Despite their recent slump, the Cardinals, by almost any account, would not still be within hailing position of a playoff spot if it wasn’t for the steady stream of camera-ready big leaguers who have arrived from Memphis or elsewhere in the system this year.
Flaherty. Bader. Hicks. Munoz. Gomber. Gant. O’Neill. Hudson. Mayers. Poncedeleon. Wisdom. Before that there was Paul DeJong, who exploded onto the big-league scene a couple of months into 2017. And, before that, there was the presumed crown jewel of the system, catcher Carson Kelly, who got his feet wet at the end of the 2016 season.