Wednesday With Walton and Reis of The Cardinal Nation

Brian and Kyle open with a discussion of recent promotionsof Michael Dattalo, Won-Bin Cho and Jesus Baez then discuss Lars Nootbaar and Joshua Baez. A review of key changes to The Cardinal Nation’s Top 50 Prospect List for June follows. Standouts moving up include Cooper Hjerpe, Braden Davis,Mason Molina, Jacob Odle, Xavier Cruz and many more.

Brian and Kyle cover recent roster moves by the St. LouisCardinals including Dobbins, Church and Scott and what we might expect at the trade deadline. Activations in the system include Hence, Hjerpe, Ortiz and Dutkanych. Exploding offense at Peoria, including Jesus Baez, Kross and McGee, wasdiscussed. TCN’s Pitcher of the Month Jacob Odle and several finalists were highlighted as were recent standouts Graham and Mathews.

Brian and Kyle discuss his trip to Cincinnati and missingBrycen Mautz’ debut. Bryan Torres’ rise to MLB is celebrated. Injury updates for Tink Hence, Cooper Hjerpe and Tekoah Roby, promotions of Jacob Odle and Brian Holiday, and league Pitchers of the Week Braden Davis and Pete Hansen are among topics covered.

Brian and Kyle never get to The Cardinal Nation’s new Top 50 Prospect List as they cover recent news, starting with the promotions of Rainiel Rodriguez and Jack Gurevitch, the organization’s Pitcher and Players of the Month, three releases, Liam Doyle, Joshua Baez, Tanner Franklin and more.

Brian and Kyle opened with news about Kyle’s (now former)assignment writing for Cardinals.com. Kyle highlighted top minor leaguers his followers are following. The two discussed St. Louis’ outfield and bench construction options going forward, specifically Bryan Torres, Cesar Prieto andmaybe even Blaze Jordan. Pitchers covered include Quinn Mathews, Liam Doyle and Tink Hence and three relievers promoted upward. They closed with a couple oflate-round 2025-drafted Class-A hitters impressing.

Brian and Kyle cover a lot of pitching ground, including Hunter Dobbins and the St. Louis rotation, Winquest, Hansen, Doyle, Franklin, Sparks, Van Dyke, Galle, Hence, Molina and more. Position players discussed include Crooks, Davis and Joshua Baez.

Brian and Kyle open with an overview of Kyle’s new Monday column at cardinals.com. They cover standouts and opinions of players in the early action by Triple-A Memphis and St. Louis, pitching transactions, and potential roster standouts at Double-A Springfield, High-A Peoria and Low-A Palm Beach.

Brian and Kyle discuss St. Louis Cardinals’ roster battles,Masyn Winn’s contract, Minor League rule changes, TCN’s series on Cardinals top prospect rankings and backfield observations from Jupiter.

Brian and Kyle discuss St. Louis Cardinals manager OliverMarmol’s contract extension, the first round of spring roster cuts, MLB Camp news and then go into detail on the Minor League Sim Game held on Tuesday. Some mammoth home runs were hit. They close with putting context around the team’s six draft picks in the top 86.

Brian and Kyle provide injury updates on Brandon Clarke, Ixan Henderson, Pete Hansen and Cooper Hjerpe and surprises in camp including Jake Shelagowski, Jacob Odle, Juan Rujano and Leonel Sequera. They discuss St. Louis Cardinals 40-man roster changes, the catching situation at the majors and upper minors, The Cardinal Nation’s 2026 Prospect Guide Addendum and much more.

Before they dive into the Brendan Donovan trade, Brian and Kyle discuss local TV plans for 2026, new scouting director Zach Mortimer and the two additional draft picks acquired. They say goodbye to Donnie then cover the three new Cardinals prospects, Cijntje, Peete and Ledbetter, including where they may be ranked on The Cardinal Nation's 2026 Cardinals Top 50 Prospect List.

Brian and Kyle focus on their thoughts from St. Louis Cardinals Winter Warm-Up – The DeWitts including owner succession, stadium remodel, labor strife, Donovan, Doyle, Walker, Scott, Pallante, Marmol’s extension, Player Development investment and more!

Brian and Kyle open 2026 with World Baseball Classic talk, thenthe acquisition of lefty reliever Justin Bruihl. The primary focus this week is the Top 6 St. Louis Cardinals prospects for 2026 and two additions from Boston in the Willson Contreras trade.