Track Record: The 2018 seventh-rounder from South Alabama played in just four games in the New York-Penn League after signing before making his full-season debut at Low-A in 2019, where he put up solid numbers. Donovan wasn’t at the Cardinals alternate training site in 2020 but started the 2021 season on a tear, quickly advancing out of High-A after 25 games. He spent 50 games at Double-A Springfield before finishing the season at Triple-A Memphis. He hit .308 with two homers in the Arizona Fall League to wrap up the season.

Scouting Report: Donovan wasn’t much of a prospect coming into the year but his performance helped shoot him onto the prospect scene. He’s a line-to-line hitter who gets on base, has a patient approach and doesn’t have much swing and miss. He projects to be a plus hitter, with a high contact rate and the ability to hit mid-90s velocity, but the rest of his tools are below-average to fringe-average. Donovan has slightly below-average power and is a fringe-average defender at second base and third base. Some opposing scouts think he’ll need to move permanently to left field. The Cardinals were pleased with his development this year and added him to the 40-man roster after the season.

The Future: Donovan provides good value as a lefthanded bat off the bench on a Cardinals team stocked with righthanded hitters. He should make his big league debut in 2022.