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St. Louis Cardinals

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1965-2023
total picks
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year teamname stats picks other 1st rnd total mlb udfa top pick# top pick hs college signed Unsigned d1 d2 d3 naia jrcollege hs% col% sign% unsign% first to mlb top bonus
2023 St. Louis Cardinals team page 19 0 1 0 32 21 Chase Davis 1 18 17 2 16 0 0 0 2 5.3 94.7 89.5 10.5 Chase Davis
2022 St. Louis Cardinals team page 20 0 1 0 16 22 Cooper Hjerpe 1 19 19 1 18 1 0 0 0 5.0 95.0 95.0 5.0 Cooper Hjerpe
2021 St. Louis Cardinals team page 21 0 1 0 27 18 Michael McGreevy 3 18 20 1 16 2 0 0 0 14.3 85.7 95.2 4.8 Michael McGreevy
2020 St. Louis Cardinals team page 7 0 1 3 14 21 Jordan Walker 3 4 7 0 4 0 0 0 0 42.9 57.1 100.0 0.0 Alec Burleson Jordan Walker
2019 St. Louis Cardinals team page 40 0 1 3 54 19 Zack Thompson 8 32 32 8 25 2 1 0 4 20.0 80.0 80.0 20.0 Andre Pallante Zack Thompson
2018 St. Louis Cardinals team page 41 0 2 5 35 19 Nolan Gorman 5 36 38 3 28 5 0 1 2 12.2 87.8 92.7 7.3 Lars Nootbaar Nolan Gorman
2017 St. Louis Cardinals team page 38 0 0 7 29 94 Scott Hurst 8 30 34 4 24 5 0 1 0 21.1 78.9 89.5 10.5 Kodi Whitley Scott Hurst
2016 St. Louis Cardinals team page 42 0 3 12 32 23 Delvin Perez 8 34 34 8 23 7 0 2 2 19.0 81.0 81.0 19.0 Dakota Hudson Delvin Perez
2015 St. Louis Cardinals team page 42 0 2 6 21 23 Nick Plummer 14 28 32 10 16 7 1 1 3 33.3 66.7 76.2 23.8 Paul DeJong Nick Plummer
2014 St. Louis Cardinals team page 42 0 2 8 26 27 Luke Weaver 9 33 28 14 19 4 2 2 6 21.4 78.6 66.7 33.3 Luke Weaver Jack Flaherty
2013 St. Louis Cardinals team page 41 0 2 8 22 19 Marco Gonzales 11 30 38 3 19 3 2 2 4 26.8 73.2 92.7 7.3 Marco Gonzales Marco Gonzales
2012 St. Louis Cardinals team page 44 0 5 12 29 19 Michael Wacha 8 36 34 10 19 5 1 1 9 18.2 81.8 77.3 22.7 Michael Wacha Michael Wacha
2011 St. Louis Cardinals team page 50 0 1 7 18 22 Kolten Wong 12 38 35 15 21 5 1 3 8 24.0 76.0 70.0 30.0 Seth Maness Kolten Wong
2010 St. Louis Cardinals team page 52 0 3 12 15 25 Zack Cox 11 41 44 8 33 0 1 1 6 21.2 78.8 84.6 15.4 John Gast Zack Cox
2009 St. Louis Cardinals team page 50 0 1 11 16 19 Shelby Miller 7 43 43 7 26 7 0 2 8 14.0 86.0 86.0 14.0 Matt Carpenter Shelby Miller
2008 St. Louis Cardinals team page 51 0 2 13 10 13 Brett Wallace 9 42 43 8 27 5 1 1 8 17.6 82.4 84.3 15.7 Brett Wallace Brett Wallace
2007 St. Louis Cardinals team page 52 0 2 12 9 18 Pete Kozma 9 43 44 8 29 4 2 0 8 17.3 82.7 84.6 15.4 Jess Todd Pete Kozma
2006 St. Louis Cardinals team page 53 0 2 12 6 30 Adam Ottavino 14 38 38 15 31 1 2 2 2 26.4 71.7 71.7 28.3 Chris Perez Adam Ottavino
