President of baseball ops: John Mozeliak · GM: Mike Girsch
2020: made playoffs · 30–28. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Goldschmidt | 32 | FA-elig | 58 | 2.1 | 26.0 | -10.9 |
| Kolten Wong | 29 | FA-elig | 53 | 1.1 | 10.2 | -2.2 |
| Adam Wainwright | 38 | FA-elig | 10 | 1.0 | 5.0 | +2.5 |
| Harrison Bader | 26 | pre-arb | 50 | 1.0 | 0.2 | +7.1 |
| Tommy Edman | 25 | pre-arb | 55 | 1.0 | 0.2 | +6.8 |
| Yadier Molina | 37 | FA-elig | 42 | 0.7 | 20.0 | -14.8 |
| Brad Miller | 30 | FA-elig | 48 | 0.7 | 2.0 | +3.0 |
| Kwang Hyun Kim | 31 | – | 8 | 0.6 | 1.5 | +3.2 |
| Jack Flaherty | 24 | arb | 9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | +3.7 |
| Giovanny Gallegos | 28 | pre-arb | 16 | 0.6 | 0.2 | +3.9 |
| Austin Gomber | 26 | pre-arb | 14 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +3.5 |
| Alex Reyes | 25 | pre-arb | 15 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +3.3 |
| John Gant | 27 | arb | 17 | 0.5 | 1.3 | +2.1 |
| Dakota Hudson | 25 | pre-arb | 8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +2.6 |
| Matt Carpenter | 34 | FA-elig | 50 | 0.3 | 18.5 | -16.1 |
| Andrew Miller | 35 | FA-elig | 16 | 0.3 | 11.5 | -9.2 |
| Paul DeJong | 26 | arb | 45 | 0.3 | 1.7 | +0.4 |
| Tyler Webb | 29 | pre-arb | 21 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +1.7 |
| Tyler O'Neill | 25 | pre-arb | 50 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +1.7 |
| Dexter Fowler | 34 | FA-elig | 31 | 0.2 | 16.5 | -15.3 |
| Austin Dean | 26 | pre-arb | 3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Johan Oviedo | 22 | – | 5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Rob Kaminsky | 25 | – | 5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Jesus Cruz | 25 | – | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.2 |
| Justin Williams | 24 | pre-arb | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 |
| Kodi Whitley | 25 | – | 4 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| John Nogowski | 27 | – | 1 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Nabil Crismatt | 25 | – | 6 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Ryan Meisinger | 26 | pre-arb | 2 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| Daniel Ponce de Leon | 28 | – | 9 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Max Schrock | 25 | – | 11 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Seth Elledge | 24 | – | 12 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Andrew Knizner | 25 | pre-arb | 8 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Junior Fernández | 23 | pre-arb | 3 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Génesis Cabrera | 23 | pre-arb | 20 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| Matt Wieters | 34 | FA-elig | 19 | -0.1 | 2.0 | -2.5 |
| Dylan Carlson | 21 | – | 35 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
| Ricardo Sánchez | 23 | – | 3 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.9 |
| Lane Thomas | 24 | pre-arb | 18 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -1.9 |
| Carlos Martinez | 28 | FA-elig | 5 | -0.2 | 11.7 | -13.5 |
| Rangel Ravelo | 28 | pre-arb | 13 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -2.0 |
| Jake Woodford | 23 | – | 12 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -2.5 |
| Ryan Helsley | 25 | pre-arb | 12 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -2.9 |
| Roel Ramírez | 25 | – | 1 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -2.8 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Brad Miller | 0.7 |
| Kwang Hyun Kim | 0.6 |
| Austin Gomber | 0.5 |
| Austin Dean | 0.1 |
| Johan Oviedo | 0.1 |
| Rob Kaminsky | 0.0 |
| Player | 2019 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Marcell Ozuna | 2.1 |
| Randy Arozarena | 0.2 |
| Luke Gregerson | 0.1 |
| Jedd Gyorko | 0.1 |
| Chasen Shreve | 0.1 |
| Adalberto Mejía | 0.0 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2020, 2020–2026. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2020; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Goldschmidt | 32 | 8.059 | $26.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Yadier Molina | 37 | 15.123 | $20.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Matt Carpenter | 34 | 8.012 | $18.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dexter Fowler | 34 | 10.168 | $16.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Carlos Martinez | 28 | 6.073 | $11.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Andrew Miller | 35 | 11.062 | $11.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Kolten Wong | 29 | 6.045 | $10.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Adam Wainwright | 38 | 14.027 | $5.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Matt Wieters | 34 | 10.129 | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brad Miller | 30 | 6.004 | $2.0M | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Gant | 27 | 3.004 | $1.3M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul DeJong | 26 | 2.127 | $1.7M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Kwang Hyun Kim | 31 | 0.000 | $1.5M | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jack Flaherty | 24 | 2.006 | $604k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Harrison Bader | 26 | 2.030 | $219k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Giovanny Gallegos | 28 | 1.085 | $216k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Tommy Edman | 25 | 0.114 | $215k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Dakota Hudson | 25 | 1.066 | $215k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Tyler Webb | 29 | 1.076 | $213k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Tyler O'Neill | 25 | 1.059 | $212k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Austin Gomber | 26 | 0.111 | $211k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ryan Helsley | 25 | 0.105 | $211k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Rangel Ravelo | 28 | 0.054 | $210k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Kodi Whitley | 25 | 0.000 | $209k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Austin Dean | 26 | 0.124 | $209k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jake Woodford | 23 | 0.000 | $187k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Lane Thomas | 24 | 0.085 | $173k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Alex Reyes | 25 | 2.064 | $172k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Génesis Cabrera | 23 | 0.049 | $168k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Dylan Carlson | 21 | 0.000 | $140k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Rob Kaminsky | 25 | – | $137k | ||||||
| Ricardo Sánchez | 23 | 1.122 | $137k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Andrew Knizner | 25 | 0.071 | $134k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Junior Fernández | 23 | 0.045 | $134k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Daniel Ponce de Leon | 28 | – | $133k | ||||||
| Seth Elledge | 24 | 0.000 | $121k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Johan Oviedo | 22 | 0.000 | $103k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Max Schrock | 25 | 0.000 | $81k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Roel Ramírez | 25 | 0.000 | $78k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Nabil Crismatt | 25 | 0.000 | $56k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ryan Meisinger | 26 | 0.057 | $22k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Justin Williams | 24 | 0.041 | $16k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| John Nogowski | 27 | – | $12k | ||||||
| Jesus Cruz | 25 | 0.000 | $3k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Cardinals 2020; 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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