Mike Girsch

Overview

Percentiles On That year GM career Year range

Team	Role	Year	Pay $M	Rel Pay	Surp $M	Surp WAR	Dead %	Cheap $M	Draft $M	Trd $M	Int'l $M	$ / WAR	WAR	Depth	Dead WAR	HG	Trade	Net/ Trd	FA	R5	RFA	PPA	CPA	WAB	TAB	W-L%	PO	Pen	WS
Cardinals	GM	2018 88–74	$155	118	-43	-12.7	44%	+19	+26	-6	-0	$4.0M	32.5	6.0	-5.8	+8.7	+5.7	+0.63	-0.5	+0.0	+0.29	1.38	0.14	+3.9	-3.7	0.543
Cardinals	GM	2019 91–71	$151	117	-32	-9.9	26%	+33	+31	+4	-2	$3.9M	36.1	8.0	-2.3	+0.2	-1.7	-1.72	-25.2	+0.0	+0.00	2.39	0.19	+7.1	+0.0	0.562	✓
Cardinals	GM	2020 30–28	$133	112	-56	-7.6	50%	+28	+21	+5	+3	$10.3M	10.6	1.0	-2.4	+1.9	-5.2	-2.60	-4.2	+0.0	+0.36	1.37	0.14	+0.0	+0.0	0.517	✓
Cardinals	GM	2021 90–72	$168	133	-44	-13.7	36%	+49	+22	+23	+5	$4.0M	38.2	8.0	-4.3	+0.0	+14.9	+3.73	-1.6	+0.0	+1.24	4.08	0.27	+4.4	+0.5	0.556	✓
Cardinals	GM	2022 93–69	$165	115	+2	+0.5	21%	+38	+34	+4	+0	$3.4M	45.5	7.0	-3.6	+33.4	-5.1	-1.27	+0.9	+0.0	-0.58	6.56	0.61	+9.2	+9.6	0.574	✓
Cardinals	GM	2023 71–91	$174	113	-45	-11.3	22%	+27	+17	-3	+0	$4.5M	32.8	8.0	-6.1	+13.8	-0.8	-0.15	+8.1	+0.0	+1.92	2.27	0.19	-12.5	-3.0	0.438
Cardinals	GM	2024 83–79	$179	111	-44	-10.6	21%	+42	+7	+0	+0	$4.9M	32.4	7.0	-4.3	+8.7	-5.0	-1.24	-3.1	+0.0	-0.53	0.96	0.12	-0.3	-3.1	0.512
Cardinals	GM	2025 78–84	$121	77	+1	+0.3	28%	+52	+0	-3	+0	$3.5M	30.3	6.0	-4.1	+0.2	-4.0	-0.81	+1.9	+0.0	+0.75	1.03	0.13	-0.7	-0.8	0.481
Cardinals	GM	2026 77–85	$51	31	+61	+14.4	47%	+50	-1	-7	+0	$1.6M	28.5	7.0	-3.3	+4.6	-3.4	-1.15	-0.0	+0.0	+0.28	0.20	0.06	+9.8	+8.2	0.475
Career total (1985+ data)			$1296	103	-202	-50.6	33%	+38	+17	+2	+1	$4.0M	286.9	6.4	-4.0	+71.4	-4.7	-0.13	-23.7	+0.0	+0.65	2.36	0.21	+21.0	+7.7	0.518	4	–	–

