Third baseman Nolan Gorman warms up before a game for Sandra Day O'Connor High last April in Glendale, Ariz. Not quite two months later, the Cardinals made Gorman their first-round draft pick. (Zachary Lucy photo / Four Seam Images via AP Images)
A total of 43 players were invited to the Cardinals' minor-league instructional camp in Jupiter, Fla., and that list includes the club's three most-recent top draft choices: shortstop Delvin Perez (2016), outfielder Scott Hurst (2017), and this past year’s first-round pick, Nolan Gorman.
Gorman, 18, headlines the Cardinals sudden and strong depth at third base — which is on display this week in Jupiter.