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Below is a partial list of players in the St. Louis Cardinals minor league organization and rosters of their minor league affiliates.

Players individually listed here have not yet played in Major League Baseball (MLB), but have reached an advanced level of achievement or notoriety (most minor league players do not meet these criteria).

Some notable players in the minor leagues may have their own profile pages, such as first-round draft picks.

Note that anyone with a past MLB appearance has their own profile page, even if they are currently playing in the minor leagues.

Nicholas Dunn (born January 29, 1997) is an American professional baseball second baseman in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Dunn attended Shikellamy High School in Sunbury, Pennsylvania.

Ryan Fernandez (born June 11, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Fernandez played college baseball at Hillsborough Community College.

Moisés Manuel Gómez (born August 27, 1998) is a Venezuelan professional baseball outfielder in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Ian McAllister Bedell (born September 5, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Bedell attended Central High School in Davenport, Iowa, where he played baseball.

In 2015, as a senior, he batted .477 with seven home runs and 32 RBIs.

After graduating, he spent the summer playing in the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League for the Silver Spring–Takoma Thunderbolts.

Dunn played college baseball at the University of Maryland.

Gómez was signed by the Tampa Bay Rays as an international free agent in 2015, and spent seven years in their minor league system, making it as high as Double-A with the Montgomery Biscuits.

As a sophomore in 2016, he went 7–1 with a 1.70 ERA over innings.

After reclassifying and graduating early, he enrolled at the University of Missouri to play college baseball.

In 2016 and 2017, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League, where he was named a league all-star in 2016, and won the league's playoff MVP award in 2017.

As a freshman at Missouri in 2018, Bedell pitched to a 6.17 ERA over innings.

As a senior in 2018, he hit .330 with ten home runs and 39 RBIs and was named a second-team All-American.

After the season, he was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the fifth round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.

Dunn made his professional debut in 2018 State College Spikes and also played for the Peoria Chiefs, batting .253 with three home runs and 35 RBIs over 65 games.

The Boston Red Sox selected Fernandez with the 700th overall pick in the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.

On December 6, 2023, the St. Louis Cardinals selected Fernandez from the Red Sox in the Rule 5 draft.

As a sophomore in 2019, he made 18 appearances and went 3–1 with a 1.56 ERA and 36 strikeouts over innings.

That summer, he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Wareham Gatemen where he was 4–0 with a 0.59 ERA over innings, was named a league All-Star, and won the league's Outstanding Pitcher award.

In 2019, he played with Peoria, hitting .247 with three home runs and 38 RBIs over 104 games.

Bedell moved into the starting rotation for the 2020 season, starting four games and pitching to a 3.70 ERA before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bedell was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the fourth round with the 122nd overall pick of the shortened 2020 Major League Baseball draft.

He signed for $800,000.

Bedell made his professional debut in the 2021 with the Peoria Chiefs.

He pitched innings before undergoing Tommy John surgery.

Bedell returned to play in August 2022 and spent the season rehabbing with the Florida Complex League Cardinals and Palm Beach Cardinals, totaling a 3.18 ERA over innings.

Bedell returned to Peoria for the 2023 season.

Over 27 games (19 starts), he went 4–2 with a 2.44 ERA and 106 strikeouts over 96 innings and was named the Midwest League Pitcher of the Year.

He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2021, he played for the Springfield Cardinals and hit .259 with six home runs and 36 RBIs over 95 games, and he returned to Springfield in 2022, hitting .271 with seven home runs and 44 RBIs over 112 games.

Dunn opened the 2023 season with Springfield.

In late July, he was promoted to the Memphis Redbirds.

Over 124 games between the two teams, he slashed .319/.413/.442 with nine home runs, sixty RBIs, and 25 doubles.