The St. Louis Cardinals are promoting catching prospect Jimmy Crooks to the MLB roster prior to their contest on Friday evening against the Cincinnati Reds. In a corresponding move, the Cardinals are placing catcher Yohel Pozo (concussion) on the 7-day concussion list. The 24-year-old has spent the entire 2025 season at the Triple-A level. Through his first 98 games at the top level of the St. Louis system, Crooks has posted a solid .274/.337/.441 line with 21 doubles, 14 home runs, and a 114:36 K:BB. During this stretch, Crooks has not stolen a base and scored 61 runs and brought in 79 runs. In 2024, Crooks spent his time with Double-A and posted an impressive .908 OPS. Given that Crooks will likely share time with Pedro Pages, he is only worth a look in deep NL-only formats.

St. Louis Cardinals catching prospect Jimmy Crooks has enjoyed a strong start to the 2025 campaign at the Triple-A level. Crooks has posted two multi-hit outings through his first three contests and tallied four RBI with a 2:2 BB:K. He also hit his first long ball of the campaign in the season opener. This is a promising start for the Oklahoma product as he spent his entire 2024 campaign at the Double-A level. Across 90 contests at Double-A in 2024, Crooks posted a strong .321/.410/.498 slash line with 19 doubles and 11 round-trippers. He held a 43:78 BB:K and swiped four bags. The 23-year-old is currently considered the No. 4-ranked prospect in the St. Louis system on MLB.com. Fantasy managers should continue to monitor Crooks' production at Triple-A, but he will face an uphill battle to reach the majors as the Cardinals have two capable backstops in the majors.