President of baseball ops: John Mozeliak · GM: Mike Girsch
2022: made playoffs · 93–69. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Arenado | 31 | FA-elig | 148 | 7.2 | 35.0 | -8.5 |
| Paul Goldschmidt | 34 | FA-elig | 151 | 6.8 | 26.0 | -0.9 |
| Tommy Edman | 27 | pre-arb | 153 | 5.4 | 0.7 | +18.9 |
| Adam Wainwright | 40 | FA-elig | 32 | 2.9 | 17.5 | -6.9 |
| Miles Mikolas | 33 | FA-elig | 33 | 2.8 | 17.0 | -6.7 |
| Lars Nootbaar | 24 | pre-arb | 108 | 2.6 | 0.5 | +9.1 |
| Brendan Donovan | 25 | – | 126 | 2.6 | 0.6 | +8.9 |
| Ryan Helsley | 27 | pre-arb | 54 | 2.0 | 0.7 | +6.6 |
| Albert Pujols | 42 | FA-elig | 109 | 1.9 | 2.5 | +4.4 |
| Dylan Carlson | 23 | pre-arb | 128 | 1.9 | 0.7 | +6.2 |
| Jose Quintana↔ PIT | 33 | FA-elig | 12 | 1.8 | 0.8 | +5.9 |
| Tyler O'Neill | 27 | arb | 96 | 1.5 | 3.4 | +2.2 |
| Harrison Bader↔ NYY | 28 | arb | 72 | 1.4 | 4.4 | +0.9 |
| Jordan Montgomery↔ NYY | 29 | arb | 11 | 1.4 | 2.1 | +3.0 |
| Giovanny Gallegos | 30 | arb | 57 | 1.4 | 2.4 | +2.5 |
| Dakota Hudson | 27 | arb | 27 | 1.1 | 1.1 | +2.9 |
| Steven Matz | 31 | FA-elig | 15 | 0.7 | 8.5 | -6.1 |
| Corey Dickerson | 33 | FA-elig | 97 | 0.6 | 5.0 | -2.7 |
| Andre Pallante | 23 | – | 47 | 0.6 | 0.7 | +1.5 |
| Jake Woodford | 25 | pre-arb | 27 | 0.6 | 0.4 | +1.7 |
| Packy Naughton | 26 | pre-arb | 26 | 0.4 | 0.4 | +1.2 |
| Jordan Hicks | 25 | arb | 35 | 0.3 | 0.9 | +0.2 |
| Chris Stratton↔ PIT | 31 | FA-elig | 20 | 0.3 | 0.9 | +0.2 |
| Yadier Molina | 39 | FA-elig | 80 | 0.1 | 10.0 | -9.5 |
| Johan Oviedo↔ PIT | 24 | – | 14 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| Zack Thompson | 24 | – | 22 | 0.1 | 0.4 | +0.0 |
| Nolan Gorman | 22 | – | 89 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.1 |
| Ben DeLuzio | 27 | – | 22 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Nick Wittgren | 31 | FA-elig | 29 | 0.1 | 1.2 | -0.9 |
| Angel Rondón | 24 | – | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.3 |
| Edmundo Sosa↔ PHI | 26 | – | 53 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Jake Walsh | 26 | – | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Paul DeJong | 28 | arb | 77 | 0.0 | 6.2 | -6.1 |
| Matthew Liberatore | 22 | – | 9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Juan Yepez | 24 | – | 76 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| Jack Flaherty | 26 | arb | 9 | 0.0 | 5.0 | -5.0 |
| Cory Spangenberg | 31 | arb | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Conner Capel↔ OAK | 25 | – | 9 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Andrew Knizner | 27 | pre-arb | 97 | -0.0 | 0.7 | -0.9 |
| Kramer Robertson | 27 | – | 2 | -0.1 | 0.7 | -1.0 |
| JoJo Romero↔ PHI | 25 | pre-arb | 15 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.7 |
| James Naile | 29 | – | 7 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Aaron Brooks | 32 | pre-arb | 5 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.9 |
| Kodi Whitley | 27 | pre-arb | 14 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.9 |
| Iván Herrera | 22 | – | 11 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -1.0 |
| Alec Burleson | 23 | – | 16 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -1.0 |
| Junior Fernández↔ PIT | 25 | – | 13 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -1.2 |
| T.J. McFarland | 33 | FA-elig | 28 | -0.3 | 2.5 | -3.7 |
| Austin Romine↔ ANA | 33 | FA-elig | 11 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -1.3 |
| Drew VerHagen | 31 | FA-elig | 19 | -0.6 | 2.5 | -4.7 |
| Génesis Cabrera | 25 | pre-arb | 39 | -0.8 | 0.6 | -3.4 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Brendan Donovan | 2.6 |
| Albert Pujols | 1.9 |
| Jose Quintana | 1.8 |
| Jordan Montgomery | 1.4 |
| Steven Matz | 0.7 |
| Corey Dickerson | 0.6 |
| Player | 2021 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Kwang Hyun Kim | 1.3 |
| Luis García | 0.7 |
| Carlos Martinez | 0.5 |
| J.A. Happ | 0.4 |
| José Rondon | 0.3 |
| Jon Lester | 0.2 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2022, 2022–2028. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2022; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Arenado | 31 | 8.155 | $35.0MOPT-OUT | $8.0MOPT-OUT | $24.0M | $21.0M | $5.0M | $6.0M | FREE AGENT |
