Brian Walton is a Host at thecardinalnation.com. He focuses on topics related to baseball, particularly the St. Louis Cardinals, and engages with fans through insightful analysis and commentary. Brian is featured in Inside The Magic and Scoops with Danny Mac.
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By: Brian Walton
This week, Brian and Kyle recap the 2025 season for the Cardinals organization’s minor league affiliates. Five award winners from Springfield are highlighted – JJ Wetherholt, Ixan Henderson, Joshua Baez, Brycen Mautz and manager Patrick Anderson. The two speculate as to whether we might see more imported arms like Memphis mound standouts Curtis Taylor and […]
By: Brian Walton
Brian and Kyle discuss Cardinals on national Top 100 prospect lists from MLB Pipeline and Fangraphs, including changes since summer. They zoom in on catching, with thoughts about what is next for Ivan Herrera and the wealth of players at the position. Next is a review of six Cardinals pitchers who placed among the top […]
By: Brian Walton
Brian and Kyle discuss major league news including Albert Pujols, Yadier Molina, Mike Shildt and Jordan Walker. Three international hitters identified by Baseball America were highlighted. They broke down the surprising no. 1 farm system ranking given the Cardinals by Fangraphs and closed with Statcast-based hitting and pitching organizational rankings by BA.
By: Brian Walton
Brian and Kyle discuss Cardinals Rule 5 eligible players, putting them in three tiers – locks, maybes and maybe nots. They touched on the pros and cons of a long-term contract early in JJ Wetherholt’s career. A summary of early participants in winter ball was provided. The pair closed with discussion of a Baseball America […]
By: Brian Walton
In the first of two episodes with Brian at the Arizona Fall League, he and Kyle mention a pair of underrated Cardinals there, Darlin Saladin and Miguel Ugueto. The two recognize Gold Glove Award winners Leonardo Bernal and Masyn Winn and touch again on upcoming 40-man roster decisions. They discuss new scouting directors Joe Douglas […]
By: Brian Walton
Brian and Kyle discuss the Cardinals Arizona Fall League Fall Stars, Chen-Wei Lin, Miguel Ugueto and Darlin Saladin. They note the new Cardinals top 10 prospect list from Baseball America, focusing on differences between their list and TCN’s. The quantity of roster moves made by the Cardinals this past week were touched on with 40-man […]
With the lowest FIP, most strikeouts, second highest strikeout rate and fourth lowest ERA despite the second highest BABIP among finalists, Jacob Odle comp
