The Cardinals will make one pick on Wednesday night and six on Thursday night in the annual June amateur baseball draft. Historically, many of the picks from what ordinarily is a 40-round process sign quickly and jet off to Jupiter, Fla., for some workouts and then are assigned to teams in the minor-league system.
This year, with no labor agreement in place between owners and players, the draft will be only five rounds, with the Cardinals having a couple compensatory selections. If these players sign, their first affiliate may well be the team in Limbo.
John Mozeliak, the Cardinals’ president of baseball operations.