A look at the Peoria Chiefs roster, top ranked prospects and more as Opening Day arrives

PEORIA — The Peoria Chiefs open the 2026 Midwest League season on Friday with a three-game series at Cedar Rapids and a roster stocked with intriguing prospects from the parent club St. Louis Cardinals. The high-A team includes five members of the Cardinals Top 30 Prospects, according to mlb.

com . Among them are catcher Rainiel Rodriguez (No. 3), RHP Tanner Franklin (No.

11), RHP Yhoiker Fajardo (No. 13), OF Tai Peete (No. 18) and INF Jesus Baez (No.

20). Rodriguez, who just turned 19 in January, is also ranked No. 35 among all baseball prospects in the mlb.