The early stages of the MiLB season have brought loads of speculation with regard to Oscar Taveras and Stephen Piscotty, and which prospect the Cardinals will summon to St. Louis first. I'd love to be able to provide some clarity to that question, but frankly, such call-ups depend on so many different proprietary factors, and it'd be pretty stupid of me say something like, "Piscotty is gonna be the guy 'cause he's hitting a bunch of singles at Triple-A." Piscotty, by the way, has collected 15 hits (12 singles) through his first 37 AB at Memphis. He's a fine prospect, and he's zoned in right now, but the gaudy average (.405) is probably drawing a bit more attention than it should. Meanwhile, Taveras is slugging north of .500. He's still the higher-impact fantasy talent, and he's still the better prospect. This is not to suggest that Oscar will definitely be up before Piscotty -- only that it'd be silly to lose perspective on the situation. Taveras is the true prize.
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