles and 1 round tripper. He also scored three runs. He’s hitting .474 on the year and his hitting and power is starting to get a good bit of attention. He was featured on the front page of milb.com today. Brett Wallace, 3B, Donovan Solano, SS and Tony Cruz, catcher were all 2-5. ...

Daily Farm Report 4/27/09
Future Redbirds — ... But, his error in the eighth was a rough one. Springfield 6, NW Arkansas 12 Ryan Kulik started for the first time in AA, and it did not go well. He gave up 7 hits and 1 walk over 3 innings. Eddie Degerman took the loss officially with 3 runs over 2 innings. Elvis Hernandez has left the building (look! An Elvis joke!) with 3 runs over 2 innings. Daryl Jones, Brett Wallace, Steve Hill, DH, and Daniel Descalso all had two hits. Daryl ...

Daily Farm Report 4/29/09
Future Redbirds — ... and Coo Coo Ca Choo both had 2 hits, 1 run and 1 RBI a piece, to go along with 3 strikeouts for each. Toolsy stole a base. ...

Daily Farm Report 4/30/2009
Future Redbirds — ... a hit and striking out another. The Destroyer recorded his 5th save, throwing a scoreless 9th with a 1 hit to 1 strikeout ratio. Springfield 6, Northish but a little Westish too Arkansas 2 Please don’t trade DJ Tools for pitching if you were ever thinking of that, Mo. Toolsy went 3-for-5 with a run scored. The long ball was flying out of Arvest Ballpark. James Rapoport (1-for-5), Coo Coo Ca Choo (1-for-5) and Mark Hamilton (1-for-4) all went deep. Hamilton’s was a ...

Top 100 Fantasy Baseball Prospects - 5/1/09
The Hardball Times — ... / SP / Colorado / AA / 1/7/88 / ETA: 2011 36. Tim Alderson / SP / San Francisco / A+ / 11/3/88 / ETA: 2011 37. Brian Matusz / SP / Baltimore / A+ / 2/11/87 / ETA: 2011 38. Brett Lawrie / 2B/3B/OF / Milwaukee / A / 1/18/90 / ETA: 2011 39. Carlos Santana / C / Cleveland / AA / 4/8/86 / ETA: 2011 40. Michael Bowden / SP / Boston / AAA / 9/9/86 / ETA: 2010 41. Austin Jackson / OF / NY Yankees / AAA / 2/1/87 / ETA: 2010 42. Brett Wallace / 3B / St. Louis / AA / 8/26/86 / ETA: 2010 43. Elvis Andrus / SS / Texas ...

Daily Farm Report 5/6/2009
Future Redbirds — ... Brandon Dickson pitched a 7-inning CG Shutout. He struck out 5 while walking 4. Springfield 14, Seriously? This Arkansas team again? 9 James Rapoport was 1-for-2 with a double and 2 runs scored. Steven Hill, stay hot. Big fly again for Hill, raising the season mark to 7. DJ Tools was 2-for-3 with 4 RBI. He also made a fielding error. Not all the tools were sharp. Coo Coo Ca Choo was 1-for 3 with 3 RBI. Much better than the 2 strikeout performance from earlier in the ...

Daily Farm Report 5/7/2009
Future Redbirds — ... to score on the lone hit he gave up in his 1 out of work. Josh Kinney came in after the Redbirds had tied the game in the top of the 9th and put up a zero. He came back out in the 10th and did the same. Josh had his best outing pitching 2 innings, striking out 4 and giving up 1 hit. Springfield 2, NWO Wolfpack Arkansas 3 James Rapoport picked up his 2nd triple in as many days, going 1-for-3 with 2 BBs. Coo Coo Ca Choo went all contacty with a 3-for-5 day, all singles. Daniel ...

Daily Farm Report 5/11/09
Future Redbirds — ... throwing motion here.  This motion is supposed to limit injuries, but some detractors also say it limits velocity.  I have a minor obsession with Williams and his revolutionary throwing motion and not just because he looks good with his shirt off. He walked 2 and hit a man, but did strike out 1 today. Kyle Mura and Marco Gonzalez both gave up 1 run in 1 inning each. Eddie Degerman had a perfect eighth. Brett Wallace, 3B was the man of the hour with the hitters as he went 3-4. Mark ...

