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Wallace ranks No. 42
Obviously, You're Not a Golfer — Hola, everyone... I'm back from vacation and ready to bear down for the coming weeks. Got some new tunes and newfound energy and some FSU-related frustration to work off. As an icebreaker to get back to blogging, I wanted to point out the start of a new Top 50 prospects by my very good friend and esteemed colleague Jonathan Mayo, over at MiLB.com. More specifically, I wanted to point out that he has Brett Wallace ranked No. 42. There's a writeup of Wallace, including some video, that you can see at this link. And the complete list will be posted 10 at a time at this link. Jonathan does terrific stuff, so check it out. -M, enjoying ...

Linkage, Cardinals of the Caribbean update
Future Redbirds — Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com is rolling out his Top 50 prospect list, and has Brett Wallace at  # 42. With his report, there’s a video of him in action. Ryan Fagan of Yahoo! has some scout talk on the Walrus as well. “Let’s put it this way: If he was a better third baseman, I think we’d be talking about him being ready for a starting job this spring. He’s that good…Problem is, defensively he’s a question mark. His agility, actually, is OK for as big as he is. He’s a pretty agile guy. He makes good plays—he can dive for the ball, pop up and get the throw to first—but when you’re projecting him, he’s not going to get any ...

Cardinals Community Top 30: The bigger picture & vote for No. 16
Bird Land » Bird Land — SOUTH GRAND — One of the real problems with any club’s Top 30 is perspective. Whenever you rank players within one organization, you are, by definition, limiting the scope of how you judge — or perceive — their status as prospects. The argument raging in the comments about David Freese and Allen Craig is a good example. Both have been voted as top-15 prospects here in the Community Top 30, and there have been several comments arguing that their places in the ranking — No. 5 for Freese and No. 14 for Craig — should be swapped. Either way, they have both been described as a Top-10 prospect. ...

Farm Aid: Tusked-mammal escapes from St. Louis zoo, could start at third for Cardinals
Roto Arcade — Although many of you are preparing for massive minimal chicken wing consumption Sunday, the launch of Y! fantasy baseball is right around the corner. To prepare you for the upcoming draft season, the Noise will feature a lesser known prospect that has excellent odds of making an indelible fantasy impact this season every Friday through Opening Day. Obvious products David Price and Matt Wieters, and charitable Bon Jovi songs, need not apply. Move over Craig Stadler. There's a new "Walrus" in professional sports. Announced last week, Troy Glaus is expected ...

CARDINALS PREVIEW- 2009
Red Reporter — ... rotation continues to be plagued by injuries. Notes Of Interest on the Team: HISTORICAL: The team was established in 1900. 6 Central Division Titles. 17 NL Pennants 10 World Championships, the most recent being their 2006 victory over the Detroit Tigers 2009 NOTES OF INTEREST: Manager-Tony LaRussa General Manager- John Mozelia Notable Prospects- Colby Rasmus, Brett Wallace, Chris Perez. 2008 Record: 86-76 2008 ...