As the minor league season was about to start, I provided previews for each of the Cardinals’ full-season clubs. At that time, it was unclear what would happen to the Complex League and Dominican Summer League clubs. At first, there was a push in some quarters to have no official games for the Complex and Dominican Summer Leagues in 2021 and to run those clubs like a long extended spring training for the entire season. That view did not prevail, and the clubs in both leagues have had regular games this year.
The DSL season runs from July 12th through October 2nd.