2005 St. Louis Cardinals team page 51 0 4 8 4 28 Colby Rasmus 16 34 43 8 25 3 1 0 5 31.4 66.7 84.3 15.7 Mitchell Boggs Tyler Greene
2004 St. Louis Cardinals team page 47 0 1 5 2 19 Chris Lambert 4 43 42 5 36 4 0 0 3 8.5 91.5 89.4 10.6 Mike Parisi Chris Lambert
2003 St. Louis Cardinals team page 47 0 1 7 0 28 Daric Barton 12 35 33 14 19 1 1 3 11 25.5 74.5 70.2 29.8 Anthony Reyes Daric Barton
2002 St. Louis Cardinals team page 48 0 0 5 1 102 Calvin Hayes 10 38 36 12 22 5 0 6 5 20.8 79.2 75.0 25.0 Brad Thompson Calvin Hayes
2001 St. Louis Cardinals team page 50 0 1 7 1 28 Justin Pope 10 40 37 13 32 3 0 0 5 20.0 80.0 74.0 26.0 Dan Haren Blake Hawksworth
2000 St. Louis Cardinals team page 48 0 2 5 0 13 Shaun Boyd 13 35 37 11 18 4 1 0 12 27.1 72.9 77.1 22.9 Yadier Molina Shaun Boyd
1999 St. Louis Cardinals team page 43 0 3 8 0 30 Chance Caple 4 39 37 6 24 2 0 3 10 9.3 90.7 86.0 14.0 Albert Pujols Nick Stocks
year teamname stats picks other 1st rnd total mlb udfa top pick# top pick hs college signed Unsigned d1 d2 d3 naia jrcollege hs% col% sign% unsign% first to mlb top bonus
1998 St. Louis Cardinals team page 47 0 2 7 0 5 J.D. Drew 18 28 29 18 21 2 0 2 3 38.3 59.6 61.7 38.3 J.D. Drew J.D. Drew
1997 St. Louis Cardinals team page 46 0 1 6 1 20 Adam Kennedy 13 32 33 13 20 2 0 4 6 28.3 69.6 71.7 28.3 Adam Kennedy Rick Ankiel
1996 St. Louis Cardinals team page 41 0 1 6 3 3 Braden Looper 9 31 29 12 22 4 0 2 3 22.0 75.6 70.7 29.3 Braden Looper Braden Looper
1995 St. Louis Cardinals team page 66 0 2 7 0 12 Matt Morris 17 48 40 26 26 4 2 5 11 25.8 72.7 60.6 39.4 Matt Wagner Matt Morris
1994 St. Louis Cardinals team page 63 0 1 8 1 19 Bret Wagner 18 44 42 21 25 4 1 3 11 28.6 69.8 66.7 33.3 Curtis King Bret Wagner
1993 St. Louis Cardinals team page 62 0 1 6 1 16 Alan Benes 10 51 47 15 26 2 1 5 17 16.1 82.3 75.8 24.2 Alan Benes Alan Benes
1992 St. Louis Cardinals team page 50 0 1 10 2 15 Sean Lowe 10 39 37 13 18 6 1 3 11 20.0 78.0 74.0 26.0 T.J. Mathews Sean Lowe
1991 St. Louis Cardinals team page 71 0 5 14 4 4 Dmitri Young 20 49 57 14 31 3 3 4 8 28.2 69.0 80.3 19.7 Allen Watson Dmitri Young
1990 St. Louis Cardinals team page 61 0 3 8 0 13 Donovan Osborne 10 50 43 18 28 4 0 4 14 16.4 82.0 70.5 29.5 Donovan Osborne Donovan Osborne
1989 St. Louis Cardinals team page 56 0 1 6 1 6 Paul Coleman 24 31 46 10 20 1 1 4 5 42.9 55.4 82.1 17.9 Tripp Cromer Paul Coleman
1988 St. Louis Cardinals team page 48 0 3 5 0 22 John Ericks 4 44 37 11 25 5 2 2 10 8.3 91.7 77.1 22.9 Rheal Cormier --
1987 St. Louis Cardinals team page 40 0 1 5 1 14 Cris Carpenter 5 35 33 7 20 6 0 5 4 12.5 87.5 82.5 17.5 Cris Carpenter Cris Carpenter
1986 St. Louis Cardinals team page 31 16 1 7 0 23 Luis Alicea 4 27 28 3 19 8 0 0 0 12.9 87.1 90.3 9.7 Luis Alicea --
