GM: John Mozeliak
2015: made playoffs · 100–62. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Heyward | 25 | arb | 154 | 5.6 | 7.8 | +9.7 |
| Matt Carpenter | 29 | arb | 154 | 5.3 | 3.8 | +12.9 |
| John Lackey | 36 | FA-elig | 33 | 3.5 | 0.5 | +10.6 |
| Carlos Martinez | 23 | pre-arb | 32 | 3.4 | 0.5 | +10.1 |
| Lance Lynn | 28 | arb | 31 | 3.0 | 7.0 | +2.5 |
| Randal Grichuk | 23 | pre-arb | 103 | 3.0 | 0.5 | +8.9 |
| Jaime García | 28 | FA-elig | 20 | 2.7 | 9.2 | -0.9 |
| Kolten Wong | 24 | pre-arb | 150 | 2.5 | 0.5 | +7.4 |
| Michael Wacha | 23 | pre-arb | 30 | 2.4 | 0.5 | +7.1 |
| Yadier Molina | 32 | FA-elig | 136 | 2.4 | 15.0 | -7.5 |
| Jhonny Peralta | 33 | FA-elig | 155 | 2.1 | 15.0 | -8.5 |
| Trevor Rosenthal | 25 | arb | 68 | 2.0 | 0.5 | +5.7 |
| Tommy Pham | 27 | pre-arb | 52 | 1.6 | 0.2 | +4.8 |
| Stephen Piscotty | 24 | – | 63 | 1.4 | 0.2 | +4.1 |
| Kevin Siegrist | 25 | pre-arb | 81 | 1.3 | 0.5 | +3.6 |
| Matt Holliday | 35 | FA-elig | 73 | 0.9 | 17.0 | -14.2 |
| Adam Wainwright | 33 | FA-elig | 7 | 0.7 | 19.5 | -17.2 |
| Brandon Moss↔ CLE | 31 | FA-elig | 51 | 0.6 | 2.3 | -0.2 |
| Tim Cooney | 24 | pre-arb | 6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +1.8 |
| Miguel Socolovich | 28 | pre-arb | 28 | 0.4 | 0.3 | +0.9 |
| Jordan Walden | 27 | arb | 12 | 0.4 | 2.7 | -1.5 |
| Tyler Lyons | 27 | pre-arb | 17 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +0.7 |
| Greg Garcia | 25 | pre-arb | 49 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +0.6 |
| Seth Maness | 26 | pre-arb | 77 | 0.2 | 0.5 | +0.1 |
| Randy Choate | 39 | FA-elig | 71 | 0.1 | 3.0 | -2.6 |
| Jonathan Broxton↔ MIL | 31 | FA-elig | 26 | 0.1 | 3.5 | -3.2 |
| Cody Stanley | 26 | pre-arb | 9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Matt Belisle | 35 | FA-elig | 34 | 0.1 | 3.5 | -3.2 |
| Carlos Villanueva | 31 | FA-elig | 35 | 0.1 | 2.0 | -1.8 |
| Sam Tuivailala | 22 | pre-arb | 14 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Matt Adams | 26 | arb | 60 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| Travis Tartamella | 27 | – | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Nick Greenwood | 27 | pre-arb | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Marcus Hatley | 27 | – | 2 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Dean Anna | 28 | pre-arb | 1 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Mark Reynolds | 31 | FA-elig | 140 | -0.1 | 2.0 | -2.2 |
| Marco Gonzales | 23 | pre-arb | 1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| Steve Cishek↔ MIA | 29 | arb | 27 | -0.1 | 3.0 | -3.4 |
| Xavier Scruggs | 27 | pre-arb | 17 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Ed Easley | 29 | – | 4 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
| Dan Johnson | 35 | arb | 12 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
| Peter Bourjos | 28 | arb | 117 | -0.2 | 1.6 | -2.4 |
| Jon Jay | 30 | arb | 79 | -0.3 | 4.1 | -5.0 |
| Mitch Harris | 29 | pre-arb | 26 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -1.1 |
| Pete Kozma | 27 | arb | 76 | -0.5 | 0.5 | -2.1 |
| Tony Cruz | 28 | arb | 69 | -0.7 | 0.8 | -2.8 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Jason Heyward | 5.6 |
| Stephen Piscotty | 1.4 |
| Brandon Moss | 0.6 |
| Tim Cooney | 0.6 |
| Miguel Socolovich | 0.4 |
| Jordan Walden | 0.4 |
| Player | 2014 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Pat Neshek | 2.0 |
| Shelby Miller | 1.0 |
| Joe Kelly | 0.4 |
| Eric Fornataro | 0.0 |
| Audry Pérez | 0.0 |
| Keith Butler | -0.0 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2015, 2015–2021. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2015; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Wainwright | 33 | 9.027 | $19.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Matt Holliday | 35 | 11.000 | $17.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jhonny Peralta | 33 | 10.118 | $15.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Yadier Molina | 32 | 10.123 | $15.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jaime García | 28 | 6.047 | $9.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jonathan Broxton | 31 | 9.020 | $3.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Matt Belisle | 35 | 9.019 | $3.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Randy Choate | 39 | 10.073 | $3.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mark Reynolds | 31 | 7.138 | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Carlos Villanueva | 31 | 8.030 | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| John Lackey | 36 | 12.095 | $507k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Heyward | 25 | 5.000 | $7.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Lance Lynn | 28 | 3.119 | $7.0M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jon Jay | 30 | 4.134 | $4.1M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Matt Carpenter | 29 | 3.012 | $3.8M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Steve Cishek | 29 | 3.143 | $3.0M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jordan Walden | 27 | 4.043 | $2.7M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Brandon Moss | 31 | 4.160 | $2.3M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Peter Bourjos | 28 | 4.062 | $1.6M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Tony Cruz | 28 | 3.105 | $775k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Dan Johnson | 35 | 4.076 | $64k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Rosenthal | 25 | 2.058 | $535k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Matt Adams | 26 | 2.033 | $534k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Seth Maness | 26 | 1.154 | $530k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Pete Kozma | 27 | 1.108 | $522k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Michael Wacha | 23 | 1.062 | $520k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Carlos Martinez | 23 | 1.073 | $520k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Kolten Wong | 24 | 1.045 | $520k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Kevin Siegrist | 25 | 1.116 | $518k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Randal Grichuk | 23 | 0.061 | $510k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Miguel Socolovich | 28 | 1.085 | $311k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Stephen Piscotty | 24 | 0.000 | $211k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tyler Lyons | 27 | 0.166 | $200k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tommy Pham | 27 | 0.021 | $180k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Greg Garcia | 25 | 0.043 | $177k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Sam Tuivailala | 22 | 0.021 | $144k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ed Easley | 29 | – | $136k | ||||||
| Cody Stanley | 26 | 0.038 | $100k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Mitch Harris | 29 | 0.117 | $94k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tim Cooney | 24 | 0.025 | $58k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Travis Tartamella | 27 | – | $36k | ||||||
| Marcus Hatley | 27 | – | $22k | ||||||
| Dean Anna | 28 | 0.031 | $17k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Xavier Scruggs | 27 | 0.025 | $3k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Nick Greenwood | 27 | 0.104 | $3k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Marco Gonzales | 23 | 0.041 | $3k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Cardinals 2015; 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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