President of baseball ops: John Mozeliak · GM: Mike Girsch
2021: made playoffs · 90–72. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler O'Neill | 26 | pre-arb | 138 | 5.3 | 0.6 | +16.8 |
| Paul Goldschmidt | 33 | FA-elig | 158 | 4.8 | 26.0 | -10.3 |
| Nolan Arenado | 30 | FA-elig | 157 | 4.3 | 35.0 | -21.2 |
| Adam Wainwright | 39 | FA-elig | 34 | 4.0 | 8.0 | +5.0 |
| Tommy Edman | 26 | pre-arb | 159 | 3.0 | 0.6 | +9.1 |
| Harrison Bader | 27 | arb | 103 | 2.9 | 2.0 | +7.5 |
| Dylan Carlson | 22 | pre-arb | 149 | 2.4 | 0.6 | +7.2 |
| Giovanny Gallegos | 29 | pre-arb | 73 | 2.3 | 0.6 | +6.8 |
| Edmundo Sosa | 25 | pre-arb | 113 | 2.0 | 0.6 | +5.8 |
| Yadier Molina | 38 | FA-elig | 121 | 1.5 | 9.0 | -4.1 |
| Paul DeJong | 27 | arb | 113 | 1.3 | 4.2 | -0.0 |
| Kwang Hyun Kim | 32 | pre-arb | 27 | 1.3 | 4.0 | +0.1 |
| Jack Flaherty | 25 | arb | 17 | 1.2 | 3.9 | +0.1 |
| Génesis Cabrera | 24 | pre-arb | 71 | 1.2 | 0.6 | +3.3 |
| Luis García | 34 | arb | 34 | 0.7 | 0.3 | +2.0 |
| Lars Nootbaar | 23 | – | 58 | 0.6 | 0.3 | +1.6 |
| Carlos Martinez | 29 | FA-elig | 16 | 0.5 | 11.7 | -10.0 |
| Miles Mikolas | 32 | FA-elig | 9 | 0.5 | 17.0 | -15.5 |
| Kodi Whitley | 26 | pre-arb | 25 | 0.4 | 0.3 | +0.9 |
| J.A. Happ↔ MIN | 38 | FA-elig | 11 | 0.4 | 2.9 | -1.7 |
| Jake Woodford | 24 | pre-arb | 26 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.7 |
| Dakota Hudson | 26 | pre-arb | 2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | +0.5 |
| Ryan Helsley | 26 | pre-arb | 51 | 0.3 | 0.6 | +0.4 |
| T.J. McFarland | 32 | FA-elig | 38 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.5 |
| José Rondon | 27 | pre-arb | 63 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.5 |
| Alex Reyes | 26 | arb | 70 | 0.2 | 0.9 | -0.2 |
| Jon Lester↔ WSN | 37 | FA-elig | 12 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -0.0 |
| Johan Oviedo | 23 | pre-arb | 14 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.0 |
| Austin Dean | 27 | pre-arb | 22 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Angel Rondón | 23 | – | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 |
| Ali Sánchez | 24 | pre-arb | 2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Jordan Hicks | 24 | arb | 10 | 0.0 | 0.9 | -0.8 |
| Brandon Waddell↔ BAL | 27 | pre-arb | 4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Bernardo Flores Jr. | 25 | – | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Seth Elledge | 25 | pre-arb | 11 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Roel Ramírez | 26 | – | 1 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Andrew Miller | 36 | FA-elig | 40 | -0.0 | 12.0 | -12.1 |
| John Gant↔ MIN | 28 | arb | 25 | -0.0 | 1.3 | -1.5 |
| Brandon Dickson | 36 | – | 2 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Justin Miller↔ WSN | 34 | arb | 18 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Scott Hurst | 25 | – | 7 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Junior Fernández | 24 | pre-arb | 18 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
| Tyler Webb | 30 | pre-arb | 22 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| Wade LeBlanc↔ BAL | 36 | FA-elig | 12 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -1.0 |
| John Nogowski↔ PIT | 28 | – | 19 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -1.0 |
| Matt Carpenter | 35 | FA-elig | 130 | -0.3 | 18.5 | -19.5 |
| Max Moroff | 28 | pre-arb | 6 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -1.5 |
| Daniel Ponce de Leon | 29 | – | 24 | -0.5 | 0.5 | -2.1 |
| Lane Thomas↔ WSN | 25 | – | 32 | -0.5 | 0.2 | -1.8 |
| Justin Williams | 25 | pre-arb | 51 | -0.7 | 0.2 | -2.4 |
| Andrew Knizner | 26 | pre-arb | 63 | -1.0 | 0.6 | -3.8 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Nolan Arenado | 4.3 |
| Edmundo Sosa | 2.0 |
| Luis García | 0.7 |
| Lars Nootbaar | 0.6 |
| Miles Mikolas | 0.5 |
| J.A. Happ | 0.4 |
| Player | 2020 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Kolten Wong | 1.1 |
| Brad Miller | 0.7 |
| Austin Gomber | 0.5 |
| Rob Kaminsky | 0.0 |
| Jesus Cruz | 0.0 |
| Nabil Crismatt | -0.0 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2021, 2021–2027. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2021; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Arenado | 30 | 7.155 | $35.0M | $23.4MOPT-OUT | $8.0MOPT-OUT | $24.0M | $21.0M | $5.0M | $6.0M |