Roster Construction

Trades

Players acquired — 119 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

All channels Hitters & pitchersHitters onlyPitchers only

Player	Pos	Team	How	Year	Szns	fWAR	WAR/yr	RFA	PPA	CPA
Paul Goldschmidt	1B	STL	Trade	2018	6	+21.3	+3.6	–	7.2%	0.58%
Nolan Arenado	3B	STL	Trade	2021	5	+18.3	+3.7	+3.54	17.3%	1.13%
Miles Mikolas	P	STL	Trade	2018	7	+15.4	+2.2	–	5.9%	0.63%
Brendan Donovan	2B/OF	STL	Draft	2022	4	+10.1	+2.5	–	–	–
Lars Nootbaar	OF	STL	Draft	2018	6	+8.9	+1.5	–	–	–
Masyn Winn	SS	STL	Draft	2023	3	+8.6	+2.9	–	–	–
Willson Contreras	C	STL	Free agency	2022	3	+8.2	+2.7	–	6.2%	0.51%
Sonny Gray	P	STL	Free agency	2023	2	+7.4	+3.7	–	3.5%	0.45%
Iván Herrera	C/DH	STL	Draft	2022	4	+6.2	+1.6	–	–	–
Andre Pallante	P	STL	Draft	2022	4	+5.7	+1.4	–	–	–
Giovanny Gallegos	P	STL	Trade	2018	6	+5.6	+0.9	+0.27	0.0%	0.00%
Alec Burleson	1B/OF	STL	Draft	2022	3	+5.0	+1.7	–	–	–
JJ Wetherholt	2B	STL	Draft	2026	1	+4.6	+4.6	–	–	–
Kyle Leahy	P	STL	Draft	2023	3	+4.1	+1.4	–	–	–
Matthew Liberatore	P	STL	Draft	2022	5	+4.1	+0.8	–	–	–
Marcell Ozuna	DH/OF	STL	Trade	2018	2	+4.0	+2.0	-5.19	2.7%	0.27%
Jordan Montgomery	P	STL	Trade	2022	2	+4.0	+2.0	+0.00	9.0%	0.83%
Michael McGreevy	P	STL	Draft	2024	3	+3.4	+1.1	–	–	–
Steven Matz	P	STL	Free agency	2021	4	+2.7	+0.7	–	4.4%	0.41%
Dustin May	P	STL	Trade	2026	1	+2.6	+2.6	–	0.5%	0.16%
Pedro Pagés	C	STL	Draft	2024	3	+2.5	+0.8	–	–	–
John Gant	P	STL	Trade	2018	3	+2.1	+0.7	–	1.6%	0.16%
Nolan Gorman	2B	STL	Draft	2022	3	+2.0	+0.7	–	–	–
JoJo Romero	P	STL	Trade	2022	3	+2.0	+0.7	-4.80	2.8%	0.22%
Kwang Hyun Kim	P	STL	Draft	2020	2	+1.9	+0.9	–	–	–
Jordan Walker	OF	STL	Draft	2023	2	+1.8	+0.9	–	–	–
Jose Quintana	P	STL	Trade	2022	1	+1.8	+1.8	-2.19	12.1%	1.10%
Kyle Gibson	P	STL	Free agency	2023	1	+1.4	+1.4	–	1.4%	0.17%
Chris Stratton	P	STL	Trade	2022	2	+1.3	+0.7	-2.19	1.9%	0.18%
Gordon Graceffo	P	STL	Draft	2024	3	+1.0	+0.3	–	–	–
Victor Scott	OF	STL	Draft	2024	1	+1.0	+1.0	–	–	–
Matt Svanson	P	STL	Trade	2023	2	+1.0	+0.5	+0.94	–	–
Phil Maton	P	STL	Trade	2025	1	+1.0	+1.0	–	1.0%	0.12%
Zack Thompson	P	STL	Draft	2022	2	+0.9	+0.4	–	–	–
Erick Fedde	P	STL	Trade	2024	2	+0.9	+0.4	-0.50	0.9%	0.10%
Michael Siani	OF	STL	Trade	2024	1	+0.9	+0.9	–	1.1%	0.13%
Ryan Fernandez	P	STL	Draft	2024	2	+0.7	+0.3	–	–	–
Luis García	P	STL	Free agency	2021	1	+0.7	+0.7	–	2.9%	0.19%
Brad Miller	SS	STL	Free agency	2020	1	+0.7	+0.7	–	2.6%	0.28%
Thomas Saggese	2B/SS	STL	Trade	2023	2	+0.7	+0.4	+2.38	–	–
Nathan Church	OF	STL	Draft	2025	2	+0.6	+0.3	–	–	–
Corey Dickerson	OF	STL	Free agency	2022	1	+0.6	+0.6	–	4.1%	0.38%
Tyson Ross	P	STL	Trade	2018	1	+0.6	+0.6	–	0.9%	0.08%
