Cardinals' 6-5 Right-Hander Piled Up 143 Ks, Named Top Pitching Prospect

Cardinals' pitching prospect Jacob Odle, who missed all of 2024 and went winless in 2025, bounced back in a big way in 2026 with 143 strikeouts in 96 innings at Class-A and High-A. Odle and Rainiel Rodriguez were named the organization's pitching and hitting prospects of 2026 by MLB Pipeline.