Cardinals calling up Masyn Winn, top prospect with cannon arm
The St. Louis Cardinals introduced on Thursday that they’re selling rookie shortstop Masyn Winn from Memphis (AAA) and have positioned outfielder Lars Nootbaar (decrease stomach contusion) on the 10-day injured checklist.
Winn, 21, who was the Cardinals 2nd-round Draft alternative (54th participant general) within the 2020 MLB Draft, is at present ranked by MLB Pipeline because the group’s prime prospect (thirty second general).
The right-handed hitting Winn, a local of Kingwood, Texas, is batting .288 with an .833 OPS, 18 dwelling runs, 61 RBI and 17 stolen bases in his first season of play at Triple-A. He leads all of minor league baseball with 99 runs scored and is T-2nd in hits (128) amongst all Triple-A gamers.
The strong-armed Winn, who was chosen as a doable two-way participant, has been acknowledged by Baseball America for having the “Best Infield Arm” and being the “Best Athlete” within the Cardinals farm system. He flashed a 100.5 MPH infield throw in the course of the 2022 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game.
The 5-10, 180-pound Winn has swiped 92 bases in 104 profession makes an attempt (88 pct.) within the minors and has 20 profession triples.
Winn, the reigning Cardinals Minor League Player of the Month in July, has had for separate hitting streaks of a minimum of 10 video games this season, together with a career-high 16-game streak May 23-June 9.
Winn joins Alec Burleson and Jordan Walker amongst gamers from the Cardinals 2020 draft class who are actually enjoying for St. Louis. He was the youngest participant on the Triple-A degree to start the 2023 marketing campaign.
Winn will put on uniform No. 0 and might be in uniform tomorrow evening (7:15 p.m. CDT) when the Cardinals proceed their weekend sequence in opposition to the New York Mets at Busch Stadium.
