GM: John Mozeliak
2013: won pennant · 97–65. Ranks are vs the 30 teams that season.
Each position lists its starter then backups by games (so platoons & bench show). Starters (mound) & bullpen (left, foul territory) are ranked by WAR; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Carpenter | 27 | pre-arb | 157 | 7.2 | 0.5 | +18.8 |
| Yadier Molina | 30 | FA-elig | 136 | 7.2 | 14.0 | +5.2 |
| Adam Wainwright | 31 | FA-elig | 35 | 6.6 | 12.0 | +5.6 |
| Matt Holliday | 33 | FA-elig | 141 | 4.0 | 17.0 | -6.4 |
| Lance Lynn | 26 | pre-arb | 33 | 3.1 | 0.5 | +7.7 |
| Carlos Beltrán | 36 | FA-elig | 145 | 2.7 | 13.0 | -5.8 |
| Allen Craig | 28 | arb | 134 | 2.5 | 1.8 | +5.0 |
| Trevor Rosenthal | 23 | pre-arb | 74 | 2.1 | 0.5 | +5.3 |
| Shelby Miller | 22 | pre-arb | 31 | 1.9 | 0.5 | +4.7 |
| Jon Jay | 28 | arb | 157 | 1.8 | 0.5 | +4.2 |
| Matt Adams | 24 | pre-arb | 108 | 1.6 | 0.5 | +3.8 |
| Michael Wacha | 21 | – | 15 | 1.1 | 0.2 | +2.8 |
| Shane Robinson | 28 | arb | 99 | 0.8 | 0.5 | +1.6 |
| Kevin Siegrist | 23 | – | 45 | 0.7 | 0.3 | +1.5 |
| Joe Kelly | 25 | pre-arb | 40 | 0.6 | 0.5 | +1.0 |
| Randy Choate | 37 | FA-elig | 64 | 0.5 | 1.5 | -0.0 |
| David Freese | 30 | arb | 138 | 0.5 | 3.1 | -1.9 |
| Tyler Lyons | 25 | – | 12 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +0.9 |
| Pete Kozma | 25 | pre-arb | 143 | 0.3 | 0.5 | +0.3 |
| Carlos Martinez | 21 | – | 21 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +0.5 |
| Jaime García | 26 | arb | 9 | 0.3 | 5.8 | -5.1 |
| John Axford↔ MIL | 30 | arb | 13 | 0.2 | 0.9 | -0.3 |
| Seth Maness | 24 | – | 66 | 0.2 | 0.4 | +0.1 |
| Jake Westbrook | 35 | FA-elig | 21 | 0.2 | 8.8 | -8.3 |
| Sam Freeman | 26 | pre-arb | 13 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Keith Butler | 24 | – | 16 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Daniel Descalso | 26 | arb | 123 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| John Gast | 24 | – | 3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Edward Mujica | 29 | FA-elig | 65 | 0.0 | 3.2 | -3.1 |
| Jermaine Curtis | 25 | pre-arb | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Fernando Salas | 28 | arb | 27 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| Audry Pérez | 24 | – | 2 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Marc Rzepczynski↔ CLE | 27 | arb | 11 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Victor Marte | 32 | pre-arb | 4 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| Maikel Cleto | 24 | – | 1 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Ryan Jackson | 25 | pre-arb | 7 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -1.1 |
| Michael Blazek↔ MIL | 24 | – | 11 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.8 |
| Kolten Wong | 22 | – | 32 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -1.0 |
| Rob Johnson | 30 | arb | 20 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -1.1 |
| Adron Chambers | 26 | pre-arb | 25 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -1.2 |
| Tony Cruz | 26 | pre-arb | 51 | -0.5 | 0.5 | -1.7 |
| Brock Peterson | 29 | – | 23 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -1.4 |
| Ty Wigginton | 35 | FA-elig | 47 | -0.6 | 2.5 | -4.0 |
| Mitchell Boggs↔ COL | 29 | arb | 18 | -0.7 | 1.0 | -3.0 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Michael Wacha | 1.1 |
| Kevin Siegrist | 0.7 |
| Randy Choate | 0.5 |
| Tyler Lyons | 0.4 |
| Carlos Martinez | 0.3 |
| John Axford | 0.2 |
| Player | 2012 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Kyle Lohse | 3.0 |
| Skip Schumaker | 0.8 |
| Chris Carpenter | 0.1 |
| Lance Berkman | 0.1 |
| C.J. Fick | -0.0 |
| Bryan Anderson | -0.0 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2013, 2013–2019. Pre-2015 has no contract-terms data — forward italic $ are realized actuals (hindsight, not commitments known then). Control labels (ARB/FA) are point-in-time.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Holliday | 33 | 9.000 | $17.0M | $17.0M | $17.0M | $17.0M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Yadier Molina | 30 | 8.123 | $14.0M | $15.0M | $15.0M | $14.0M | $14.0M | $20.0M | $20.0M |