| Paul Goldschmidt | 33 | 9.059 | $26.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Matt Carpenter | 35 | 9.012 | $18.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Andrew Miller | 36 | 12.062 | $12.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Carlos Martinez | 29 | 7.073 | $11.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Yadier Molina | 38 | 16.123 | $9.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Adam Wainwright | 39 | 15.027 | $8.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| J.A. Happ | 38 | 12.047 | $2.9M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jon Lester | 37 | 14.075 | $520k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Wade LeBlanc | 36 | 7.131 | $467k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| T.J. McFarland | 32 | 6.164 | $425k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Luis García | 34 | 8.000 | $264k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Mikolas | 32 | 4.037 | $17.0M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Paul DeJong | 27 | 3.127 | $4.2M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jack Flaherty | 25 | 3.006 | $3.9M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Harrison Bader | 27 | 3.030 | $2.0M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| John Gant | 28 | 4.004 | $1.3M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Alex Reyes | 26 | 3.043 | $900k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jordan Hicks | 24 | 3.000 | $863k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Justin Miller | 34 | 3.083 | $221k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kwang Hyun Kim | 32 | 1.000 | $4.0M | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Tommy Edman | 26 | 1.114 | $596k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Dakota Hudson | 26 | 2.066 | $596k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Tyler O'Neill | 26 | 2.059 | $595k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Giovanny Gallegos | 29 | 2.085 | $594k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Ryan Helsley | 26 | 1.105 | $582k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Génesis Cabrera | 24 | 1.027 | $581k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Andrew Knizner | 26 | 1.021 | $579k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Dylan Carlson | 22 | 0.094 | $577k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Edmundo Sosa | 25 | 0.140 | $576k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Daniel Ponce de Leon | 29 | – | $545k | ||||||
| Max Moroff | 28 | 1.053 | $436k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| José Rondon | 27 | 1.056 | $390k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jake Woodford | 24 | 0.167 | $354k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Kodi Whitley | 26 | 1.000 | $347k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Junior Fernández | 24 | 1.005 | $319k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Lars Nootbaar | 23 | 0.000 | $264k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Justin Williams | 25 | 0.058 | $243k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tyler Webb | 30 | 2.076 | $204k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Johan Oviedo | 23 | 0.092 | $202k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Lane Thomas | 25 | 1.068 | $153k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Seth Elledge | 25 | 0.108 | $147k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Austin Dean | 27 | 1.124 | $125k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| John Nogowski | 28 | – | $70k | ||||||
| Ali Sánchez | 24 | 0.047 | $67k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Brandon Waddell | 27 | 0.067 | $55k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Scott Hurst | 25 | – | $37k | ||||||
| Angel Rondón | 23 | 0.000 | $31k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Brandon Dickson | 36 | – | $18k | ||||||
| Roel Ramírez | 26 | 0.033 | $18k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Bernardo Flores Jr. | 25 | 0.036 | $3k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Cardinals 2021; 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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