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200297–65 (0.599)Made Playoffs
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GM: Walt Jocketty

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2002, 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
$80M
Surplus $M
-7
Win %
0.599
TAB
+8.0
WAB
+12.7
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
44.5
Dead money %
15%
Depth Players
8.0
Dead WAR
-2.0

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2002 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RMike Matheny106
RMike DiFelice61
REli Marrero44

1B

LTino Martinez149
RAlbert Pujols21
REduardo Perez10
LIvan Cruz7
REli Marrero4
RMiguel Cairo4
RMike Matheny1

2B

LFernando Viña150
RMiguel Cairo18
RPlacido Polanco⇄6

3B

RScott Rolen⇄55
RAlbert Pujols41
RMiguel Cairo7
REduardo Perez6
RMike Coolbaugh4

SS

REdgar Renteria149
RPlacido Polanco⇄13
BWilson Delgado8
RMiguel Cairo6
RAlbert Pujols1

LF

RAlbert Pujols117
LKerry Robinson52
REli Marrero39
RMiguel Cairo19
RSo Taguchi8
REduardo Perez7

CF

LJim Edmonds139
REli Marrero36
LKerry Robinson10
LJ.D. Drew6
RSo Taguchi6

RF

LJ.D. Drew119
REli Marrero46
REduardo Perez29
LKerry Robinson17
RMiguel Cairo5
RAlbert Pujols1

DH

RMiguel Cairo3
RAlbert Pujols2
REduardo Perez1

Starters

RMatt Morris4.3 WAR
RWoody Williams2.2 WAR
LChuck Finley⇄1.8 WAR
RMike Crudale1.0 WAR
RAndy Benes1.0 WAR
RJason Simontacchi1.0 WAR
RDarryl Kile0.6 WAR
LBud Smith0.5 WAR
RGarrett Stephenson0.2 WAR
RLuther Hackman0.0 WAR
RJosh Pearce-0.0 WAR
RMike Timlin⇄-0.1 WAR
RTravis Smith-0.2 WAR
RJamey Wright⇄-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJason Isringhausen32 sv
LSteve Kline21 h
RRick White⇄16 h
RDave Veres15 h
RMike Crudale6 h
RGene Stechschulte6 h
RMike Timlin⇄0 h
LMike Matthews⇄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 2001)

PlayerfWAR
Scott Rolen3.0
Jason Isringhausen2.5
Chuck Finley1.8
Tino Martinez1.3
Eduardo Perez1.0
Mike Crudale1.0

Key subtractions (gone from 2001)

Player2001 fWAR
Craig Paquette1.1
Ray Lankford0.6
Mark McGwire0.6
Dustin Hermanson0.1
T.J. Mathews0.1
Luis Saturria-0.0

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 2002; everyone else is shown as a 2002 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Jim Edmonds 2002 +6.7 +109.8 7.3 +102.5 $1.1M 2.05× –
Albert Pujols 2002 +5.4 +89.1 0.6 +88.5 $0.1M 2.05× –
Matt Morris 2002 +4.3 +76.1 4.0 +72.1 $0.9M 2.19× –
Jason Isringhausen 2002 +2.5 +52.2 2.8 +49.4 $1.1M 2.57× –
Edgar Renteria 2002 +4.1 +43.0 6.0 +37.0 $1.5M 1.32× –
Eli Marrero 2002 +2.5 +32.3 0.8 +31.5 $0.3M 1.60× –
Scott Rolen↔ 2002 +3.0 +26.4 3.1 +23.4 $1.0M 1.12× –
Woody Williams 2002 +2.2 +26.0 7.3 +18.7 $3.3M 1.49× –
Chuck Finley↔ 2002 +1.8 +21.6 3.5 +18.1 $1.9M 1.49× –
J.D. Drew 2002 +1.8 +17.9 3.1 +14.8 $1.7M 1.22× –
Placido Polanco↔ 2002 +1.6 +11.2 1.1 +10.0 $0.7M 0.89× –
Eduardo Perez 2002 +1.0 +6.7 0.5 +6.2 $0.4M 0.83× –
Steve Kline 2002 +0.7 +7.2 1.2 +6.0 $1.8M 1.34× –
Rick White↔ 2002 +0.7 +3.7 0.3 +3.3 $0.5M 0.67× –
Mike Matheny 2002 +1.0 +4.3 2.5 +1.8 $2.4M 0.52× –
Andy Benes 2002 +1.0 +7.8 6.4 +1.4 $6.6M 1.02× –
Garrett Stephenson 2002 +0.2 +1.8 0.9 +0.9 $4.1M 1.02× –
Miguel Cairo 2002 +0.2 +1.2 0.6 +0.6 $3.3M 0.83× –
Kerry Robinson 2002 +0.1 +0.5 0.2 +0.2 $3.3M 0.83× –
Mike DiFelice 2002 +0.2 +1.0 0.8 +0.2 $3.1M 0.52× –
Tino Martinez 2002 +1.3 +5.8 5.8 +0.1 $4.4M 0.56× –
Luther Hackman 2002 +0.0 +0.2 0.2 -0.1 $8.5M 0.67× –
Mike Matthews↔ 2002 -0.1 -0.8 0.3 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Gene Stechschulte 2002 -0.3 -1.6 0.3 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Fernando Viña 2002 +0.5 +2.4 4.3 -1.9 $8.0M 0.56× –
Darryl Kile 2002 +0.6 +5.2 7.2 -2.0 $11.2M 1.02× –
Jeff Fassero↔ 2002 -0.3 -1.8 0.6 -2.4 – 0.67× –
Jamey Wright↔ 2002 -0.2 -1.8 0.7 -2.5 – 1.02× –
Mike Timlin↔ 2002 -0.1 -0.5 3.1 -3.5 – 0.67× –
Dave Veres 2002 -0.3 -3.4 4.2 -7.6 – 1.34× –
Bud Smith 2002 +0.5 +3.8 – – – 1.02× –
Gabe Molina 2002 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Ivan Cruz 2002 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.56× –
Jason Simontacchi 2002 +1.0 +7.8 – – – 1.02× –
Jose Rodriguez↔ 2002 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Josh Pearce 2002 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 1.02× –
Kevin Joseph 2002 -0.2 -0.8 – – – 0.67× –
Matt Duff 2002 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Coolbaugh 2002 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.58× –
Mike Crudale 2002 +1.0 +5.2 – – – 0.67× –
Nerio Rodriguez↔ 2002 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
So Taguchi 2002 +0.4 +2.5 – – – 0.83× –
Travis Smith 2002 -0.2 -1.2 – – – 1.02× –
Wilson Delgado 2002 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.61× –
Total—+44.5+560.179.7+463.8—