| Paul Goldschmidt | 34 | 10.059 | $26.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Adam Wainwright | 40 | 16.027 | $17.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Yadier Molina | 39 | 17.123 | $10.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Steven Matz | 31 | 6.099 | $8.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Corey Dickerson | 33 | 8.101 | $5.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Albert Pujols | 42 | 21.000 | $2.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| T.J. McFarland | 33 | 9.000 | $2.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Nick Wittgren | 31 | 6.000 | $1.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jose Quintana | 33 | 10.000 | $750k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Austin Romine | 33 | 8.044 | $53k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Mikolas | 33 | 5.037 | $17.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Paul DeJong | 28 | 4.127 | $6.2M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jack Flaherty | 26 | 4.006 | $5.0M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Harrison Bader | 28 | 4.030 | $4.4M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Tyler O'Neill | 27 | 3.059 | $3.4M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Drew VerHagen | 31 | 3.066 | $2.5M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Giovanny Gallegos | 30 | 3.085 | $2.4M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jordan Montgomery | 29 | 4.153 | $2.1M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Dakota Hudson | 27 | 3.066 | $1.1M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jordan Hicks | 25 | 4.000 | $938k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Chris Stratton | 31 | 4.100 | $900k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Cory Spangenberg | 31 | 4.041 | $15k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Edman | 27 | 2.114 | $723k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Ryan Helsley | 27 | 2.105 | $722k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Andrew Knizner | 27 | 2.021 | $718k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Dylan Carlson | 23 | 1.104 | $703k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Kramer Robertson | 27 | – | $700k | ||||||
| Andre Pallante | 23 | 0.000 | $700k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Brendan Donovan | 25 | 0.000 | $631k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Génesis Cabrera | 25 | 2.040 | $565k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Lars Nootbaar | 24 | 0.087 | $539k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Juan Yepez | 24 | 0.000 | $481k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Nolan Gorman | 22 | 0.000 | $469k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Packy Naughton | 26 | 0.046 | $438k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jake Woodford | 25 | 1.115 | $436k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| JoJo Romero | 25 | 1.117 | $372k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Zack Thompson | 24 | 0.000 | $369k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Edmundo Sosa | 26 | 1.140 | $310k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Aaron Brooks | 32 | 2.102 | $231k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Kodi Whitley | 27 | 1.115 | $184k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Johan Oviedo | 24 | 0.156 | $151k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Junior Fernández | 25 | 1.112 | $141k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Ben DeLuzio | 27 | – | $131k | ||||||
| James Naile | 29 | 0.000 | $108k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Alec Burleson | 23 | 0.000 | $108k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Iván Herrera | 22 | 0.000 | $96k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Matthew Liberatore | 22 | 0.000 | $96k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jake Walsh | 26 | – | $46k | ||||||
| Conner Capel | 25 | 0.000 | $25k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Angel Rondón | 24 | 0.011 | $4k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Cardinals 2022; 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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