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Cardinals STL

200095–67 (0.586)Made Playoffs
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GM: Walt Jocketty

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2000, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

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Front Office

PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$66M
Surplus $M
-1
Win %
0.586
TAB
+9.6
WAB
+10.6
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
46.2
Dead money %
16%
Depth Players
11.0
Dead WAR
-3.3

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2000 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RMike Matheny124
REli Marrero38
RCarlos Hernandez⇄17
RKeith McDonald4
LRick Wilkins3

1B

RMark McGwire70
LWill Clark⇄51
RCraig Paquette28
REduardo Perez24
RMike Matheny8
REli Marrero7
LJim Edmonds6
LLarry Sutton6
RShawon Dunston6
RFernando Tatis1
RPlacido Polanco1
BThomas Howard1

2B

LFernando Viña122
RPlacido Polanco51
RCraig Paquette13

3B

RFernando Tatis91
RCraig Paquette86
RPlacido Polanco35
RShawon Dunston5
REduardo Perez2

SS

REdgar Renteria149
RPlacido Polanco29
RShawon Dunston8

LF

LRay Lankford116
RShawon Dunston41
LJ.D. Drew24
RCraig Paquette18
BThomas Howard6
REduardo Perez4
LLarry Sutton3
LChris Richard⇄1

CF

LJim Edmonds146
LJ.D. Drew26
RShawon Dunston9
RLuis Saturria5
LRay Lankford2

RF

LJ.D. Drew98
REric Davis69
BThomas Howard22
RCraig Paquette16
RShawon Dunston13
RLuis Saturria4
LLarry Sutton1

DH

BThomas Howard3
REric Davis2
RFernando Tatis2
LRay Lankford1
RShawon Dunston1

Starters

RDarryl Kile4.4 WAR
LRick Ankiel3.4 WAR
RPat Hentgen2.1 WAR
RGarrett Stephenson1.7 WAR
RAndy Benes1.4 WAR
RBritt Reames0.5 WAR

Bullpen

★ RDave Veres29 sv
LJason Christiansen⇄21 h
RMike James12 h
RMatt Morris6 h
RMike Timlin⇄5 h
RAlan Benes2 h
RHeathcliff Slocumb⇄0 h
LMike Mohler⇄0 h

Each position shows its top 3 by games (top = starter) — click "+more" for the rest. The letter is bats/throws; ⇄ marks a player traded mid-season. Starters are ranked by WAR, bullpen by holds; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.

Key additions (new vs 1999)

PlayerfWAR
Jim Edmonds6.5
Darryl Kile4.4
Fernando Viña3.1
Mike Matheny2.3
Will Clark2.2
Pat Hentgen2.1

Key subtractions (gone from 1999)

Player1999 fWAR
Darren Oliver4.1
Kent Bottenfield2.2
Jose Jimenez2.0
Joe McEwing1.7
Darren Bragg1.1
Alberto Castillo1.1

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Cardinals. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 2000; everyone else is shown as a 2000 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Jim Edmonds 2000 +6.5 +106.1 4.5 +101.6 $0.7M 2.05× –
Darryl Kile 2000 +4.4 +76.7 7.4 +69.3 $1.7M 2.19× –
J.D. Drew 2000 +3.8 +54.4 1.8 +52.6 $0.5M 1.79× –
Mark McGwire 2000 +4.6 +44.3 9.3 +34.9 $2.0M 1.20× –
Rick Ankiel 2000 +3.4 +33.6 0.2 +33.4 $0.1M 1.25× –
Fernando Viña 2000 +3.1 +26.7 2.3 +24.4 $0.7M 1.07× –
Garrett Stephenson 2000 +1.7 +19.6 0.6 +19.1 $0.3M 1.49× –
Pat Hentgen 2000 +2.1 +24.5 6.0 +18.5 $2.9M 1.49× –
Dave Veres 2000 +1.5 +15.7 1.4 +14.4 $0.9M 1.34× –
Mike Matheny 2000 +2.3 +14.2 0.8 +13.5 $0.3M 0.76× –
Placido Polanco 2000 +2.0 +13.2 0.2 +13.0 $0.1M 0.82× –
Edgar Renteria 2000 +2.0 +14.6 2.2 +12.4 $1.1M 0.89× –
Will Clark↔ 2000 +2.2 +14.1 2.4 +11.8 $1.1M 0.81× –
Fernando Tatis 2000 +1.8 +12.3 0.8 +11.6 $0.4M 0.85× –
Matt Morris 2000 +1.0 +10.2 0.6 +9.7 $0.6M 1.34× –
Andy Benes 2000 +1.4 +11.5 2.9 +8.6 $2.0M 1.02× –
Eric Davis 2000 +1.3 +8.8 4.4 +4.3 $3.4M 0.83× –
Eli Marrero 2000 +0.6 +2.7 0.2 +2.4 $0.4M 0.52× –
Shawon Dunston 2000 +0.5 +3.0 0.6 +2.4 $1.3M 0.83× –
Ray Lankford 2000 +1.4 +9.5 7.6 +1.9 $5.3M 0.83× –
Jason Christiansen↔ 2000 +0.3 +1.4 0.3 +1.1 $1.2M 0.67× –
Mike Timlin↔ 2000 +0.2 +2.2 1.7 +0.4 $8.5M 1.34× –
Carlos Hernandez↔ 2000 +0.1 +0.2 0.4 -0.2 $7.7M 0.52× –
Chris Richard↔ 2000 -0.1 -0.8 0.0 -0.8 – 0.83× –
David Wainhouse 2000 -0.1 -0.7 0.2 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Darren Holmes↔ 2000 -0.1 -0.6 0.5 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Mike Mohler↔ 2000 -0.1 -0.4 0.6 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Mark Thompson 2000 -0.2 -1.1 0.4 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Craig Paquette 2000 -0.4 -1.7 0.6 -2.3 – 0.58× –
Jesse Orosco 2000 -0.2 -1.3 1.1 -2.4 – 0.67× –
Scott Radinsky 2000 +0.0 +0.0 2.5 -2.5 – 0.67× –
Heathcliff Slocumb↔ 2000 -0.3 -1.6 1.1 -2.7 – 0.67× –
Thomas Howard 2000 -0.8 -5.3 0.7 -5.9 – 0.83× –
Alan Benes 2000 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Britt Reames 2000 +0.5 +4.2 – – – 1.02× –
Eduardo Perez 2000 +0.5 +2.3 – – – 0.56× –
Gene Stechschulte 2000 -0.5 -2.7 – – – 0.67× –
Jose Rodriguez 2000 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Justin Brunette 2000 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Keith McDonald 2000 +0.3 +1.1 – – – 0.52× –
Larry Sutton 2000 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.56× –
Luis Saturria 2000 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.83× –
Luther Hackman 2000 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Mike James 2000 +0.1 +0.8 – – – 1.34× –
Mike Matthews 2000 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.67× –
Rick Wilkins 2000 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.52× –
Total—+46.3+509.666.3+439.8—