| Carlos Beltrán | 36 | 14.014 | $13.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Adam Wainwright | 31 | 7.027 | $12.0M | $19.5M | $19.5M | $19.5M | $19.5M | $19.5M | $2.0M |
| Jake Westbrook | 35 | 12.144 | $8.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ty Wigginton | 35 | 11.000 | $2.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Randy Choate | 37 | 8.073 | $1.5M | $3.0M | $3.0M | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaime García | 26 | 4.047 | $5.8M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Edward Mujica | 29 | 5.115 | $3.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| David Freese | 30 | 3.028 | $3.1M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Mitchell Boggs | 29 | 3.125 | $983k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Marc Rzepczynski | 27 | 3.036 | $318k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Rob Johnson | 30 | 3.007 | $145k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Craig | 28 | 2.077 | $1.8M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| John Axford | 30 | 2.170 | $867k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jon Jay | 28 | 2.134 | $524k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Lance Lynn | 26 | 1.119 | $513k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Fernando Salas | 28 | 2.087 | $512k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Daniel Descalso | 26 | 2.016 | $511k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Matt Carpenter | 27 | 1.012 | $504k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Tony Cruz | 26 | 1.105 | $503k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Shane Robinson | 28 | 1.030 | $498k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Joe Kelly | 25 | 0.116 | $493k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ryan Jackson | 25 | 0.118 | $490k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Matt Adams | 24 | 0.033 | $490k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Pete Kozma | 25 | 0.060 | $490k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Shelby Miller | 22 | 0.030 | $490k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Trevor Rosenthal | 23 | 0.058 | $490k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Seth Maness | 24 | 0.000 | $415k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| John Gast | 24 | – | $372k | ||||||
| Kevin Siegrist | 23 | 0.000 | $311k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Carlos Martinez | 21 | 0.000 | $195k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tyler Lyons | 25 | 0.000 | $187k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Michael Wacha | 21 | 0.000 | $166k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Keith Butler | 24 | 0.000 | $150k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Adron Chambers | 26 | 0.089 | $126k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Kolten Wong | 22 | 0.000 | $120k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Brock Peterson | 29 | – | $118k | ||||||
| Sam Freeman | 26 | 0.063 | $112k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Audry Pérez | 24 | – | $75k | ||||||
| Michael Blazek | 24 | 0.000 | $64k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jermaine Curtis | 25 | 0.012 | $32k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Victor Marte | 32 | 1.062 | $24k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Maikel Cleto | 24 | 0.169 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Cardinals 2013; the black line = the league-average player at each slot that season. Staying above the line deep into the roster is the depth edge; dropping below it = holes & dead weight.
| Regime | Seasons | Win % | Playoff % | Pennant % | WS % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINDOW | 289 | 52.2 | 30.1 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| CONTEND | 311 | 56.8 | 63.0 | 19.3 | 10.3 |
| FORCED-SPEND | 260 | 47.9 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| REBUILD | 328 | 43.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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