Gulf Coast League Cardinals

Gulf Coast League Cardinals Founded in 1964 Jupiter, Florida
100px Cap insignia
Class-level
Current	Rookie
Minor league affiliations
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
Current	St. Louis Cardinals
Minor league titles
League titles (0)	None
Division titles (2)	2012 2014
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 Stadium
Owner(s)/ Operator(s)	St. Louis Cardinals
Manager	Steve Turco

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

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)

Roster

Gulf Coast League Cardinals roster
Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 29 Estarlin Arias 70 Silas Bohannan  8 Brady Bowen 54 Jordan DeLorenzo 31 Jordan Hicks -- Blake Higgins 18 Yeison Medina 34 Ronald Medrano 52 Ian Oxnevad 55 Paul Salazar 40 Jacob Schlesener -- Davis Ward		Catchers 53 Riley Drongesen 36 Frankie Rodriguez  5 Stephen Zavala Infielders 50 Allen Cordoba 56 Bryce Denton -- Dylan Tice Outfielders 35 Luis Bandes 47 Bladimil Franco 46 Nick Plummer 25 Jonathan Rivera 41 Carlos Talavera 30 Carlos Torres		Manager  7 Steve Turco Coaches -- Giovanni Carrara (pitching) -- Cody Gabella (coach) 10px 7-day disabled list * On St. Louis Cardinals 40-man roster # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporary inactive list Roster updated May 7, 2016 Transactions → More MiLB rosters → St. Louis Cardinals minor league players

External links

• Gulf Coast League Website
• GCL Cardinals
• GCL Cardinals at oursportscentral
• Team Roster