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Cardinals Rumors: Top prospect Masyn Winn is injured

Just Tuesday, I listed Masyn Winn as a potential September call-up. He’s done nothing but rake this season in Memphis, and despite being just 21 years of age, there’s an argument to be made the Cards should see what they have in the middle infield prospect:

"“Winn has a .284/.355/.467 slash line in Memphis, and has spent his entire season there thus far. Surely, there are other areas where he could continue to develop in the minor leagues, but he’s proven he can hit pitching at that level. Why not give him a shot against major-league caliber competition? Winn made some noise at the Futures Game for his arm, and for good reason — he can toss the ball across the infield at speeds over 100 MPH. While Paul Goldcshmidt may need to rest his glove hand after the fact, there isn’t much other reason to keep Winn in Memphis, especially if it’s stunting his growth.”"

However, that dream may take a brief setback. MLB.com’s John Denton said Winn left his last outing.

“Winn, the top-ranked prospect in the Cardinals’ Minor League system, per MLB Pipeline, left Sunday’s game between Triple-A Memphis and Jacksonville after the sixth inning with what Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak described as a ‘mild glute strain,'” Denton said. “Winn, 21, was injured on Sunday after stepping onto a base awkwardly. He was 0-for-3 with a strikeout before being replaced at shortstop by Kramer Robertson.”

It’s unclear exactly how long Winn will be out, but this could put an end to any conversations about the team calling him up for the remainder of the season. It’s best to be safe than sorry with such valuable cargo.