Cade Ryan Winquest (born April 30, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization. He is currently a phantom ballplayer, having spent 17 days on the active roster of the New York Yankees without making an appearance.
| Cade Winquest | |
|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: April 30, 2000 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Career
editWinquest attended V.R. Eaton High School in Haslet, Texas, and the University of Texas at Arlington, where he played college baseball for the UT Arlington Mavericks.[1] In 2021, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[2] He planned to transfer to the University of Oregon for the 2023 season.[3]
The St. Louis Cardinals selected Winquest in the eighth round of the 2022 MLB draft. He played for the Palm Beach Cardinals in 2023 and for the Peoria Chiefs in 2024, but his 2024 season ended after nine games due to a slipped disc in his back. He began the 2025 season with Peoria and was promoted to the Springfield Cardinals in July 2025.[3]
On December 10, 2025, the New York Yankees selected Winquest from the Cardinals in the Rule 5 draft.[4] On March 24, 2026, the Yankees announced that Winquest had made the team's Opening Day roster.[5][6] On April 10, Winquest was designated for assignment by the Yankees without appearing in a game for the team.[7] The Yankees returned Winquest to the Cardinals organization, and the Cardinals assigned him to the Memphis Redbirds.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ Coyle, R. J. (April 24, 2019). "UTA baseball's youngest player holds his own". The Shorthorn.
- ↑ "#34 Cade Winquest". pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
- 1 2 Scranton, Lyndal (August 28, 2025). "Cade Winquest has found the on-switch with Double-A Springfield".
- ↑ "Yankees select RHP Cade Winquest from Cardinals in 2025 Rule 5 Draft". sny.tv.
- ↑ Phillips, Gary (March 24, 2026). "Cade Winquest, Yankees' rare Rule 5 pick, cracks Opening Day roster: who else made the cut?". New York Daily News. Retrieved March 25, 2026.
- ↑ "Rule 5 draft pick Cade Winquest earns spot on Yankees' roster". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 25, 2026. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
- ↑ "Yankees designate Cade Winquest without playing him". ESPN.com. Associated Press. April 10, 2026. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Yankees return Rule 5 draft pick Cade Winquest to Cardinals". espn.com. Associated Press. April 13, 2026. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)