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Cardinals STL

2004105–57 (0.648)Lost World Series
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GM: Walt Jocketty

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2004, 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
$91M
Surplus $M
-8
Win %
0.648
TAB
+12.1
WAB
+19.1
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
50.0
Dead money %
14%
Depth Players
9.0
Dead WAR
-2.6

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2004 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RMike Matheny122
RYadier Molina51
LCody McKay18

1B

RAlbert Pujols150
LJohn Mabry14
LMarlon Anderson2
LCody McKay1
LJim Edmonds1
RMike Matheny1

2B

LTony Womack133
LMarlon Anderson37
RHector Luna19
RBo Hart4

3B

RScott Rolen141
LJohn Mabry20
RHector Luna16
LCody McKay7

SS

REdgar Renteria149
RHector Luna24
RBo Hart1

LF

LRay Lankford66
RSo Taguchi53
LJohn Mabry39
RReggie Sanders38
LMarlon Anderson28
BRoger Cedeno23
RHector Luna8
LColin Porter6
RJason Simontacchi1

CF

LJim Edmonds146
RSo Taguchi31
LRay Lankford4
RHector Luna2
LColin Porter2
LLarry Walker⇄1
LJohn Mabry1

RF

RReggie Sanders81
LLarry Walker⇄43
BRoger Cedeno35
RSo Taguchi28
LJohn Mabry25
LMarlon Anderson11
LColin Porter8

DH

RAlbert Pujols3
LJim Edmonds1
LMarlon Anderson1
RReggie Sanders1

Starters

RWoody Williams3.1 WAR
RChris Carpenter2.6 WAR
RJason Marquis2.6 WAR
RMatt Morris1.2 WAR
RJeff Suppan1.0 WAR
RAl Reyes0.4 WAR
RDan Haren0.3 WAR
LRandy Flores0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJason Isringhausen47 sv
LRay King31 h
RJulian Tavarez19 h
LSteve Kline15 h
RKiko Calero12 h
RCal Eldred8 h
RMike Lincoln1 h
RJason Simontacchi0 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 2003)

PlayerfWAR
Tony Womack2.8
Chris Carpenter2.6
Jason Marquis2.6
Reggie Sanders2.4
Julian Tavarez1.3
Larry Walker1.2

Key subtractions (gone from 2003)

Player2003 fWAR
J.D. Drew2.7
Brett Tomko1.7
Tino Martinez1.0
Eduardo Perez0.5
Garrett Stephenson0.4
Kevin Ohme0.1

