One of the St. Louis Cardinals’ top prospects took an important step on Tuesday. No. 3 prospect Tink Hence dealt with a right rib cage strain that got him placed on the 60-day Injured List. Overall, he made five minor league rehab outings with Palm Beach, FCL Cardinals, and the High-A Peoria Chiefs. The Triple-A Springfield Cardinals announced on Tuesday that Hence was being reinstated from the Injured List and coming back up with his first start of the season with the club expected to be on Friday.