With minors season winding down, what can September offer these 6 Cardinals prospects?

Across two organizations and four minor league teams, Santana has struck out 40.3% of the batters he's faced. With 12 regular-season games remaining in Memphis' schedule and a postseason appearance awaiting the Redbirds, innings will be available for Santana to see how his arsenal matches up against more advanced hitters. How Doyle, Franklin handle final innings As two of the Cardinals' top pitching prospects heading into this season, 2025 draft picks and former Tennessee teammates Liam Doyle and Tanner Franklin have both neared 100 innings for the first time. Both project to have a chance to cap their workloads with pivotal innings in the Texas League postseason. Doyle, the Cardinals' first-round pick last year, was activated from the Development List on Thursday and made a start for Springfield that day. Doyle tossed 5 2/3 innings and allowed one run to lower his ERA to 3.77 across 98 innings in Class AA. The left-handed Doyle has posted a 1.60 ERA over 10 starts since June 26. Doyle's return from the Development List put him on track to make one more regular-season start before the postseason. Franklin, a second-round pick in last year's draft, has posted a 4.82 ERA over 99 innings in his transition from college reliever to minor league starter. The righty has struck out 29.5% of the batters he's faced across Class High-A and Class AA. The Cardinals placed Franklin on the Development List on Wednesday. He could be reactivated and added back to Springfield's roster before they begin their postseason run on Sept. 15. What kind of finish can Davis deliver? A midseason promotion introduced 2023 first-round pick Chase Davis to Class AAA pitching after he spent all of 2025 in Class AA. Regular at-bats across the final month of the season could allow Davis, who will require a 40-man roster spot to be protected from the Rule 5 draft this winter, a chance to uplift his offense after a lowly season.