Right-hander Morales continues to impress in his first professional season.
The 71st overall pick from 2014 continues to exceed expectations. Andrew Morales, a Competitive Balance Lottery pick, has jumped all the way to Springfield in his first full professional season, and he turned in another impressive performance in the hitting friendly Texas League. The product of UC-Irvine held the San Antonio Missions to just 2 runs over a 6 innings performance. Morales continued to excel at what caught the Cardinals attention: generate weak contact and miss bats. Morales struck out 6 batters, all swinging. He also got 7 groundouts.