The team first competed in the Sarasota Rookie League in 1964 and the Florida Rookie League in 1965, predecessors of the Gulf Coast League (GCL), which began play in 1966. The team competed until 1976, then was absent from the league for 30 years.
In 2007, the team returned to the GCL, and has operated continuously since then. The team claimed its first league championship in 2016. Prior to the 2021 season, the Gulf Coast League was renamed as the Florida Complex League.
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The Florida Complex League Cardinals or FCL Cardinals are a rookie league affiliate of the St Louis Cardinals competing in the Florida Complex League of Minor League Baseball Prior to 2021 the team was known as the Gulf Coast League Cardinals The team plays its 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 The team is mainly composed of players who are in their first year of professional baseball either as draftees or non drafted free agents Florida Complex League Cardinals 1966 1976 2007 present Jupiter FloridaMinor league affiliationsClassRookieLeagueFlorida Complex LeagueDivisionEast DivisionPrevious leaguesGulf Coast League 1966 1976 2007 2020 Florida Rookie League 1965 Sarasota Rookie League 1964 Major league affiliationsTeamSt Louis CardinalsMinor league titlesLeague titles 1 2016Division titles 4 2012201420162018Team dataNameFCL CardinalsPrevious namesGCL Cardinals 1966 1976 2007 2020 FRL Cardinals 1965 SRL Cardinals 1964 BallparkRoger Dean StadiumOwner s Operator s St Louis CardinalsManagerRoberto Espinoza Contents 1 History 2 Season by season 3 Roster 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe team first competed in the Sarasota Rookie League in 1964 and the Florida Rookie League in 1965 predecessors of the Gulf Coast League GCL which began play in 1966 The team competed until 1976 then was absent from the league for 30 years In 2007 the team returned to the GCL and has operated continuously since then The team claimed its first league championship in 2016 Prior to the 2021 season the Gulf Coast League was renamed as the Florida Complex League Season by season editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed December 2022 Learn how and when to remove this message 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 2020 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 roundvs GCL Pirates 1 game to 0 2013 24 35 15th Steve Turco 2014 37 23 2nd Steve Turco Lost in 1st roundvs GCL Red Sox 1 game to 0 2015 34 25 5th t Steve Turco Lost in 1st roundvs GCL Red Sox 1 game to 0 2016 33 21 1st Steve Turco League Champsvs GCL Red Sox 1 game to 0 Won in first roundvs GCL Phillies 2 games to 1 2017 26 29 11th Steve Turco 2018 40 16 1st Erick Almonte Won in first roundvs GCL Phillies East 1 game to 0 Lost in League Finalsvs GCL Tigers East 2 games to 1 2019 20 34 16th Josh Lopez Playoffs cancelled due to Hurricane Dorian 2020 No Season due to pandemic 1 Roster editFlorida Complex League Cardinals rostervte Players Coaches Other Pitchers 27 Yadiel Batista 37 Alexander Beltre 36 Antoni Cuello 58 Samuel Fabian 51 Jovi Galvez 43 Luis Gastelum 13 Charles Harrison 30 Hunter Hayes 32 Yordy Herrera 53 Hunter Kublick 18 Miguel Martinez 57 Ruben Menes 28 Ronny Oliver 34 Wilmer Ortega 47 Leonel Sequera 35 Juan Severino 48 Victor Villanueva 64 Christian Worley nbsp 46 Omar Yanez nbsp 44 Nelfy Ynfante Catchers 7 Heriberto Caraballo 56 Justin Guerrero 32 Roblin Heredia 33 Alejandro Loaiza 49 Luis Rodriguez Infielders 3 Arfeni Batista 4 Samil De La Rosa 8 Yancel Guerrero 22 Raul Guzman 29 Jonathan Mejia Outfielders 19 Romtres Cabrera nbsp 15 Travis Honeyman nbsp 40 Yordalin Pena 5 Yaisel Ramos 39 Jose Suarez 16 Felix Taveras 25 Miguel Vargas Manager 41 Roberto Espinoza Coaches 50 Erick Almonte hitting 12 Luis Arenado 62 Dernier Orozco pitching 11 Christina Whitlock 60 day injured list 38 Bruno Lopez 16 Jacob Odle nbsp 7 day injured list On St Louis Cardinals 40 man roster Development list Rehab assignment Reserve list Restricted list Suspended list Temporarily inactive list Roster updated May 4 2024 Transactions More rosters MiLB Florida Complex League St Louis Cardinals minor league playersReferences edit 2020 Minor League Baseball Season Shelved Minor League Baseball June 30 2020 External links editOfficial website nbsp This article about a baseball team in Florida is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Florida Complex League Cardinals amp oldid 1165359038, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