1985 St. Louis Cardinals team page 35 9 1 6 0 18 Joe Magrane 8 27 24 11 19 3 2 3 0 22.9 77.1 68.6 31.4 Joe Magrane Joe Magrane
1984 St. Louis Cardinals team page 26 19 1 11 2 7 Mike Dunne 3 23 18 8 17 3 0 2 1 11.5 88.5 69.2 30.8 Greg Mathews --
1983 St. Louis Cardinals team page 30 14 1 3 0 24 Jim Lindeman 6 24 22 8 16 5 0 3 0 20.0 80.0 73.3 26.7 Jim Lindeman --
1982 St. Louis Cardinals team page 32 12 1 4 1 21 Todd Worrell 10 22 24 8 13 6 1 2 0 31.3 68.8 75.0 25.0 Terry Pendleton --
1981 St. Louis Cardinals team page 31 13 1 8 2 8 Bobby Meacham 15 16 17 14 14 1 0 0 1 48.4 51.6 54.8 45.2 Jeff Keener --
1980 St. Louis Cardinals team page 37 12 1 3 0 15 Don Collins 23 14 22 15 9 1 0 2 2 62.2 37.8 59.5 40.5 Jim Adduci --
1979 St. Louis Cardinals team page 26 18 1 6 0 6 Andy Van Slyke 15 11 15 11 4 2 2 1 2 57.7 42.3 57.7 42.3 Andy Van Slyke --
1978 St. Louis Cardinals team page 46 18 1 1 0 15 Bob Hicks 23 21 24 22 11 4 0 2 4 50.0 45.7 52.2 47.8 Mike Moore --
1977 St. Louis Cardinals team page 42 17 1 9 1 6 Terry Kennedy 21 21 27 15 15 1 1 1 3 50.0 50.0 64.3 35.7 Terry Kennedy --
1976 St. Louis Cardinals team page 34 17 1 7 1 15 Leon Durham 23 11 22 12 4 3 1 1 2 67.6 32.4 64.7 35.3 Leon Durham --
1975 St. Louis Cardinals team page 31 14 1 7 1 16 David Johnson 20 11 20 11 5 2 2 0 2 64.5 35.5 64.5 35.5 Dave Oliver David Johnson
1974 St. Louis Cardinals team page 31 14 1 6 3 13 Garry Templeton 25 6 17 14 4 0 0 0 2 80.6 19.4 54.8 45.2 Garry Templeton --
year teamname stats picks other 1st rnd total mlb udfa top pick# top pick hs college signed Unsigned d1 d2 d3 naia jrcollege hs% col% sign% unsign% first to mlb top bonus
1973 St. Louis Cardinals team page 52 15 1 5 1 12 Joe Edelen 24 28 32 20 19 3 0 0 6 46.2 53.8 61.5 38.5 Eric Rasmussen --
1972 St. Louis Cardinals team page 41 13 1 3 1 21 Dan Larson 22 19 26 15 14 3 0 0 2 53.7 46.3 63.4 36.6 Mike Proly --
1971 St. Louis Cardinals team page 45 28 1 9 2 8 Ed Kurpiel 34 11 23 22 5 2 0 0 3 75.6 24.4 51.1 48.9 Jim Dwyer Ed Kurpiel
1970 St. Louis Cardinals team page 41 23 1 9 1 11 Jim Browning 33 8 24 17 0 3 0 0 5 80.5 19.5 58.5 41.5 Don Durham --
1969 St. Louis Cardinals team page 40 18 1 7 1 20 Charles Minott 24 16 25 15 3 7 1 0 5 60.0 40.0 62.5 37.5 Mick Kelleher --
1968 St. Louis Cardinals team page 46 17 1 5 1 19 James Hairston 32 14 25 21 6 3 0 0 5 69.6 30.4 54.3 45.7 Tim Plodinec Bob Forsch
1967 St. Louis Cardinals team page 42 17 1 5 2 10 Ted Simmons 33 9 23 19 4 1 0 1 3 78.6 21.4 54.8 45.2 Ted Simmons Ted Simmons
1966 St. Louis Cardinals team page 46 9 1 7 4 7 Leron Lee 26 19 28 18 12 3 0 1 3 56.5 41.3 60.9 39.1 Clay Kirby --
1965 St. Louis Cardinals team page 60 1 1 8 4 20 Joe DiFabio 22 34 25 35 24 4 0 4 2 36.7 56.7 41.7 58.3 Dan McGinn Joe DiFabio
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