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Cardinals STL

200193–69 (0.574)Made Playoffs
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GM: Walt Jocketty

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2001, 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
$73M
Surplus $M
-6
Win %
0.574
TAB
+7.1
WAB
+9.0
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
43.3
Dead money %
29%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-5.5

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2001 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RMike Matheny121
REli Marrero65
RKeith McDonald2

1B

RMark McGwire90
RAlbert Pujols42
BBobby Bonilla33
RCraig Paquette23
LLarry Sutton11
REli Marrero6
LJohn Mabry⇄5
RMike Matheny2
LJim Edmonds2
REdgar Renteria1
RMiguel Cairo⇄1

2B

LFernando Viña151
RPlacido Polanco15
RMiguel Cairo⇄6
RCraig Paquette4
LStubby Clapp4

3B

RPlacido Polanco103
RAlbert Pujols55
RCraig Paquette33
RMiguel Cairo⇄17

SS

REdgar Renteria137
RPlacido Polanco42
RMiguel Cairo⇄1

LF

LKerry Robinson42
RAlbert Pujols39
RCraig Paquette32
REli Marrero8
BBobby Bonilla4
LStubby Clapp4
RLuis Saturria3
RMiguel Cairo⇄2
LJ.D. Drew1

CF

LJim Edmonds147
LKerry Robinson22
LJ.D. Drew20
RLuis Saturria3

RF

LJ.D. Drew97
RAlbert Pujols39
RCraig Paquette26
LKerry Robinson17
REli Marrero7
BBobby Bonilla6
LLarry Sutton3
RLuis Saturria3

DH

RAlbert Pujols2
BBobby Bonilla2
REdgar Renteria1
RPlacido Polanco1

Starters

RMatt Morris6.0 WAR
RDarryl Kile4.6 WAR
RWoody Williams⇄1.7 WAR
LBud Smith1.0 WAR
LMike Matthews0.7 WAR
RDustin Hermanson0.1 WAR
RAlan Benes-0.3 WAR
LRick Ankiel-0.7 WAR
RAndy Benes-1.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RDave Veres15 sv
LSteve Kline17 h
RGene Stechschulte13 h
RMike Timlin12 h
RLuther Hackman5 h
RT.J. Mathews⇄5 h
RMike James4 h
LJason Christiansen⇄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 2000)

PlayerfWAR
Albert Pujols7.2
Woody Williams1.7
Steve Kline1.2
Bud Smith1.0
Kerry Robinson1.0
Miguel Cairo0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 2000)

Player2000 fWAR
Will Clark2.2
Pat Hentgen2.1
Fernando Tatis1.8
Garrett Stephenson1.7
Eric Davis1.3
Britt Reames0.5

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 2001; everyone else is shown as a 2001 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Matt Morris 2001 +6.0 +119.7 1.2 +118.5 $0.2M 2.50× –
Jim Edmonds 2001 +6.2 +102.3 6.3 +95.9 $1.0M 2.05× –
J.D. Drew 2001 +5.6 +91.7 2.8 +88.9 $0.5M 2.05× –
Albert Pujols 2001 +7.2 +82.5 0.2 +82.3 $0.0M 1.43× –
Darryl Kile 2001 +4.6 +81.4 6.7 +74.8 $1.4M 2.19× –
Placido Polanco 2001 +4.0 +40.1 0.3 +39.8 $0.1M 1.25× –
Fernando Viña 2001 +2.9 +25.3 4.3 +20.9 $1.5M 1.07× –
Woody Williams↔ 2001 +1.7 +20.6 1.5 +19.1 $0.9M 1.49× –
Steve Kline 2001 +1.2 +13.0 0.8 +12.3 $0.6M 1.34× –
Edgar Renteria 2001 +1.7 +12.4 4.5 +7.9 $2.6M 0.89× –
Eli Marrero 2001 +1.1 +4.4 0.4 +4.0 $0.4M 0.52× –
Craig Paquette 2001 +1.1 +5.2 1.5 +3.7 $1.3M 0.58× –
Mike Matthews 2001 +0.7 +3.9 0.2 +3.6 $0.3M 0.67× –
Mike Timlin 2001 +0.7 +7.8 4.2 +3.5 $5.8M 1.34× –
Gene Stechschulte 2001 +0.0 +0.1 0.2 -0.1 $20.6M 1.34× –
Mike Matheny 2001 +0.1 +0.5 0.9 -0.4 $7.2M 0.52× –
Jeff Tabaka 2001 -0.0 -0.2 0.4 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Ray Lankford↔ 2001 +0.6 +4.1 5.6 -1.5 $9.2M 0.83× –
Larry Sutton 2001 -0.3 -1.5 0.3 -1.8 – 0.56× –
Jason Christiansen↔ 2001 -0.2 -1.1 0.9 -1.9 – 0.67× –
Luther Hackman 2001 -0.4 -2.2 0.2 -2.4 – 0.67× –
Mike James 2001 -0.2 -1.1 1.5 -2.6 – 0.67× –
Chad Hutchinson 2001 -0.4 -1.9 1.2 -3.1 – 0.67× –
Bobby Bonilla 2001 -0.7 -3.0 0.9 -3.9 – 0.56× –
Dustin Hermanson 2001 +0.1 +1.0 5.3 -4.3 $43.9M 1.02× –
Rick Ankiel 2001 -0.7 -3.9 0.4 -4.3 – 0.65× –
Dave Veres 2001 -0.3 -3.2 1.9 -5.1 – 1.34× –
Mark McGwire 2001 +0.6 +2.5 11.0 -8.5 $19.8M 0.56× –
Andy Benes 2001 -1.4 -11.7 6.7 -18.3 – 1.02× –
T.J. Mathews↔ 2001 +0.1 +0.6 0.6 -0.0 $5.5M 0.67× –
Alan Benes 2001 -0.3 -1.4 – – – 0.67× –
Bill Ortega 2001 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.65× –
Bud Smith 2001 +1.0 +8.4 – – – 1.02× –
Jason Karnuth 2001 -0.2 -0.8 – – – 0.67× –
John Mabry↔ 2001 -0.3 -1.2 – – – 0.56× –
Keith McDonald 2001 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.52× –
Kerry Robinson 2001 +1.0 +6.8 – – – 0.83× –
Luis Saturria 2001 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 0.83× –
Miguel Cairo↔ 2001 +0.3 +1.4 – – – 0.58× –
Stubby Clapp 2001 -0.1 -0.2 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+43.0+601.972.9+516.4—

