TOP TEN PROSPECTS 1. Oscar Taveras, of 2. Shelby Miller, rhp 3. Carlos Martinez, rhp 4. Trevor Rosenthal, rhp 5. Kolten Wong, 2b 6. Michael Wacha, rhp 7. Matt Adams, 1b 8. Tyrell Jenkins, rhp 9. Carson Kelly, 3b 10. Stephen Piscotty, of/3b BEST TOOLS Best Hitter for Average Oscar Taveras Best Power Hitter Matt Adams Best Strike Zone Discipline Mike O'Neill Fastest Baserunner C.J. McElroy Best Athlete Tyrell Jenkins Best Fastball Trevor Rosenthal Best Curveball Carlos Martinez Best Slider Jorge Rondon Best Changeup Michael Wacha Best Control Seth Maness Best Defensive Catcher Steve Bean Best Defensive Infielder Pete Kozma Best Infield Arm Patrick Wisdom Best Defensive OF Charlie Tilson Best Outfield Arm Stephen Piscotty PROJECTED 2016 LINEUP Catcher Yadier Molina First Base Allen Craig Second Base Kolten Wong Third Base David Freese Shortstop Pete Kozma Left Field Matt Holliday Center Field Jon Jay Right Field Oscar Taveras No. 1 Starter Adam Wainwright No. 2 Starter Shelby Miller No. 3 Starter Jaime Garcia No. 4 Starter Lance Lynn No. 5 Starter Carlos Martinez Closer Jason Motte TOP PROSPECTS OF THE DECADE Year Player, Pos 2012 Org 2003 Dan Haren, rhp Angels 2004 Blake Hawksworth, rhp Dodgers 2005 Anthony Reyes, rhp Padres 2006 Anthony Reyes, rhp Padres 2007 Colby Rasmus, of Blue Jays 2008 Colby Rasmus, of Blue Jays 2009 Colby Rasmus, of Blue Jays 2010 Shelby Miller, rhp Cardinals 2011 Shelby Miller, rhp Cardinals 2012 Shelby Miller, rhp Cardinals TOP DRAFT PICKS OF THE DECADE Year Player, Pos 2012 Org 2003 Daric Barton, C Athletics 2004 Chris Lambert, RHP Out of baseball 2005 Colby Rasmus, OF Blue Jays 2006 Adam Ottavino, RHP Rockies 2007 Pete Kozma, SS Cardinals 2008 Brett Wallace, 1B Astros 2009 Shelby Miller, RHP Cardinals 2010 Zack Cox, 3B Marlins 2011 Kolten Wong, 2B Cardinals 2012 Michael Wacha, RHP Cardinals LARGEST BONUSES IN CLUB HISTORY J.D. Drew, 1998 $3,000,000 Shelby Miller, 2009 $2,875,000 Rick Ankiel, 1999 $2,500,000 Chad Hutchinson, 1998 $2,300,000 Zack Cox, 2010 $2,000,000 When the Cardinals took the field for Game Five of the National League Championship Series with hopes of a second consecutive trip to the World Series, starting pitcher Lance Lynn was one of six players on the lineup card who was drafted and developed by the organization. Eleven of the 15 players who appeared in the game were homegrown, and third baseman David Freese has spent most of his career with St. Louis after arriving as a minor leaguer via trade. This wasn't a fluke. This is the future. "For us to have sustained success we have to be able to produce players internally," GM John Mozeliak says. "We knew without that it was going to be hard to be successful because the free-agent market was not a place we wanted to be using resources." The Cardinals lost Game Five and squandered a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series against the Giants to fall one win shy of defending their NL pennant. But while 2012 ended in disappointment, it also marked a positive move in the first year after the departures of Albert Pujols and Tony LaRussa. Though Lynn won 18 games and was picked as an all-star in his first season as a starter, he'll be welcomed to spring training by three challengers for his spot in the rotation: Joe Kelly, Trevor Rosenthal and Shelby Miller, not one of whom will be older than 24. Also poised to join the major league mix at some point in 2013 is outfielder Oscar Taveras, arguably the game's top hitting prospect, and second baseman Kolten Wong, a first-round pick in 2011. The emergence of Kelly, Rosenthal and Miller affirmed the organization's optimism about its pitching depth. Taveras and Wong both played for a Double-A Springfield squad that won the Texas League championship and Baseball America's Minor League Team of the Year award. They were kept together to benefit from the postseason run, and it was the third league title in three years for Taveras, the TL MVP. Mike Matheny, who hadn't managed at any professional level before replacing LaRussa for 2012, was every bit the steward of young talent and established players the front office had imagined. Nine Cardinals made their major league debuts in 2012. Matheny's staff also becomes an extension of development, as John Mabry was promoted from assistant hitting coach to hitting coach when Mark McGwire departed and Blaise Ilsley moved from Triple-A pitching coach to big league bullpen coach. St. Louis took advantage of an opportunity to fortify their talent base with six of the first 86 picks in the 2012 draft. The Cardinals selected righthander Michael Wacha at No. 18, then followed with five position players: outfielder James Ramsey; third basemen Stephen Piscotty, Patrick Wisdom and Carson Kelly; and catcher Steve Bean. Wacha raced to Double-A in his first pro summer and may not need much more than another full season in the minors. Upon their entry into pro ball, each of those players received a handbook called "The Cardinal Way." It details rules, cutoff plays and the general ethos of the organization, one reflected by the team's seventh appearance in the NLCS in 13 seasons. "It was instilled in us at the beginning," homegrown outfielder Jon Jay says, "that it is about winning." --

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