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Values updated JULY 30, 2026
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Early Calls

ValuCast ranks these higher than the public field

221 early calls tracked since 2026-06-13 42 of 153 matured decided calls (14+ days) ended with the field coming to us (28%) · 0.92x the matched-control baseline retired calls count against us — full ledger

VC #4 vs field ~#65

Ahead of the field 36 days · since 2026-06-24

5 boards

VC #6 vs field ~#66

Ahead of the field 47+ days · tracked since 2026-06-13

5 boards

+137

VC #18 vs field ~#155

Ahead of the field 33 days · since 2026-06-27

3 boards

VC #8 vs field ~#66

Ahead of the field 38 days · since 2026-06-22

5 boards

VC #24 vs field ~#193

Ahead of the field 36 days · since 2026-06-24

3 boards

VC #22 vs field ~#153

Ahead of the field 36 days · since 2026-06-24

3 boards

VC #31 vs field ~#208

Ahead of the field 34 days · since 2026-06-26

3 boards

VC #16 vs field ~#95

Ahead of the field 36 days · since 2026-06-24

4 boards

VC #36 vs field ~#206

Ahead of the field 33 days · since 2026-06-27

3 boards

VC #75 vs field ~#402

Ahead of the field 17 days · since 2026-07-13

3 boards

+209

VC #60 vs field ~#269

Ahead of the field 34 days · since 2026-06-26

3 boards

VC #108 vs field ~#448

Ahead of the field 34 days · since 2026-06-26

3 boards

+40

VC #14 vs field ~#54

Ahead of the field 22 days · since 2026-07-08

4 boards

VC #64 vs field ~#235

Ahead of the field 36 days · since 2026-06-24

3 boards

VC #133 vs field ~#476

Ahead of the field 30 days · since 2026-06-30

3 boards

VC #39 vs field ~#136

Ahead of the field 38 days · since 2026-06-22

4 boards

VC #57 vs field ~#184

Ahead of the field 17 days · since 2026-07-13

3 boards

VC #27 vs field ~#87

Ahead of the field 36 days · since 2026-06-24

3 boards

VC #51 vs field ~#160

Ahead of the field 27 days · since 2026-07-03

3 boards

VC #15 vs field ~#47

Ahead of the field 39 days · since 2026-06-21

5 boards

VC #48 vs field ~#139

Ahead of the field 36 days · since 2026-06-24

3 boards

VC #19 vs field ~#54

Ahead of the field 38 days · since 2026-06-22

4 boards

VC #124 vs field ~#351

Ahead of the field 36 days · since 2026-06-24

3 boards

VC #143 vs field ~#390

Ahead of the field 36 days · since 2026-06-24

3 boards

VC #20 vs field ~#52

Ahead of the field 12 days · since 2026-07-18

3 boards

Show thinly-covered calls (25) — only 2 boards, weaker agreement

+255

VC #25 vs field ~#280

Ahead of the field 16 days · since 2026-07-14

2 boards

+269

VC #34 vs field ~#303

Ahead of the field 16 days · since 2026-07-14

2 boards

VC #38 vs field ~#231

Ahead of the field 30 days · since 2026-06-30

2 boards

VC #42 vs field ~#238

Ahead of the field 34 days · since 2026-06-26

2 boards

+260

VC #58 vs field ~#318

Ahead of the field 23 days · since 2026-07-07

2 boards

VC #17 vs field ~#80

Ahead of the field 41 days · since 2026-06-19

2 boards

VC #77 vs field ~#337

Ahead of the field 17 days · since 2026-07-13

2 boards

VC #106 vs field ~#442

Ahead of the field 30 days · since 2026-06-30

2 boards

VC #79 vs field ~#321

Ahead of the field 34 days · since 2026-06-26

2 boards

VC #91 vs field ~#328

Ahead of the field 27 days · since 2026-07-03

2 boards

VC #84 vs field ~#284

Ahead of the field 34 days · since 2026-06-26

2 boards

VC #65 vs field ~#212

Ahead of the field 30 days · since 2026-06-30

2 boards

+79

VC #37 vs field ~#116

Ahead of the field 34 days · since 2026-06-26

2 boards

VC #132 vs field ~#396

Ahead of the field 34 days · since 2026-06-26

2 boards

VC #73 vs field ~#209

Ahead of the field 34 days · since 2026-06-26

2 boards

VC #62 vs field ~#174

Ahead of the field 38 days · since 2026-06-22

2 boards

VC #78 vs field ~#218

Ahead of the field 7 days · since 2026-07-23

2 boards

VC #170 vs field ~#470

Ahead of the field 30 days · since 2026-06-30