Trades

Every graded 2001 deal involving the Cardinals — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

2001 · STL / BOS
STL · Walt Jocketty +$15.2M
Rick Asadoorian, Luis Garcia, Dustin Brisson
BOS · Dan Duquette −$15.2M
Dustin Hermanson
STL came out ahead by $15.2M
2001 · STL / SFG
STL · Walt Jocketty +$24.0M
Kevin Joseph
SFG · Brian Sabean −$24.0M
Jason Christiansen
STL came out ahead by $24.0M
2001 · MIN / STL
MIN · Terry Ryan +$0.0M
Larry Sutton
STL · Walt Jocketty +$0.0M
Hanley Frias
Even trade
2001 · STL / SDP
STL · Walt Jocketty +$173.6M
Woody Williams
SDP · Kevin Towers −$173.6M
Ray Lankford
STL came out ahead by $173.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2001 payroll
$73.0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2001, 2001–2007. 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 (19)

PlayerAgeSvc2001200220032004200520062007
Mark McGwire3715.000$11.0MFREE AGENT
Andy Benes3312.000$6.7M$6.4MFREE AGENT
Darryl Kile3210.000$6.7M$7.2MFREE AGENT
Jim Edmonds318.000$6.3M$7.3M$8.3M$9.3M$10.3M$12.1M$9.6M
Ray Lankford3411.000$5.6MFREE AGENT$650k
Dustin Hermanson286.000$5.3MFREE AGENT$647k
Fernando Viña328.000$4.3M$4.3M$5.3MFREE AGENT
Mike Timlin3510.000$4.2M$3.1MFREE AGENT
Dave Veres347.000$1.9M$4.2MFREE AGENT
Mike James336.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Woody Williams348.000$1.5M$7.3M$6.0M$8.0MFREE AGENT
Craig Paquette328.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Bobby Bonilla3815.000$900kFREE AGENT
Mike Matheny307.000$900k$2.5M$3.2M$4.0MFREE AGENT
Jason Christiansen316.000$873kFREE AGENT
T.J. Mathews316.000$633kFREE AGENT
Jeff Tabaka377.000$400kFREE AGENT
Alan Benes296.000—FREE AGENT
John Mabry307.000—FREE AGENT$725k

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc2001200220032004200520062007
Edgar Renteria245.000$4.5MFREE AGENT
J.D. Drew253.000$2.8MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Morris264.000$1.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Kline284.000$750kARB 3FREE AGENT
Eli Marrero274.000$375kARB 3FREE AGENT
Placido Polanco253.000$320kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Larry Sutton314.000$305kARB 3FREE AGENT
Miguel Cairo275.000—FREE AGENT
Kerry Robinson273.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2001200220032004200520062007
Chad Hutchinson240.000$1.2MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rick Ankiel212.000$400kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Matthews271.000$225kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gene Stechschulte271.000$205kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luther Hackman262.000$200kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Albert Pujols210.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Keith McDonald28–—
Luis Saturria24–—
Bill Ortega25–—
Jason Karnuth25–—
Bud Smith21–—
Stubby Clapp28–—

Graphs

How each 2001 acquisition stacked onto Cardinals's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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Decision-maker records extend to 1933; resource-controlled WAR and payroll metrics cover 1985–2026. Data sources include FanGraphs, Baseball-Reference, the Chadwick Bureau register, the Lahman Database, prospect rankings from Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, and FanGraphs, and public payroll records. Transaction and trade data was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Executive birth/death data via Wikidata (CC0).
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