With a longer and younger list of non-roster invites to spring training than in recent years, a handful of Cardinals prospects will get their first chance to make a lasting impression.
Outfielder Dylan Carlson, along with infielder Nolan Gorman, first-round pick Zach Thompson and newcomer Matthew Liberatore, headline a group of 31 non-roster invites that the Cardinals are bringing to their major-league camp. The list includes 15 pitchers beyond the two lefties, Liberatore and Thompson, and nine catchers. Gorman, at 19, will be in at his first major-league camp, and he and catcher Ivan Herrera, also 19, will be among the youngest players.