Gulf Coast League Cardinals

The Gulf Coast League Cardinals are a Rookie Level minor league baseball affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals that plays in the Gulf Coast League. The Cardinals were originally a team from 1964–1976 and then were reactivated in 2007. They play their home games in Jupiter, Florida at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium, which is also the spring training home of the St. Louis Cardinals and the Miami Marlins.

Gulf Coast League Cardinals Founded in 1964 Jupiter, Florida
Cap insignia
Minor league affiliations
Class	Rookie
League	Gulf Coast League (since 2007)
Division	East Division
Previous leagues	Gulf Coast League (1966-1976) Florida Rookie League (1965) Sarasota Rookie League (1964)
Major league affiliations
Team	St. Louis Cardinals
Minor league titles
League titles (1)	2016
Division titles (4)	2012 2014 2016 2018
Team data
Nickname	GCL Cardinals (1966-present) FRL Cardinals (1965) SRL Cardinals (1964)
Previous names	Florida Rookie League Cardinals (1965) Sarasota Rookie League Cardinals (1964)
Ballpark	Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium
Owner(s)/ Operator(s)	St. Louis Cardinals
Manager	Joey Hawkins & Josh Lopez

2007 season

In 2007, the Cardinals were reactivated in the Gulf Coast League and played their first game since folding in 1976 on June 20, a 7-0 win against the GCL Nationals. The Cardinals won their next game, but then began a 6-game losing streak that lasted until June 30. In July, the Cardinals went 16-14, still heading into August with a sub-500 record. In August, the Cardinals went 8-13, finishing 24-30 and in 3rd place in the East, and missing the playoffs.

Season by season

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
SRL Cardinals (1964)
1964	30-30	2nd	Fred Koenig	No playoffs
FRL Cardinals (1965)
1965	27-31	5th	George Kissell	No playoffs
GCL Cardinals (1966–76)
1966	20-28	5th	George Kissell	No playoffs until 1983
1967	25-32	6th	George Kissell
1968	34-27	2nd	George Kissell/Ray Hathaway
1969	21-33	7th	Tom Burgess
1970	32-28	5th	Tom Burgess
1971	20-33	7th	Tom Burgess
1972	27-32	5th	Bobby Dews
1973	25-30	7th	Ken Boyer
1974	27-21	5th	Bobby Dews/Tom Burgess
1975	17-37	7th	Fred Koenig
1976	27-24	4th	Dave Ricketts
GCL Cardinals (2007–present)
2007	24-30	12th	Eude Brito
2008	17-38	15th	Eude Brito
2009	25-31	12th	Steve Turco
2010	28-28	8th	Steve Turco
2011	31-24	5th	Steve Turco
2012	34-24	3rd	Steve Turco	Lost in 1st round vs. GCL Pirates (1 game to 0)
2013	24-35	15th	Steve Turco
2014	37-23	2nd	Steve Turco	Lost in 1st round vs. GCL Red Sox (1 game to 0)
2015	34-25	5th (t)	Steve Turco	Lost in 1st round vs. GCL Red Sox (1 game to 0)
2016	33-21	1st	Steve Turco	League Champs vs. GCL Red Sox (1 game to 0) Won in first round vs. GCL Phillies (2 games to 1)
2017	26-29	11th	Steve Turco
2018	40-16	1st	Erick Almonte	Won in first round vs. GCL Phillies East (1 game to 0) Lost in League Finals vs. GCL Tigers East (2 games to 1)
2019	20-34	16th	Josh Lopez	Playoffs cancelled due to Hurricane Dorian

Roster

Gulf Coast League Cardinals roster

Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 23 Martin Cordova 13 Roy Garcia 46 Steven Gingery  3 Thomas Hart 37 Nathanael Heredia -- Ludwin Jimenez 21 Wilman Madera 36 Inohan Paniagua 51 Tyler Statler 47 Luis Tena 39 Anthony Trompiz 35 Francis Ventura		Catchers 40 Joyser Garcia 31 Zade Richardson Infielders  4 Francisco Hernandez 18 Ramon Mendoza  5 Franklin Soto Outfielders 25 Adanson Cruz  8 Joerlin De Los Santos 19 Luis Montano 16 Patrick Romeri 27 Jean Selmo		Manager -- Joey Hawkins  7 Josh Lopez Coaches 28 Giovanni Carrara (pitching) -- Bernard Gilkey (hitting) -- Tyler Wolfe (hitting) 7-day injured list * On St. Louis Cardinals 40-man roster # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporary inactive list Roster updated June 1, 2020 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB • Gulf Coast League → St. Louis Cardinals minor league players

External links

• Official website