Riley O'Brien	P	STL	Trade	2023	2	+0.5	+0.2	–	0.3%	0.04%
Packy Naughton	P	STL	Trade	2022	2	+0.5	+0.3	–	2.9%	0.27%
Génesis Cabrera	P	STL	Trade	2018	2	+0.4	+0.2	-4.56	–	–
Richie Palacios	2B/OF	STL	Trade	2023	1	+0.4	+0.4	–	1.0%	0.08%
J. A. Happ	P	STL	Trade	2021	1	+0.4	+0.4	–	1.5%	0.10%
Hunter Dobbins	P	STL	Trade	2026	1	+0.4	+0.4	+1.46	0.1%	0.03%
Andrew Kittredge	P	STL	Trade	2024	1	+0.3	+0.3	–	0.3%	0.04%
José Rondón	SS	STL	Free agency	2020	1	+0.3	+0.3	–	1.1%	0.07%
Tyler Webb	P	STL	Trade	2018	3	+0.3	+0.1	–	0.1%	0.01%
Everson Pereira	OF	STL	Trade	2026	1	+0.3	+0.3	–	0.1%	0.02%
Justin Bruihl	P	STL	Trade	2026	1	+0.3	+0.3	–	0.1%	0.02%
Randy Arozarena	OF	STL	Draft	2019	1	+0.2	+0.2	–	–	–
José Fermín	2B/3B/OF	STL	Trade	2022	3	+0.2	+0.1	+1.06	–	–
Yohel Pozo	C	STL	Free agency	2025	1	+0.2	+0.2	–	0.2%	0.03%
Jon Lester	P	STL	Trade	2021	1	+0.2	+0.2	–	0.6%	0.04%
Shawn Armstrong	P	STL	Trade	2024	1	+0.2	+0.2	-0.54	0.2%	0.02%
Brandon Crawford	SS	STL	Free agency	2024	1	+0.1	+0.1	–	0.1%	0.01%
Austin Dean	OF	STL	Trade	2020	2	+0.1	+0.0	–	0.2%	0.02%
Ben DeLuzio	OF	STL	Draft	2022	1	+0.1	+0.1	–	–	–
Bud Norris	P	STL	Free agency	2018	1	+0.1	+0.1	–	0.2%	0.02%
Chasen Shreve	P	STL	Trade	2018	1	+0.1	+0.1	+0.27	0.2%	0.01%
Nick Wittgren	P	STL	Free agency	2022	1	+0.1	+0.1	–	0.6%	0.05%
Bruce Zimmermann	P	STL	Free agency	2026	1	+0.1	+0.1	–	0.0%	0.01%
Guillo Zuñiga	P	STL	Draft	2023	1	+0.1	+0.1	–	–	–
Jacob Barnes	P	STL	Trade	2023	1	+0.1	+0.1	–	0.2%	0.02%
Anthony Veneziano	P	STL	Trade	2025	1	+0.1	+0.1	–	0.1%	0.01%
Nabil Crismatt	P	STL	Trade	2020	–	-0.0	–	–	–	–
Jesus Cruz	P	STL	Draft	2020	1	+0.0	+0.0	–	–	–
Andre Granillo	P	STL	Draft	2025	1	+0.0	+0.0	–	–	–
Joe Hudson	C	STL	Free agency	2018	–	-0.0	–	–	–	–
Adam Kloffenstein	P	STL	Trade	2023	1	+0.0	+0.0	+1.97	–	–
Ryan Loutos	P	STL	Draft	2024	–	-0.0	–	–	–	–
Óscar Mercado	OF	STL	Free agency	2022	1	+0.0	+0.0	–	–	–
John Nogowski	1B	STL	Trade	2020	–	-0.0	–	–	–	–
Matt Pushard	P	STL	Draft	2026	1	+0.0	+0.0	–	–	–
Nick Raquet	P	STL	Draft	2025	1	+0.0	+0.0	–	–	–
Chris Roycroft	P	STL	Draft	2024	1	+0.0	+0.0	–	–	–
Cory Spangenberg	2B/3B	STL	Free agency	2022	1	+0.0	+0.0	–	0.0%	0.00%
Ryne Stanek	P	STL	Free agency	2026	–	-0.0	–	–	–	–
Jake Walsh	P	STL	Draft	2022	1	+0.0	+0.0	–	–	–
Adalberto Mejía	P	STL	Trade	2019	1	+0.0	+0.0	–	0.1%	0.01%
Ali Sánchez	C	STL	Trade	2021	1	+0.0	+0.0	–	0.1%	0.00%
Scott Blewett	P	STL	Trade	2026	1	+0.0	+0.0	–	0.0%	0.00%
Brandon Waddell	P	STL	Trade	2021	1	+0.0	+0.0	–	0.0%	0.00%
Tres Barrera	C	STL	Free agency	2023	–	-0.1	–	–	–	–
Seth Elledge	P	STL	Trade	2018	–	-0.1	–	+0.47	–	–
Dominic Leone	P	STL	Trade	2018	1	-0.1	-0.1	+0.52	0.3%	0.02%
T. J. McFarland	P	STL	Free agency	2021	1	-0.1	-0.1	–	1.1%	0.08%
