TOWER GROVE — After a brief hiatus to artificially inflate the click totals on the previous poll — or so that I could play father for a few days, whichever — the Bird Land Community Top 21 returns today and will continue each weekday until it’s finished. There are seven spots remaining in the top 20, and then the 21st spot in the poll will be reserved for the Community Sleeper — the player that…

TOWER GROVE — One of the pitchers who has put himself on the prospect radar this season, converted catcher Casey Mulligan was promoted this morning to High-A Palm Beach after a monthlong turn as Quad Cities shutdown closer.

Mulligan was 2-0 with a 0.45 ERA in 17 games for the St. Louis Cardinals Low-A affiliate in the Quad Cities. He also had 36 strikeouts against five walks in 20 innings for the River Bandits.

The 21-year-old righthander was…