Peoria Chiefs infielder Brendan Donovan has recently been promoted to the St. Louis Cardinals Top-30 Prospect list according to MLB Pipeline. Donovan moves up to No. 30 as Seth Elledge has graduated from the list.
The 24-year-old prospect was drafted by the Cardinals in the 7th round (213th overall) in the
June 2018 First-Year Player Draft. Donovan played his college ball at the University of South Alabama where he was named Sun Belt Conference Tournament Most Outstanding Player in
2017.
Donovan appeared in 113 games with Peoria (then Low-A) in 2019. He accumulated a .266 batting average on 107 hits and 53 RBIs. In July 2019, he was named MiLB.com Midwest League Player of the Month after posting a .390/.489/.675 slash line in 21 games.
In the first two games of the 2021 season, Donovan has started both games at second base for the Chiefs while batting in the second spot. He is currently hitting .250 with an .583 OPS. On the
defensive side of things, Donovan has posted a 1.000 fielding percentage tallying 2 putouts and
7 assists.
This promotion now gives the Chiefs five prospects on the St. Louis Cardinals Top-30 Prospect list. Jhon Torres is at the top of that list as the seventh ranked prospect followed by Ian Bedell (13), Malcom Nunez (16), and Alec Burleson (20).
