Wednesday With Walton and Reis of The Cardinal Nation

Brian and Kyle open with the All-Star Game, Futures Game and the odd draft schedule this coming weekend. Players covered include Gastelum, Mautz, Rodriguez, Doyle, Hjerpe, Molina, Rincon, Nuñez and Mathews plus hitters Peña and Cho. They close with their final preview of the Cardinals 2026 draft plans.

Brian and Kyle open with hot Palm Beach hitters Brayden Smith and Ryan Weingartner. New Memphis pitcher Mason Molina is next along with speculation about other deadline deals potentially coming. Leadership changes with the Cardinals and Angels, now and perhaps ahead, are explored. They close with analysis of significant changes to player acquisition and development proposed in the CBA negotiations...

Brian and Kyle open with a discussion of recent promotionsof Michael Dattalo, Won-Bin Cho and Jesus Baez then discuss Lars Nootbaar and Joshua Baez. A review of key changes to The Cardinal Nation’s Top 50 Prospect List for June follows. Standouts moving up include Cooper Hjerpe, Braden Davis,Mason Molina, Jacob Odle, Xavier Cruz and many more.

Brian and Kyle are joined by Kareem Haq fromCardinalsProspects.com, They started with recent promotions including Dos Santos and Richardson and the return of Padilla. The Cardinals strategy for their early 2026 draft picks was a major focus, including high school vs college, hitters vs. pitchers, budget usage and development preplanning with scouting. Eligible names discussed include Burrell, Curi...

Brian and Kyle cover recent roster moves by the St. LouisCardinals including Dobbins, Church and Scott and what we might expect at the trade deadline. Activations in the system include Hence, Hjerpe, Ortiz and Dutkanych. Exploding offense at Peoria, including Jesus Baez, Kross and McGee, wasdiscussed. TCN’s Pitcher of the Month Jacob Odle and several finalists were highlighted as were recent stand...

Brian and Kyle discuss the recent roster moves by the St. Louis Cardinals and future possibilities including Blaze Jordan and Joshua Baez. TCN’s Player of the Month winner Won-Bin Cho and finalists were covered as were recent standouts Luis Gastelum. Braden Davis and Ryan Mitchell. Minor league transactions and injury updates on Ixan Henderson and Brandon Clarke were provided.

Brian and Kyle discuss his trip to Cincinnati and missingBrycen Mautz’ debut. Bryan Torres’ rise to MLB is celebrated. Injury updates for Tink Hence, Cooper Hjerpe and Tekoah Roby, promotions of Jacob Odle and Brian Holiday, and league Pitchers of the Week Braden Davis and Pete Hansen are among topics covered.

Brian and Kyle probe the real origin of “Tarps Off” and moveinto the Cardinals catching situation, current and future. The new top 30 from Baseball America is noted, including focus on Xavier Cruz. Also discussed are Florida Complex League players to watch, promotions of Van Dyke and Graham, thePeoria rotation, 2026 draft focus and outfielders Cho, Davis and Baez.  

Brian and Kyle never get to The Cardinal Nation’s new Top 50 Prospect List as they cover recent news, starting with the promotions of Rainiel Rodriguez and Jack Gurevitch, the organization’s Pitcher and Players of the Month, three releases, Liam Doyle, Joshua Baez, Tanner Franklin and more.

Brian and Kyle discuss many players including Ryan Mitchell,Tink Hence, numerous April Pitcher and Player of the Month contenders including winners Ty Van Dyke and Tai Peete, Blaze Jordan and St. Louis roster dynamics, Tanner Franklin and more.

Brian and Kyle opened with news about Kyle’s (now former)assignment writing for Cardinals.com. Kyle highlighted top minor leaguers his followers are following. The two discussed St. Louis’ outfield and bench construction options going forward, specifically Bryan Torres, Cesar Prieto andmaybe even Blaze Jordan. Pitchers covered include Quinn Mathews, Liam Doyle and Tink Hence and three relievers pr...

