First baseman Brett Wallace (credit: Bob Levey/Getty Images)
During the seven years Jeff Luhnow was reportedly responsible for the Cardinals’ draft (2005-2011), St. Louis selected a total of 29 players who have made it to the major leagues. During that same time frame, the Astros drafted eight future big leaguers.
Here’s a look at the highlights:
2005- Eight Major Leaguers including Colby Rasmus, Jaime Garcia and current Astros non-roster invitee Nick Stavinoha
2006- Nine including John Jay, Allen Craig, current Astro David Carpenter and Indians’ closer Chris Perez
2007- Nine including Daniel Descalso
2008- Two including current Astro Brett Wallace
2009- One (Matt Carpenter). Nine have reached AA to date.
2010- Four have reached AA through the 2011 season




















