The Cardinals’ top prospect has performed admirably; in 2024, may he make his major league debut? The future of the St. Louis club should excite its supporters.
Though they had a disappointing 2023 season, the St. Louis Cardinals have a bright future ahead of them.
With so much talent and favourable odds, St. Louis ought to have little issue qualifying for the playoffs in 2024. The Cardinals received some really bad news regarding Sonny Gray’s injury, yet they are still winning.
The Cardinals might be competitive in 2024, and when some of the team’s top prospects make their major league debuts, they could even improve in subsequent seasons. A No. 5 prospect named Thomas Saggese has impressed Jim Bowden of The Athletic thus far in spring training.
“Saggese was the Rangers’ fifth-round pick in 2020 out of Carlsbad (California) High,” Bowden stated. “He was acquired by the Cardinals at the deadline of the previous year in the Jordan Montgomery deal. In his Double-A and Triple-A career last season, he amassed 34 doubles, 26 home runs, 111 RBIs, and 12 steals while batting a combined.306/.374/.530. The Cardinals coaching staff has noticed something special about him this spring: his excellent baseball IQ and intuition.
“Manager Oliver Marmol said, ‘He’s a student of the game and is making the most of his time in camp. He has a good idea of who he is and what he’s doing.
Saggese of the Cardinals was one of the players Bowden named the standout performer from each squad during camp. He’s only twenty-one, but in the minors, he’s already shown a lot of promise.
Despite being a total bust, St. Louis’ 2023 campaign did make the organisation sell players at the trade deadline. Saggese is already showing a lot of promise; St. Louis got him via trade with Montgomery. Who knows? Perhaps he will even reach the major leagues in 2024.