Trades

Every graded 2002 deal involving the Cardinals — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 7 total.

2002 · STL / SDP
STL · Walt Jocketty +$13.6M
Brett Tomko
SDP · Kevin Towers −$13.6M
Luther Hackman, Mike Wodnicki
STL came out ahead by $13.6M
2002 · MIN / STL
MIN · Terry Ryan +$0.0M
Seth Davidson
STL · Walt Jocketty +$0.0M
Warren Morris
Even trade
2002 · CLE / STL
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$1.6M
Neil Simoneaux
STL · Walt Jocketty −$1.6M
Nerio Rodríguez
CLE came out ahead by $1.6M
2002 · MIL / STL
MIL · Dean Taylor +$10.4M
Chris Morris, Mike Matthews
STL · Walt Jocketty −$10.4M
Jamey Wright
MIL came out ahead by $10.4M
2002 · CHC / STL
CHC · Andy MacPhail +$16.8M
Jared Blasdell, Jason Karnuth
STL · Walt Jocketty −$16.8M
Jeff Fassero
CHC came out ahead by $16.8M
2002 · CLE / STL
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$92.8M
Luis Garcia, Coco Crisp
STL · Walt Jocketty −$92.8M
Chuck Finley
CLE came out ahead by $92.8M
2002 · STL / PHI
STL · Walt Jocketty +$103.2M
Scott Rolen, Doug Nickle
PHI · Ed Wade −$103.2M
Plácido Polanco, Mike Timlin, Bud Smith
STL came out ahead by $103.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2002 payroll
$79.6M

What the front office was committed to as of 2002, 2002–2008. 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 (22)

PlayerAgeSvc2002200320042005200620072008
Jim Edmonds329.000$7.3M$8.3M$9.3M$10.3M$12.1M$9.6MFREE AGENT
Woody Williams359.000$7.3M$6.0M$8.0MFREE AGENT
Darryl Kile3311.000$7.2MFREE AGENT
Andy Benes3413.000$6.4MFREE AGENT
Edgar Renteria256.000$6.0M$6.5M$7.2MFREE AGENT
Tino Martinez3412.000$5.8M$7.5MFREE AGENT
Fernando Viña339.000$4.3M$5.3MFREE AGENT
Dave Veres358.000$4.2MFREE AGENT
Chuck Finley3916.000$3.5MFREE AGENT
Mike Timlin3611.000$3.1MFREE AGENT
Scott Rolen276.000$3.1M$7.6M$8.6M$11.6M$12.5M$12.3MFREE AGENT
Jason Isringhausen297.000$2.8M$7.2M$7.8M$7.0M$8.8M$8.8M$8.0M
Mike Matheny318.000$2.5M$3.2M$4.0MFREE AGENT
Garrett Stephenson306.000$900k$800kFREE AGENT
Mike DiFelice336.000$750kFREE AGENT
Jamey Wright276.000$739kFREE AGENT
Jeff Fassero3911.000$614k$1.2MFREE AGENT
Miguel Cairo286.000$600k$850kFREE AGENT$494k
Eduardo Perez329.000$450k$500kFREE AGENT
Rick White338.000$328kFREE AGENT
Wilson Delgado296.000—$212kFREE AGENT
Nerio Rodriguez316.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc2002200320042005200620072008
Matt Morris275.000$4.0MFREE AGENT
J.D. Drew264.000$3.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Kline295.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Placido Polanco264.000$1.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Eli Marrero285.000$850kFREE AGENT
Kerry Robinson284.000$250kARB 3FREE AGENT
Luther Hackman273.000$245kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ivan Cruz345.000—FREE AGENT
Travis Smith294.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (13)

PlayerAgeSvc2002200320042005200620072008
Albert Pujols221.000$600kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Matthews282.000$274kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gene Stechschulte282.000$265kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gabe Molina27–—
Mike Coolbaugh30–—
Kevin Joseph25–—
Jose Rodriguez27–—
Bud Smith22–—
Mike Crudale25–—
Josh Pearce24–—
So Taguchi320.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Simontacchi280.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Duff27–—

Graphs

How each 2002 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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