Brian and Kyle open with challenges with relief and defenseat several levels of the Cardinals minor league system. Players discussed include Chase Davis, Liam Doyle, Quinn Mathews, Ty Van Dyke, Jose Suarez and Tanner Franklin. Stuff+ was touched on, we previewed our upcoming new no. 1 prospect and debated what an accelerated rebuild might entail.

Brian and Kyle cover a lot of pitching ground, including Hunter Dobbins and the St. Louis rotation, Winquest, Hansen, Doyle, Franklin, Sparks, Van Dyke, Galle, Hence, Molina and more. Position players discussed include Crooks, Davis and Joshua Baez.

Brian and Kyle cover early season news across all levels of the St. Louis Cardinals system. Players highlighted include Crooks, Jordan, Hansen, Rincon, Cijntje, Franklin, Doyle, Lin, Ortiz, Galle, Brayden Smith and more.

Brian and Kyle open with an overview of Kyle’s new Monday column at cardinals.com. They cover standouts and opinions of players in the early action by Triple-A Memphis and St. Louis, pitching transactions, and potential roster standouts at Double-A Springfield, High-A Peoria and Low-A Palm Beach.

Brian and Kyle discuss St. Louis Cardinals Spring Breakoutand Springfield exhibition games, roster decisions (26-man and 40-man), Memphis starting and relief pitching, spring standouts from Minor League Camp and more.

Brian and Kyle discuss St. Louis Cardinals’ roster battles,Masyn Winn’s contract, Minor League rule changes, TCN’s series on Cardinals top prospect rankings and backfield observations from Jupiter.

Brian and Kyle discuss the early roster for the upcoming Spring Breakout Game and especially Yairo Padilla. Three sets of cuts from St. Louis’ camp are noted, including Jimmy Crooks, Tink Hence and Joshua Baez. They look at remaining candidates for the second lefty reliever and for the Memphisrotation.

Brian and Kyle discuss St. Louis Cardinals manager OliverMarmol’s contract extension, the first round of spring roster cuts, MLB Camp news and then go into detail on the Minor League Sim Game held on Tuesday. Some mammoth home runs were hit. They close with putting context around the team’s six draft picks in the top 86.

Brian and Kyle discuss the implications of the addition ofRamon Urias, possible backups on the infield and standouts from St. Louis’ first three spring games and why to not get excited over them. Coach Yadier Molina, two hitters transitioning to pitching and the opening of the full Minor League Spring Camp are also among topics covered.

Brian and Kyle provide injury updates on Brandon Clarke, Ixan Henderson, Pete Hansen and Cooper Hjerpe and surprises in camp including Jake Shelagowski, Jacob Odle, Juan Rujano and Leonel Sequera. They discuss St. Louis Cardinals 40-man roster changes, the catching situation at the majors and upper minors, The Cardinal Nation’s 2026 Prospect Guide Addendum and much more.

This week, Brian and Kyle start with Tuesday’s all-reliever trade of Andre Granillo for George Soriano. Next up is very early spring training camp news, the St. Louis Cardinals’ no. 2 farm system ranking by Baseball America, the acquisitions of P Justin Militello and 3B Bryan Ramos and more!

Before they dive into the Brendan Donovan trade, Brian and Kyle discuss local TV plans for 2026, new scouting director Zach Mortimer and the two additional draft picks acquired. They say goodbye to Donnie then cover the three new Cardinals prospects, Cijntje, Peete and Ledbetter, including where they may be ranked on The Cardinal Nation's 2026 Cardinals Top 50 Prospect List.

Brian and Kyle discuss The Cardinal Nation's 2026 St. Louis Cardinals Prospect Guide, the return of Yadier Molina, Cardinals on national Top 100 prospect lists, Spring Training non-roster invitees, including newcomer Nelson Velazquez, and those passed over.

Brian and Kyle focus on their thoughts from St. Louis Cardinals Winter Warm-Up – The DeWitts including owner succession, stadium remodel, labor strife, Donovan, Doyle, Walker, Scott, Pallante, Marmol’s extension, Player Development investment and more!