Glancing at the statistical leaderboards at the end of a season to see where a prospect finished might not always capture the entirety of how their year went, but it can offer a glimpse at a few things. We can see how they ranked among their peers, their tendencies as a player, or even add some perspective to their developmental track as a player.
Looking back at the 2022 minor-league season, these were some notable statistics from Cardinals prospects:
That broke a Springfield franchise mark set in 1998 and led the Texas League. Walker, the Cardinals’ top prospect and co-minor league player of the year, was one of 18 players in the minors to accumulate 100 runs or more and was the only Cardinals prospect to reach triple digits in runs.