2 boards

VC #147 vs field ~#398

Ahead of the field 16 days · since 2026-07-14

2 boards

VC #138 vs field ~#368

Ahead of the field 17 days · since 2026-07-13

2 boards

VC #114 vs field ~#264

Ahead of the field 16 days · since 2026-07-14

2 boards

VC #95 vs field ~#218

Ahead of the field 2 days · since 2026-07-28

2 boards

+255

VC #207 vs field ~#462

Ahead of the field 1 day · since 2026-07-29

2 boards

VC #72 vs field ~#143

Ahead of the field 27 days · since 2026-07-03

2 boards

VC #283 vs field ~#532

Ahead of the field 1 day · since 2026-07-29

2 boards

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St. Louis Cardinals

115 prospects in the ValuCast pool · ValuCast prospect order

System snapshot

Current ValuCast prospect pool
Top-20 value 638.2
Top-5 value share 33.6%
Top-20 balance 7 H / 13 P
Top-20 levels AAA 8 · AA 6 · A+ 3 · A 3

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Scouting reports

  • Liam Doyle Stat Grounded The strikeout rate is loud, the walk rate is the whole argument. Doyle is punching out batters at 11.2 per nine across 66 innings at AA, and that translates to roughly league-average punch at the MLB level, but 41 walks in thos...
  • Leo Bernal Stat Grounded The bat works at AAA, and for a catcher that's enough to start a real conversation. Bernal is hitting .275/.358/.471 across 341 plate appearances at AAA this season, with 13 home runs, and the discipline profile translates clea...
  • Jurrangelo Cijntje Stat Grounded The strikeout rate translates, the walk rate doesn't. Across AAA & AA in 2026, Cijntje has 109 strikeouts in 88.3 innings, and that 11.1 K/9 renders to roughly league-average punch at the MLB level — fine. The 47 walks are the...
  • Blaze Jordan Stat Grounded The strikeout rate is the whole argument. At AAA this year across 252 plate appearances, Blaze Jordan is striking out at a 12% clip, which translates to a 16.7% mark against big-league pitching, well below a league average that...
  • Joshua Báez Stat Grounded The failure point is contact frequency; the damage is the carrying tool. Everyday middle-order ceiling; the current contact points to a low-average bench-power floor. The sample covers 410 PA in Triple-A, so confidence is high.

Scouting Reports

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Stat Grounded

P / AA / SEA

A 1.3 ERA and a 0.60 WHIP at Double-A, across 77.7 innings, is the kind of line that makes you look for the catch. Ten walks in 276 batters faced — that's the whole argument. The translation puts his K/9 at 10.0 and his BB/9 at...

Stat Grounded

SS / A+ / WSN

The line does not show a second offensive strength at the same level; he forces pitchers into the zone and takes the free pass. The walks create an everyday path, but the present outcome is a reserve. He is 18 in High-A and Sin...

Stat Grounded

CF / AAA / DET

The strikeout rate is the lead. At AAA in 2026, Clark is punching out at 16% across 418 plate appearances — a number that translates to 18.7% against big-league pitching, well below a league average that sits around 22%. That's...

Stat Grounded

P / A+ / LAA

The strikeout-to-walk gap is doing real work here: a 22% K-BB% at A+ ranks 92nd percentile in his pitcher pool, and the 12.1 K/9 across 43.3 innings translates to 8.7 per nine at the MLB equivalent, which lands almost exactly a...

Stat Grounded

CF / AAA / MIN

The contact-plus-patience combination here is the argument. Across AAA, A+, and A this year, Jenkins is hitting .294/.398/.482 with 32 walks against 33 strikeouts in 231 plate appearances, and when you translate that discipline...

Stat Grounded

P / AAA / CHW

The 13.5 K/9 at AAA is the loudest number in the profile, and it translates to 10.3 per nine against MLB hitters while the league sits at 8.6. The problem sitting right next to it is 39 walks across 56 innings, a 6.3 BB/9 that...

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