Cardinals prospects in Keith Law’s top 100: Taking stock of their progress and what’s next – The Athletic

The Athletics Keith Law revealed his annual top 100 MLB prospects rankings Monday, with the Cardinals landing four players on the list. Nolan Gorman, Matthew Liberatore and Ivan Herrera all made the cut for a second consecutive year, while Jordan Walker cracked the top 50 with his first ranking.

Its an impressive feat that the Cardinals were able to land four prospects, considering the organization has not had a top-10 draft pick since 1998. Assistant general manager and director of scouting Randy Flores has done an admirable job selecting high-upside talent in the middle rounds of the draft since taking over the position, and St. Louis player development staff continues to churn out solid talent.

Lets break down the Cardinals players highlighted in Laws top-100 picks.

No. 17: Nolan Gorman, 2B/3B

Age: 21

Draft year: 2018 (Round 1 / No. 19 overall)

How he did in 2021: The Cardinals asked a lot from Gorman when they requested their top prospect to switch from third base to second base after the team acquired Nolan Arenado.

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Cardinals prospects in Keith Law's top 100: Taking stock of their progress and what's next - The Athletic