Daily Farm Report 05/14/2009
Future Redbirds — ... may or may not have been good. Who am I to judge? He went 7.2 innings, giving up 3 ERs on 5 hits. He had a healthy 7-to-1 K:BB ratio. Charlie Manning wouldn’t even have existed if not for the solo hit he gave up in his only batter faced. Matthew Scherer faced 5 batters, got 4 flyouts and 1 hit. Springfield 2, Nwar Kansas 4 DJ Tools with a multi-hit night. 2-for-4 with an RBI. Coo Coo Ca Choo, Steven Hill, and Daniel Descalso all were 2-for-5. Walrus and Descalso ...

Daily Farm Report 5/18/09
Future Redbirds — ... started for the Redbirds tonight. He went 5 innings and gave up 0 runs on 2 hits. He struck out 4, but walked 6. He had 7 groundouts to 3 flyouts. I will leave it to you to draw your own conclusion. Kat Maekawa gave up 1 run in his 1 inning of work. Matt Scherer pitched 2 shutout innings with zeroes across the board. He induced 4 ground outs and 2 flyouts. Jess Todd pitched a scoreless 9th and 10th. Brett Wallace, 3B went 3-5 as he continues to convince people that his bat will play anywhere. ...

Daily Farm Report 5/19/09
Future Redbirds — ... are spelling redemption B-L-A-K-E. Royce Ring stranded Hawksworth’s last runner and struck out 1 over 1.2 innings. Josh Kinney pitched the 9th for the save with 1 strikeout. Jess Todd must have been unavailable after pitching 2 innings last night. At the plate, Donovan Solano, SS was the hero going 2-3 with 2 RBIs. He’s doing O.K. in AAA, but it is disturbing that he has not even taken 1 walk yet in AAA. Brett Wallace, 3B also went 2-3. Javier Brito, 1B and Jon Jay, CF both ...

The Brett Wallace to Memphis Promotion
Future Redbirds — ... This past weekend, the Cardinals decided to promote top prospect Brett Wallace from AA to AAA in his first full season of pro ball. The lefty hitting third baseman has responded well in Memphis going 8-for-17 thus far. With ...

A Welcome Return
C70 At The Bat — ... a pregame interview with John Mozeliak on Fox Sports Midwest and he said something that was a little interesting, at least in my mind.  He was asked about Brett Wallace and his promotion and when we might see him in St. Louis.  Mozeliak, while saying it was premature to talk about it, did indicate that if Troy Glaus is out for the season and Wallace hits at AAA like expected, he could be in the conversation for the latter half of the year.  There's a lot of talk about Wallace around the net right now.  Future Redbirds ...

Daily Farm Report 05/21/2009
Future Redbirds — ... On May 21, 2009, Brett Wallace sent shockwaves through the St. Louis Organization by blasting his 1st Triple-A HR on his way to a 3-for-4 game, raising his average to .524.  Wallace also received his eleventy billionth HBP this season.   ...

Daily Farm Report 5/27/2009
Future Redbirds — ... and to admit a motion we could not perceive of by sense. In the present case, it is as essential to surmount a consciousness of an unreal freedom and to recognise a dependence not perceived by our senses. We had a 1 hitter and a whole lotta offense. Let’s get rollin’. Go CAVS! Memphis 8, Portland 7 Tyler Greene, patiently waiting by the phone, was 2-for-4 with an RBI and a walk. Coo Coo Ca Choo was 1-for-5 with a double and a run scored. Allen Craig, our 3B ...

Daily Farm Report 06/04/2009
Future Redbirds — ... in those Springfield box scores. That is, of course, until Brett Wallace is back down in Springfield because of his current major slump. ...

