Part of the beauty of baseball is its unpredictability, and even when it comes to projection systems, that means sometimes you're right and sometimes you're very wrong.Back in January and February, MiLB.com used FanGraphs' Steamer600 projections to look at how some of the game's most prominent prospects were expected to

Theme of the dayTommy John at both ends: Elbow injuries are a fact of life for professional pitchers. First, there's the terror of the news that Red Sox No. 2 prospect Jay Groome will undergo the elbow surgery next week. The 19-year-old left-hander's career has already been ravaged by injuries

Jack Flaherty wasn't happy with his outing five days ago, so on Wednesday, he wielded that motivation as a tool to stymie opposing hitters.St. Louis' No. 2 prospect struck out a career-high 13 without issuing a walk, allowing two runs on six hits over 6 2/3 innings, as Triple-A Memphis

No matter where on the map he's pitching, Jack Flaherty wants to stay on top of his consistency. So far in April, the St. Louis' No. 2 prospect is doing just that and more.Flaherty tossed his first professional complete game, yielding two runs -- one earned -- on two hits and

Theme of the dayNice to see you again: Top-100 prospectsGleyber Torres (Scranton/Wilkes-Barre), Mitch Keller (Altoona), Juan Soto (Hagerstown) and Fernando Tatis Jr. (San Antonio) are all back where they ended the 2017 season, and all four showed they're capable of taking off. Torres collected four hits for the first time since

After a notable fill-in start, St. Louis sent its No. 2 prospectJack Flaherty down to Triple-A Memphis for the start of the Minor League season.The right-hander allowed one run while striking out a career-high nine batters over five innings in the Cardinals' 5-4 loss to the Brewers on Tuesday. Ahead

Some players are on the verge of stardom, others are entering a crucial phase of their development and still others are getting their first tastes of full-season ball. With the 2018 season approaching, MiLB.com takes a look at the most intriguing prospects from each MLB organization.Back and healthy: Alex Reyes,

It's the "Will they, won't they" of the prospect world.Every spring, dozens of prospects are brought to Major League camp either as members of the 40-man roster or as non-roster invitees, and over the course of Grapefruit and Cactus League play, they get a chance to prove they're ready to

Harrison Bader and Jack Flaherty will ring in the new year with some well-earned hardware.The Cardinals named the pair of Top-100 prospects as the team's best Minor Leaguers in 2017 on Thursday. They will be presented their awards at the St. Louis Baseball Writers' Association of America Awards Dinner on

This offseason, MiLB.com is taking a look at the most outstanding campaigns by players in each system across Minor League Baseball and honoring the players -- regardless of age or prospect status -- who had the best seasons in their organization.For many, the two main metrics of success for a

ROUND ROCK, Texas - Following a vote of Pacific Coast League field managers, Memphis Redbirds' right-hander Jack Flaherty has been elected the League's Player of the Month for August, the office announced Wednesday. Flaherty, along with winners from other leagues, will be presented with an award from Minor League Baseball

The calendar hasn't even flipped to September yet, but the Cardinals have already announced a key promotion.St. Louis is calling up No. 3 prospectJack Flaherty from Triple-A Memphis to make his first Major League start Friday in San Francisco, the organization announced Wednesday. That will be on Sept. 1, the

Springfield, MO - The Texas League announced on Friday that Springfield Cardinals RHP Dakota Hudson has been named Texas League Pitcher of the Year, becoming the first-ever Springfield Cardinal to win that award.The Texas League also unveiled its 2017 Postseason All-Stars, with Hudson, RHP Jack Flaherty, RHP Matt Pearce and

With 21 games left in the regular season, Triple-A Memphis has no pennant chase to worry about."It's done," manager Stubby Clapp said. "It's out of the way, and now the players] can move on and look forward to and get settled for the playoffs."At 80-41, the Redbirds became the first

Jack Flaherty has made it a point over his last few starts to attack early in the count with an array of pitches, which is causing fits for hitters across the Pacific Coast League. The third-ranked Cardinals prospect was at it again Sunday, allowing two hits and a walk while striking

Jack Flaherty had hit a rough patch in his first stint at Triple-A, but he rebounded nicely on Friday night.The Cardinals' sixth-ranked prospect gave up four hits and struck out nine without issuing a walk over 6 1/3 innings as Memphis blanked Las Vegas, 6-0, at AutoZone Park.

Springfield, MO - The Texas League has announced rosters for the 2017 Texas League All-Star Game, with five Springfield Cardinals being selected to the North Division Team - CF Oscar Mercado, SS Alex Mejia, RHP Jack Flaherty, RHP Dakota Hudson and RHP Matt Pearce.

Jack Flaherty was well aware of what Stephen Fife was doing across from him Thursday night in New Orleans, but the Memphis right-hander kept focusing on his own work. In the end, that was enough.The fifth-ranked Cardinals prospect allowed just two hits and a walk over six shutout innings, striking

Jack Flaherty had cruised for Double-A Springfield before allowing a season-high three earned runs on nine hits against Tulsa last Wednesday in his first loss of the season. That caused his ERA to rise to 1.45, and the right-hander spent the next four days figuring out what he could do

Springfield, MO - RHP Jack Flaherty dealt 7.2 scoreless innings to help lead the Springfield Cardinals to the 4-0 shutout win against the Northwest Arkansas Naturals before 3,179 fans at Hammons Field on Monday afternoon. With their fifth shutout win of the season, the Cardinals move back into sole possession

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Springfield, MO - Minor League Baseball has announced that Springfield Cardinals RHP Jack Flaherty has been named the Texas League Player of the Month for April.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Minor League Baseball today announced the Player of the Month Award winners for each of the 10 full season leagues for the month of April. Each winner will receive an award from Minor League Baseball in recognition of the honor.Durham Bulls (Rays) third baseman Patrick Leonard

Springfield, MO - RHP Jack Flaherty matched a career-high with 12 strikeouts through seven one-run innings to help pace the Springfield Cardinals to the 4-3 win against the Northwest Arkansas Naturals before 4,741 fans at Hammons Field on Friday night.