Player Profile: Masyn Winn

Masyn Winn was born in Katy, Texas, on March 21, 2002. He played high school baseball at Kingwood High School in Kingwood, TX. He was the top-ranked shortstop in Texas and the second-overall player in the state in 2020. Winn, in his junior year on the mound, went 13-0 with a 0.67 ERA and 117 strikeouts in 76.1 innings. Winn also hit .417 with eight home runs and 46 RBI. In 2020, he was suspended for the first 12 games due to an infraction of team rules and only played in one game before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Winn was the second-ranked shortstop and the 11^th overall player in the country. He committed to play college baseball at the University of Arkansas.

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Masyn Winn Draft

Winn was the 54th-ranked prospect entering the 2020 draft and would be selected in the second round by the St. Louis Cardinals.

Masyn Winn Cardinals Tenure

2021

In Winn’s first season, he played at Single-A Palm Beach and High-A Peoria. He played in 98 games and slashed .242/.324/.356 with a .680 OPS; he had 19 doubles, five triples, five home runs, 44 RBI, 76 runs scored, 32 stolen bases, and 46 walks.

2022

Winn played for High-A Peoria and Double-A Springfield, and in 119 games, he slashed .283/.364/.468 with a .832 OPS; he had 36 doubles, eight triples, 12 home runs, 63 RBI, 91 runs scored, 43 stolen bases, and 63 walks. He played in the Futures Game, going 0-2 with two strikeouts. He would play in the Arizona Fall League as well, playing for Salt River, and in 20 games, he slashed .294/.407/.353 with a .760 OPS; he had one double, one home run, nine RBI, ten runs scored, nine stolen bases, and 13 walks.

2023

Winn entered the season as the 48th-ranked prospect by Baseball America and the 50th-ranked prospect by MLB.com. He played in 105 games at Triple-A Memphis, slashing .288/.359/.474 with a .834 OPS; he had 15 doubles, seven triples, 18 home runs, 61 RBI, 99 runs scored, 17 stolen bases, and 44 walks. He also made his big-league debut playing in 37 games for the Cardinals, and he slashed .172/.230/.238 with a .467 OPS; he had two doubles, two home runs, 12 RBI, eight runs scored, two stolen bases, and ten walks.

2024                                                                   

Winn ranked as the 39th overall prospect by Baseball America and the 43rd by MLB Pipeline. He spent the whole season in St. Louis as their starting shortstop. In 150 games, he hit .268 with a .730 OPS. Winn had 32 doubles, five triples, 15 home runs, 57 RBI, 85 runs scored, and 11 stolen bases.