Quinn Mathews Named MiLB Pitcher of the Week

The Cardinal Chronicle
St. Louis, MO
By Ray Mileur

Quinn Mathews Named Cardinal Chronicle Minor League Pitcher of the Week

Quinn Mathews is starting to look like Quinn Mathews again.

The Memphis Redbirds left-hander has been named the Cardinal Chronicle Minor League Pitcher of the Week after another strong outing in Triple-A, continuing one of the most encouraging pitching runs in the Cardinals’ system.

Mathews worked six scoreless innings for Memphis, allowing just three hits and one walk while striking out six. His weekly line was sharp across the board: 6.0 innings, three hits, no runs, one walk, six strikeouts, a 0.00 ERA, and a 0.67 WHIP.

That will win you the week.

More importantly, it continued a dominant June stretch for the 25-year-old left-hander. Mathews opened the month with back-to-back scoreless starts, giving him 12 consecutive scoreless innings over two outings. He struck out nine on June 4 against Louisville, then followed it with six more strikeouts on June 11 against Norfolk.

That is 15 strikeouts over 12 shutout innings.

For a pitcher with Mathews’ profile, the strikeouts have never been the question. The stuff is real. The left-handed look is difficult. The swing-and-miss ability gives him a chance to change games in a hurry. The key has been command, efficiency, and limiting the free passes.

This week, Mathews checked those boxes.

The one walk over six innings matters almost as much as the six strikeouts. Triple-A hitters will take what a pitcher gives them, and Mathews has had stretches this season where elevated walk totals created unnecessary traffic. When he is around the zone and working ahead, the entire profile changes.

Drafted by the Cardinals out of Stanford in 2023, the 6-foot-5 left-hander is one of the organization’s most important upper-level arms. He is currently ranked among the Cardinals’ top pitching prospects and remains one of the names most closely watched as the club evaluates its future rotation depth.

The Cardinals do not have to rush him, but they do have to pay attention.

Mathews is healthy, missing bats, and beginning to stack quality outings at Triple-A. That is exactly what the organization needed to see.

His latest start was not just a good line in the box score. It was another step forward.

For six shutout innings, strong command, and 12 straight scoreless innings to open June, Quinn Mathews is this week’s Cardinal Chronicle Minor League Pitcher of the Week.

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Photo Credit: Quinn Mathews, Memphis Redbirds | MiLB