Their draft haul almost universally lauded as one of the best in MLB, the Cardinals already have two of their picks – 18-year-old center fielder Trevor Condon and hard-throwing right-hander Tegan Kuhns – ranked among the top five prospects in their Minor League system.

Condon, the No. 13 pick of last week’s MLB Draft, slotted in as the No. 4-ranked prospect in the Cards system, per Baseball America. Kuhns, who was the Cardinals’ Collective Balance A draft pick (No. 32 overall), is ranked No. 5 in the system following a stellar career at the University of Tennessee.

Baseball America released its post-draft prospect rankings on Monday, and, in all, eight recently drafted players are ranked in Baseball America’s Top 30 prospects list for the Cardinals.

UCF outfielder Andrew Williamson slotted in at No. 19, while unsigned 17-year-old shortstop Rocco Maniscalco is at No. 21. West Virginia right-handed pitcher Dawson Montesa is ranked No. 24, while Texas Tech outfielder Caden Ferraro (No. 27), Kansas State infielder Dee Kennedy (No. 29) and UCLA closer Cal Randall (No. 30) fill out the final slots in the Top 30 rankings.  

Star catcher Rainiel Rodriguez, the second-youngest position player at Double-A, continued to sit atop the Cards’ rankings and was slotted in at No. 22 on Baseball America’s Top 100 rankings. Joshua Baez, the fastest-rising prospect in the Cards system this season because of his Triple-A power surge is No. 2 among the Cards prospects and No. 46 on the Top 100. Hard-throwing left-hander Liam Doyle, the Cards’ No. 5 overall selection in 2025, is No. 3 in the St. Louis system and No. 52 among the Top 100.

Condon, the Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year in Georgia in 2026, fell to the Cardinals at No. 13 where they excitedly selected the lefty-hitting center fielder with the blinding speed, strong arm and defensive skills already thought to be elite. Already, some analysts have compared him to Cubs superstar Pete Crow-Armstrong because of difference-making speed both on the bases and when covering the gaps in center field.

Condon, who signed his $5.16 million deal with the Cardinals in St. Louis last week, was the third high school player taken in the draft behind Rays shortstop Grady Emerson (No. 2) and Orioles outfielder Eric Booth Jr. (No. 7). The 5-foot-11, 175-pound Condon posted 80-grade times with his speed at the MLB Combine and was given a 55-grade (on an 80/20 scale) hit tool – something that should make him more than just a slash-and-dash player as he matures and adds muscle.

Kuhns, who signed for $3 million last week, features a riding fastball that usually sits between 93-96 mph and has topped out at 99 mph. In 15 games (14 starts) at Tennessee, Kuhns struck out 106 hitters in 81 innings, but he did surrender 12 homers. His best outing of the season came on May 8 against Texas when he struck out 15 over seven scoreless innings of work. He also posted 10 strikeout games against top-ranked UCLA and Ole Miss during the season.

The Cardinals have until 4 p.m. CT on July 27th to sign Maniscalco, who was taken with the No. 50 pick in last week’s MLB Draft. The Cards are expected to have to go above the $1.98 million slot for the No. 50 pick to land the 17-year-old Maniscalco, who had previously committed to play college baseball at Mississippi State University.     

Randall, who the Cardinals snagged in the fifth round with the No. 146 pick, was thought to be the prospect with the most upside in Day 2 of the MLB Draft. The 6-foot-4, 210-pound right-hander was 3-0 with a 3.19 ERA and racked up 14 saves in 34 games this past season at UCLA. Because of a fastball that sits at 100 and a jaw-dropping 34.9 percent strikeout rate, the Cardinals might ponder moving Randall into a starting role much the way they have with Tanner Franklin, the club’s No. 6-ranked prospect who was a reliever in college but a starter for High-A Peoria this season.

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