And then there were two. The season has ended for all Cardinals minor league affiliates aside from the Memphis Redbirds and the Peoria Chiefs. The Redbirds picked up a second consecutive PCL Championship and have turned toward some possible revenge against the Durham Bulls in the Triple-A Championship. The Chiefs are looking for their first title since 2002, when they were in their first stint as a St. Louis minor league team.
Since the amount of teams is much smaller and the stakes of the games are much higher, we’ll be looking at a few standout performances instead of picking one.