Andrew Miller	P	STL	Free agency	2018	1	-0.1	-0.1	–	1.2%	0.13%
Juniel Querecuto	2B/3B	STL	Free agency	2022	–	-0.1	–	–	–	–
Kramer Robertson	SS	STL	Draft	2022	–	-0.1	–	–	–	–
Drew Rom	P	STL	Trade	2023	–	-0.1	–	+2.86	–	–
Ricardo Sánchez	P	STL	Trade	2020	–	-0.1	–	–	–	–
Jared Shuster	P	STL	Free agency	2025	–	-0.1	–	–	–	–
Peter Strzelecki	P	STL	Free agency	2026	–	-0.1	–	–	–	–
Aaron Brooks	P	STL	Free agency	2022	–	-0.2	–	–	–	–
Adolis García	OF	STL	Draft	2018	–	-0.2	–	–	–	–
José Barrero	SS	STL	Free agency	2024	–	-0.2	–	–	–	–
John King	P	STL	Trade	2023	2	-0.2	-0.1	+2.38	0.3%	0.03%
James Naile	P	STL	Draft	2022	–	-0.2	–	–	–	–
Irving Lopez	2B/3B	STL	Draft	2023	–	-0.3	–	–	–	–
Max Moroff	2B/SS	STL	Free agency	2020	–	-0.3	–	–	–	–
Taylor Motter	SS	STL	Free agency	2022	–	-0.3	–	–	–	–
Rangel Ravelo	1B/DH	STL	Trade	2019	–	-0.3	–	–	–	–
George Soriano	P	STL	Trade	2026	–	-0.3	–	–	–	–
Matt Wieters	C	STL	Free agency	2019	–	-0.3	–	–	–	–
Jimmy Crooks	C	STL	Draft	2025	–	-0.4	–	–	–	–
Casey Lawrence	P	STL	Free agency	2023	–	-0.4	–	–	–	–
Roel Ramírez	P	STL	Trade	2018	–	-0.4	–	-4.56	–	–
Andrew Suárez	P	STL	Free agency	2023	–	-0.4	–	–	–	–
Ramón Urías	3B	STL	Free agency	2018	–	-0.4	–	–	–	–
Luken Baker	1B/DH	STL	Draft	2023	1	-0.5	-0.5	–	–	–
Juan Yepez	1B/DH/OF	STL	Draft	2022	1	-0.5	-0.5	–	–	–
César Prieto	2B/3B	STL	Trade	2023	–	-0.6	–	+2.86	–	–
Justin Williams	OF	STL	Trade	2018	1	-0.7	-0.7	-4.56	0.0%	0.00%
Drew VerHagen	P	STL	Free agency	2022	–	-0.8	–	–	–	–

Trade-side columns: RFA is playoff-readiness percentage points added to the future roster foundation. It grades the franchise's entire side of a trade, so the same score repeats for every player acquired in that package. PPA/CPA remain player-level arrival-year probability points.

WAB = wins above what the team's payroll predicted (resource-controlled). WAR surplus = era-neutral value (WAR minus payroll in win-equivalents). Roster surplus $M = dollar value of WAR over cost. Build channels (realized fWAR): HG = home-grown via amateur draft / international signing; Trade = acquired minus surrendered (incl. purchases/waivers); FA = signed minus walked; R5 = Rule-5 / minor-league-draft pickups. Credit follows the acquisition year — home-grown to the regime at the player's draft/signing (not whoever was in the chair when he peaked), trade/FA/R5 to the GM who made the move. Players acquired as prospects before debuting (e.g. Smoltz, Bagwell; Rule-5 picks like Uggla) are counted as trade/R5, not home-grown. All are franchise-level outcomes during the stint, not solely attributable to one executive.

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