Trades

Every graded 2000 deal involving the Cardinals — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 7 total.

2000 · STL / ANA
STL · Walt Jocketty +$467.2M
Jim Edmonds
ANA · Bill Stoneman −$467.2M
Kent Bottenfield, Adam Kennedy
STL came out ahead by $467.2M
2000 · SDP / STL
SDP · Kevin Towers +$3.2M
Heathcliff Slocumb, Ben Johnson
STL · Walt Jocketty −$3.2M
Carlos Hernández, Nate Tebbs
SDP came out ahead by $3.2M
2000 · PIT / STL
PIT · Cam Bonifay +$16.8M
Jack Wilson
STL · Walt Jocketty −$16.8M
Jason Christiansen
PIT came out ahead by $16.8M
2000 · STL / BAL
STL · Walt Jocketty +$3.2M
Will Clark
BAL · Syd Thrift −$3.2M
José León
STL came out ahead by $3.2M
2000 · STL / WSN
STL · Walt Jocketty +$32.0M
Dustin Hermanson, Steve Kline
WSN · Jim Beattie −$32.0M
Britt Reames, Fernando Tatís
STL came out ahead by $32.0M
2000 · NYM / STL
NYM · Steve Phillips +$4.0M
Joe McEwing
STL · Walt Jocketty −$4.0M
Jesse Orosco
NYM came out ahead by $4.0M
2000 · BAL / STL
BAL · Syd Thrift +$36.8M
Chris Richard, Mark Nussbeck
STL · Walt Jocketty −$36.8M
Mike Timlin
BAL came out ahead by $36.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

2000 payroll
$66.2M

What the front office was committed to as of 2000, 2000–2006. Pre-2015 has no contract-terms data — forward italic $ are realized actuals (hindsight, not commitments known then). Control labels (ARB/FA) are point-in-time.

current $ guaranteed $ actual $ (hindsight) arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent

Guaranteed / signed (25)

PlayerAgeSvc2000200120022003200420052006
Mark McGwire3614.000$9.3M$11.0MFREE AGENT
Ray Lankford3310.000$7.6M$5.6MFREE AGENT$650k
Darryl Kile319.000$7.4M$6.7M$7.2MFREE AGENT
Pat Hentgen319.000$6.0MFREE AGENT
Jim Edmonds307.000$4.5M$6.3M$7.3M$8.3M$9.3M$10.3M$12.1M
Eric Davis3816.000$4.4MFREE AGENT
Andy Benes3211.000$2.9M$6.7M$6.4MFREE AGENT
Scott Radinsky3210.000$2.5MFREE AGENT
Will Clark3614.000$2.4MFREE AGENT
Fernando Viña317.000$2.3M$4.3M$4.3M$5.3MFREE AGENT
Mike Timlin349.000$1.7M$4.2M$3.1MFREE AGENT
Dave Veres336.000$1.4M$1.9M$4.2MFREE AGENT
Jesse Orosco4321.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Heathcliff Slocumb349.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Mike Matheny296.000$750k$900k$2.5M$3.2M$4.0MFREE AGENT
Thomas Howard3510.000$650kFREE AGENT
Mike Mohler317.000$632kFREE AGENT
Shawon Dunston3715.000$600kFREE AGENT
Craig Paquette317.000$595k$1.5MFREE AGENT
Darren Holmes3410.000$532kFREE AGENT
Mark Thompson296.000$400kFREE AGENT
Carlos Hernandez3310.000$397kFREE AGENT
David Wainhouse329.000$250kFREE AGENT
Eduardo Perez307.000—FREE AGENT$450k$500k
Rick Wilkins339.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc2000200120022003200420052006
Edgar Renteria234.000$2.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Fernando Tatis253.000$750kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Morris253.000$550kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Garrett Stephenson284.000$550kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Christiansen305.000$323kFREE AGENT
Eli Marrero263.000$240kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alan Benes285.000—FREE AGENT
Mike James325.000—FREE AGENT
Larry Sutton303.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2000200120022003200420052006
J.D. Drew242.000$1.8MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Placido Polanco242.000$220kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rick Ankiel201.000$202kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Richard260.000$19kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Matthews260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Keith McDonald27–—
Luis Saturria23–—
Luther Hackman251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Brunette24–—
Gene Stechschulte260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Rodriguez25–—
Britt Reames260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2000 acquisition stacked onto Cardinals's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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