Overall, 2019 has not been an especially strong year for the Cardinal farm system. Obviously there has been good news; Nolan Gorman has cemented himself as an elite prospect at just nineteen years old, and Dylan Carlson has put himself just a phone call away from the major leagues with the power surge nearly everyone believed was in his future but was still only a hypothetical until it happened.
There have been smaller successes, as well. Ramon Urias turned a brutal first half of the season around and has been one of the best hitters in the minors, full stop, since the beginning of July.