Although most Cardinals minor leaguers don’t report for the star of minor-league camp until March 5, some have gotten an earlier start to their spring training. Outside of the non-roster invitees to the major-league side of Cardinals spring training, 36 of the club’s minor leaguers are set for their first-full squad workout of an early spring training set for Monday.
With the start of the Cardinals’ Spring Training Early Program (STEP) Camp getting underway, these are some of those prospects getting an early start to their spring:
Both left-handed pitching prospects Cooper Hjerpe and Brycen Mautz were kept out of official minor league games following last year’s MLB draft.