The major-league emergence of outfielder Stephen Piscotty, combined with a disappointing 2015 from lefthanded pitcher Marco Gonzales, created a vacancy atop the annual Baseball Prospectus ranking of the Cardinals' top-10 prospects.
You can probably guess the name of the new No. 1: Alex Reyes.
This might surprise you, though.
Baseball Prospectus has moved the righty pitcher up to No. 10 on its annual list of Top 101 prospects overall. He's one of four pitchers in the top-10, behind only Lucas Giolito (No. 3, Nationals), Julio Urias (No. 6, Dodgers) and Steven Matz (No. 9, Mets). For perspective, Reyes checked in at No.