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Cardinals take two pitchers, six position players on day two of draft

The Cardinals appeared interested in college pitchers heading into the draft, and they've selected two in the first four rounds. The team selected Texas Tech pitcher Steven Gingery in the fourth round with the No. 123 overall pick.

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Gingery, MLB.com's No. 69 draft prospect, blew out his elbow in February and underwent Tommy John surgery. His MLB.com draft profile compares him to Jason Vargas.

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"If healthy, he could have the best changeup in this draft," analyst Jim Callis said on the MLB.