ST. LOUIS — On the heels of hitting a mammoth 412-foot residence run and crafting one other three-hit evening on Thursday, shortstop Masyn Winn — the Cardinals’ top-ranked prospect, per MLB Pipeline — is heading to the massive leagues.
St. Louis introduced the promotion of the 5-foot-11, 180-pound shortstop late Thursday evening following a 4-2 loss to the Mets. Lars Nootbaar, who fouled a bouncing pitch off his groin on Wednesday, was positioned on the 10-day injured listing, clearing house on the roster for Winn.
Winn, 21, bought the callup after hitting .288 with 18 residence runs, 61 RBIs and 17 stolen bases this season with Triple-A Memphis.
“He’s one of the most exciting players I’ve seen in a while, and I am thrilled that he is coming up, and we’ll get a chance to see it up here,” Cardinals supervisor Oliver Marmol mentioned Thursday evening. “This is an electric player, for sure.”
The No. 32-ranked prospect in baseball by MLB Pipeline, Winn joins Jordan Walker and Alec Burleson as younger Cardinals to emerge from the 2020 MLB Draft class. Winn had three hits in Memphis’ 6-2 win vs. Norfolk on Thursday, together with the 412-foot residence run for his 18th lengthy ball of the season.
Walker, who was beforehand the Cardinals’ top-ranked prospect earlier than graduating to the massive leagues, mentioned he knew it was only a matter of time earlier than Winn’s expertise took over and he performed nicely sufficient this season to impress the Cardinals brass.
“He’s been going off down there [with Triple-A Memphis], and he’s been feeling really great lately, so it’s great to see him doing so well,” Walker mentioned. “We’ve been through so many ups and downs together, and seeing him do his thing now in Triple-A is so special to me. I’m excited to start playing with him again, for sure.”
Marmol talked to Winn on Thursday evening not lengthy after the Cardinals knowledgeable him that he was being promoted to the massive leagues. Marmol was impressed with the response that he bought from the excitable shortstop.
“He’s ready to come up, and he’s ready to win — that’s how I would describe it,” Marmol mentioned. “Our organization has done a nice job of developing all these young guys into winning players. We’re continuing to see [Jordan] Walker taking steps in the right direction, and now we’re going to see Masyn join him. You think about [Lars Nootbaar] and [Brendan] Donovan, and we’ve got some talented young guys here who are going to be around for a long time and a big part of a winning culture.”
With a lot of their gamers off competing within the World Baseball Classic in March, the Cardinals bought an prolonged have a look at Winn all through Spring Training. Already conscious that he had a powerful throwing arm and plus defensive skills, St. Louis was impressed along with his superior maturity on the plate and his capability to drive the baseball for extra-base hits and homers. It was a part of an entire bundle that Marmol couldn’t wait to work with on the large league degree.
“He ran the bases well, he put together some really impressive at-bats and he played some great defense,” Marmol recalled. “He deserved every bit of this callup, and it’s going to be a lot of fun to watch him play at this level.”
Walker, 21, mentioned he will likely be very happy to assist Winn make the transition from Triple A to the massive leagues due to the shut bond the 2 have cast by the years.
“He’s pretty much my brother — about as close as we can be without being blood-related,” Walker mentioned of Winn, who he roomed with final yr whereas the 2 of them performed at Double-A Springfield. “He’s at all times been so supportive of me. When I instructed him the information [that Walker had made the Cardinals’ Opening Day roster back in March], he was tremendous excited for me. It’s at all times cool to have someone like that in your aspect.
“Masyn has every tool imaginable, so he’s going to do great up here.”
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