When is the future arriving in St. Louis? With the MLB Trade Deadline looming and the Draft just days away, we are executing a full audit of the St. Louis Cardinals' minor league system.

Host Scott Plaza is joined by Thomas Gauvain (Redbird Rants) and Tyler (Redbird Farmhands) to discuss the standout prospects forcing management's hand and who might be used as prime trade chips.

On this episode, we discuss:

• Joshua Baez’s Historic June: 10 home runs and a ticket to the big leagues by September?

• The Pitching Pipeline: Luis Gastelum's absurd scoreless streak, Quinn Mathews' zero-walk dominance, and what's going on with Tink Hence's velocity.

• Trade Deadline Strategy: Dealing from areas of depth (like catcher Ryan Campos) to address the organization's long-term corner infield holes.

• MLB Draft Preview: Analyzing the Cardinals' strategy with 6 picks in the top 86, and who makes sense for St. Louis at Pick 13 (AJ Gracia, Chris Hacopian, and more).

Timestamps:

• 02:30 – Joshua Baez Analysis

• 07:50 – Luis Gastelum & Triple-A Bullpen Depth

• 08:40 – Quinn Mathews, Bryson Mautz, & Tink Hence Updates

• 15:30 – Catcher Depth & Ryan Campos Trade Value

• 22:00 – Solving the Third Base Hole

• 35:00 – Pick 13 & MLB Draft Targets

Resources:Find daily minor league breakdowns at milbtoday.com. Follow our guests on X at @ThomasGauvain2 and @RedbirdFarmhand for consistent Cardinals prospect coverage and live draft streams!