Daily Farm Report 06/17/2009
Future Redbirds — ... at BR.com page.  While his HR power developed very late in his career, would anyone be disappointed if Colby ended up being Steve Finley (a Gold Glove OF’er with modest power and speed out his ears)? The only good thing about today on the farm was that the cattle got in the barn before the storm in Palm Beach.  Way to sell the metaphor. Memphis 1, Albuquerque 8 Jon Jay was 2-for-4. Brett Wallace went 1-for-4 with a double. Allen Craig was 0-for-2 but had ...

Brett Wallace: Earn It
Future Redbirds — Brett Wallace fell to the Cardinals at the 13th overall pick in the 2008 draft. Regarded by some as the best pure college bat in the draft, the Cardinals couldn’t pass up the opportunity to draft an impact player of that caliber despite having the games best player at Wallace’s likely position. 2008 and his professional league debut went quite well. Wallace posted OBPs over .400 at Quad Cities and, following a jump past Palm Beach, at Springfield. He showed power as well hitting 8 HRs in 225 PAs (roughly ...

Daily Farm Report 06/18/2009
Future Redbirds — ... Reyes and PJ Walters, two former Cardinals Pitchers of the Year who were told to ditch their great changeups when they reached the MLB level.  Would Porcello have been told to do the same? On to the farm! Memphis 3, Iowa 9 Jarrett Hoffpauir, in probably his final season as a Cardinal property, went deep. Allen Craig was 2-for-4 with a longball. I..I..I…Coo Ca Choo, the Walrus is back. Brett Wallace went went Big Fly. Shane Robinson was 2-for-3 with a ...

Daily Farm Report 06/25/2009
Future Redbirds — ... week (who have the coolest hat logo ever) and all we got was a nice view of the woods or the mall parking lot.  Still a lot of fun, $5 for seats right next to the scouts behind homeplate only 2 rows back.  It pays to have friends in the team’s offices! The system lost 2 in blowouts, won 2 in 2 run games and was rained out in the last.  The Jump! Memphis 0, Omaha 7 Jarrett Hoffpauir, Futures Game participant Brett Wallace and Jon Jay all had a hit. Paul Shorey picked up the only other hit ...

Daily Farm Report 07/01/2009
Future Redbirds — ... but I can’t help but wonder how he’d look taking the mound tomorrow instead of Wellemeyer. It is with both joy and sadness that this DFR will carry on without J-Ho to appear in some form.  I will do my best to carry on without him. Memphis 5, Albuquerque 9 Shane Robinson and Casey Rowlett both had doubles. Sugar Shane picked up 2 RBIs. Wither Jarrett Hoffpauier? Jon Jay, Brett Wallace and Nick Stavinoha all were 1-for-4. Stavinoha’s hit was a longball. ...

Daily Farm Report 07/02/09
Future Redbirds — ... continues to rock as a Redbird, going 6 innings scattering 8 hits for 3 unearned runs off a Brett Wallace error. He struck out 2 and walked 1. ...

The latest batch of prospect breakdowns
The Hardball Times — ... Notes: 7/15/09 - Coming into the year, I wasn't sure how well Andrus' bat would play in the majors at such a young age, but the young man has held his own. His base stealing ability has taken center stage earlier than expected as well. There doesn't seem to be much pop in his bat, but Arlington Park will certainly aid his home run production moving forward. With just a couple years of big league experience, Texas could have a throwback, All-Star caliber shortstop on their hands. Brett Wallace / 3B / St. Louis / Triple-A / 8/26/86 / ETA: 2010 / High: #38 / Low: #49 / This ...

Icons of the International League vs. the Prime Prospects of the Pacific Coast League
The Hardball Times — ... brings gold-glove leather to the ballpark, and, frankly, it's too good to be wasted in the minor leagues, which Milwaukee realized halfway through August. What is most impressive about Escobar's swing consistency is that it has improved at every stop he has made up the minor league ladder. But if he wants to be an exceptional major leaguer, his plate discipline and patience will have to make similar strides. Brett Wallace has the makings of an above-average major league third baseman, but, as most of you know, I'm not overly excited by his upside. He has a consistent swing, ...