President of baseball ops: John Mozeliak · GM: Mike Girsch
2019: made playoffs · 91–71. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Flaherty | 23 | pre-arb | 38 | 4.8 | 0.6 | +15.3 |
| Tommy Edman | 24 | – | 92 | 3.6 | 0.3 | +11.4 |
| Paul DeJong | 25 | pre-arb | 159 | 3.4 | 1.7 | +9.4 |
| Kolten Wong | 28 | FA-elig | 148 | 3.3 | 6.5 | +4.2 |
| Paul Goldschmidt | 31 | FA-elig | 161 | 3.0 | 14.5 | -4.6 |
| Miles Mikolas | 30 | FA-elig | 32 | 2.3 | 8.0 | -0.4 |
| Adam Wainwright | 37 | FA-elig | 31 | 2.3 | 2.0 | +5.4 |
| Marcell Ozuna | 28 | FA-elig | 130 | 2.1 | 12.2 | -5.4 |
| Yadier Molina | 36 | FA-elig | 113 | 1.9 | 20.0 | -13.8 |
| Matt Carpenter | 33 | FA-elig | 129 | 1.7 | 14.8 | -9.3 |
| Giovanny Gallegos | 27 | pre-arb | 66 | 1.5 | 0.5 | +4.6 |
| Harrison Bader | 25 | pre-arb | 128 | 1.5 | 0.6 | +4.5 |
| John Brebbia | 29 | pre-arb | 66 | 1.3 | 0.6 | +3.7 |
| Carlos Martinez | 27 | FA-elig | 48 | 1.2 | 11.7 | -7.8 |
| John Gant | 26 | arb | 64 | 0.9 | 0.6 | +2.2 |
| Lane Thomas | 23 | – | 34 | 0.7 | 0.3 | +2.0 |
| Dakota Hudson | 24 | pre-arb | 33 | 0.6 | 0.6 | +1.5 |
| Dexter Fowler | 33 | FA-elig | 150 | 0.5 | 16.5 | -14.7 |
| Daniel Ponce de Leon | 27 | – | 13 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +1.3 |
| Jordan Hicks | 22 | pre-arb | 29 | 0.5 | 0.6 | +0.9 |
| Randy Arozarena | 24 | – | 19 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.6 |
| Ryan Helsley | 24 | – | 24 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.2 |
| Tyler O'Neill | 24 | pre-arb | 60 | 0.1 | 0.6 | -0.1 |
| Tyler Webb | 28 | pre-arb | 65 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.1 |
| Luke Gregerson | 35 | FA-elig | 6 | 0.1 | 5.0 | -4.8 |
| Jedd Gyorko↔ LAD | 30 | FA-elig | 38 | 0.1 | 8.0 | -7.7 |
| Chasen Shreve | 28 | arb | 3 | 0.1 | 0.9 | -0.7 |
| Edmundo Sosa | 23 | pre-arb | 8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Adalberto Mejía↔ ANA | 26 | arb | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Génesis Cabrera | 22 | – | 13 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Rangel Ravelo | 27 | – | 29 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Joe Hudson | 28 | pre-arb | 1 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| José A. Martínez | 30 | arb | 128 | -0.0 | 1.1 | -1.2 |
| Drew Robinson | 27 | pre-arb | 5 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -0.8 |
| Mike Mayers | 27 | arb | 16 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -0.9 |
| Junior Fernández | 22 | – | 13 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| Yairo Muñoz | 24 | pre-arb | 88 | -0.2 | 0.6 | -1.2 |
| Andrew Knizner | 24 | – | 18 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.9 |
| Michael Wacha | 27 | FA-elig | 29 | -0.2 | 6.3 | -7.1 |
| Matt Wieters | 33 | FA-elig | 67 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -1.0 |
| Dominic Leone | 27 | arb | 40 | -0.3 | 1.3 | -2.3 |
| Alex Reyes | 24 | arb | 4 | -0.3 | 0.6 | -1.6 |
| Andrew Miller | 34 | FA-elig | 73 | -0.4 | 11.0 | -12.4 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Tommy Edman | 3.6 |
| Paul Goldschmidt | 3.0 |
| Lane Thomas | 0.7 |
| Randy Arozarena | 0.2 |
| Ryan Helsley | 0.2 |
| Adalberto Mejía | 0.0 |
| Player | 2018 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Luke Weaver | 1.4 |
| Tommy Pham | 1.0 |
| Tyson Ross | 0.6 |
| Patrick Wisdom | 0.3 |
| Bud Norris | 0.1 |
| Luke Voit | 0.1 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2019, 2019–2025. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2019; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yadier Molina | 36 | 14.123 | $20.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dexter Fowler | 33 | 9.168 | $16.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Matt Carpenter | 33 | 7.012 | $14.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Paul Goldschmidt | 31 | 7.059 | $14.5MCLUB | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Andrew Miller | 34 | 10.062 | $11.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Luke Gregerson | 35 | 10.000 | $5.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Adam Wainwright | 37 | 13.027 | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Matt Wieters | 33 | 9.129 | $100k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcell Ozuna | 28 | 5.124 | $12.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Carlos Martinez | 27 | 5.073 | $11.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jedd Gyorko | 30 | 5.164 | $8.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Kolten Wong | 28 | 5.045 | $6.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Michael Wacha | 27 | 5.062 | $6.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dominic Leone | 27 | 3.123 | $1.3M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| José A. Martínez | 30 | 3.000 | $1.1M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Chasen Shreve | 28 | 3.167 | $900k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Mikolas | 30 | 2.037 | $8.0M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Paul DeJong | 25 | 1.127 | $1.7M | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Harrison Bader | 25 | 1.038 | $578k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| John Gant | 26 | 2.004 | $571k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| John Brebbia | 29 | 1.092 | $569k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Alex Reyes | 24 | 2.055 | $565k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Drew Robinson | 27 | 2.000 | $564k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Tyler O'Neill | 24 | 0.101 | $564k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Mike Mayers | 27 | 1.031 | $564k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jack Flaherty | 23 | 1.006 | $562k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Yairo Muñoz | 24 | 0.154 | $562k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Dakota Hudson | 24 | 0.066 | $559k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jordan Hicks | 22 | 1.000 | $555k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Giovanny Gallegos | 27 | 0.085 | $522k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tyler Webb | 28 | 0.085 | $492k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tommy Edman | 24 | 0.000 | $340k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ryan Helsley | 24 | 0.000 | $310k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Lane Thomas | 23 | 0.000 | $257k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Daniel Ponce de Leon | 27 | – | $230k | ||||||
| Andrew Knizner | 24 | 0.000 | $218k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Rangel Ravelo | 27 | 0.000 | $158k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Génesis Cabrera | 22 | 0.000 | $146k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Junior Fernández | 22 | 0.000 | $137k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Randy Arozarena | 24 | 0.000 | $104k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Edmundo Sosa | 23 | 0.008 | $95k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Joe Hudson | 28 | 0.027 | $87k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Adalberto Mejía | 26 | 1.052 | $32k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Cardinals 2019; 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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