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 2004; everyone else is shown as a 2004 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Jim Edmonds 2004 +8.3 +135.8 9.3 +126.4 $1.1M 2.05× –
Scott Rolen 2004 +9.0 +103.2 8.6 +94.6 $1.0M 1.43× –
Albert Pujols 2004 +7.8 +85.3 7.0 +78.3 $0.9M 1.37× –
Chris Carpenter 2004 +2.6 +41.2 0.3 +40.9 $0.1M 1.96× –
Jason Marquis 2004 +2.6 +40.5 0.5 +40.0 $0.2M 1.96× –
Woody Williams 2004 +3.1 +48.0 8.0 +40.0 $2.6M 1.96× –
Tony Womack 2004 +2.8 +23.9 0.3 +23.6 $0.1M 1.07× –
Reggie Sanders 2004 +2.4 +23.7 2.0 +21.7 $0.8M 1.22× –
Jason Isringhausen 2004 +1.7 +27.3 7.8 +19.6 $4.4M 1.95× –
Julian Tavarez 2004 +1.3 +13.5 1.6 +11.9 $1.3M 1.34× –
Edgar Renteria 2004 +2.0 +14.5 7.2 +7.3 $3.6M 0.89× –
Jeff Suppan 2004 +1.0 +7.8 1.0 +6.8 $1.0M 1.02× –
Ray King 2004 +0.8 +4.4 0.9 +3.5 $1.1M 0.67× –
Kiko Calero 2004 +0.7 +3.7 0.3 +3.4 $0.4M 0.67× –
Ray Lankford 2004 +0.6 +4.0 0.7 +3.3 $1.1M 0.83× –
So Taguchi 2004 +0.6 +4.2 1.2 +3.0 $1.9M 0.83× –
Larry Walker↔ 2004 +1.2 +8.1 6.8 +1.3 $5.6M 0.83× –
Mike Lincoln 2004 +0.3 +1.7 0.5 +1.3 $1.4M 0.67× –
Steve Kline 2004 +0.6 +3.0 1.7 +1.3 $3.1M 0.67× –
Hector Luna 2004 +0.1 +0.6 0.3 +0.3 $2.4M 0.61× –
Rick Ankiel 2004 -0.0 -0.1 0.3 -0.4 – 0.65× –
Bo Hart 2004 -0.0 -0.2 0.3 -0.5 – 0.56× –
Cody McKay 2004 -0.3 -1.3 0.3 -1.6 – 0.52× –
Jason Simontacchi 2004 -0.4 -2.2 0.3 -2.6 – 0.67× –
Matt Morris 2004 +1.2 +9.7 12.5 -2.8 $10.5M 1.02× –
Marlon Anderson 2004 -0.8 -3.7 0.6 -4.3 – 0.56× –
Mike Matheny 2004 -0.2 -0.9 4.0 -4.9 – 0.52× –
Roger Cedeno 2004 -0.7 -4.7 5.4 -10.0 – 0.83× –
Cal Eldred 2004 +0.2 +0.9 0.9 -0.0 $5.7M 0.67× –
Al Reyes 2004 +0.4 +2.3 – – – 0.67× –
Carmen Cali 2004 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Colin Porter 2004 +0.1 +0.7 – – – 0.83× –
Dan Haren 2004 +0.3 +1.5 – – – 0.67× –
John Mabry 2004 +0.3 +1.9 – – – 0.83× –
Josh Pearce 2004 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Randy Flores 2004 +0.1 +0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Yadier Molina 2004 +0.4 +1.8 – – – 0.52× –
Total—+50.1+600.790.6+501.4—

Trades

Every graded 2004 deal involving the Cardinals — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 6 total.

2004 · OAK / STL
OAK · Billy Beane +$239.2M
Dan Haren, Kiko Calero, Daric Barton
STL · Walt Jocketty −$239.2M
Mark Mulder
OAK came out ahead by $239.2M
2004 · STL / SDP
STL · Walt Jocketty +$2.4M
Brian Hunter
SDP · Kevin Towers −$2.4M
Kerry Robinson
STL came out ahead by $2.4M
2004 · STL / BOS
STL · Walt Jocketty +$25.6M
Tony Womack
BOS · Theo Epstein −$25.6M
Matt Duff
STL came out ahead by $25.6M
2004 · STL / WSN
STL · Walt Jocketty +$1.6M
Benji DeQuin
WSN · Omar Minaya −$1.6M
Joe Horgan
STL came out ahead by $1.6M
2004 · COL / STL
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$24.8M
Jason Burch, Luis Martínez, Chris Narveson
STL · Walt Jocketty −$24.8M
Larry Walker
COL came out ahead by $24.8M
2004 · NYM / STL
NYM · Jim Duquette +$36.0M
Wilson Delgado
STL · Walt Jocketty −$36.0M
Roger Cedeño
NYM came out ahead by $36.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

2004 payroll
$90.6M

What the front office was committed to as of 2004, 2004–2010. 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 (20)

PlayerAgeSvc2004200520062007200820092010
Matt Morris297.000$12.5M$2.5MFREE AGENT
Jim Edmonds3411.000$9.3M$10.3M$12.1M$9.6MFREE AGENT
Scott Rolen298.000$8.6M$11.6M$12.5M$12.3MFREE AGENT
Woody Williams3711.000$8.0MFREE AGENT
Jason Isringhausen319.000$7.8M$7.0M$8.8M$8.8M$8.0MFREE AGENT
Edgar Renteria278.000$7.2MFREE AGENT
Larry Walker3715.000$6.8M$12.7MFREE AGENT
Roger Cedeno299.000$5.4M$5.5MFREE AGENT
Mike Matheny3310.000$4.0MFREE AGENT
Reggie Sanders3613.000$2.0M$4.0MFREE AGENT
Steve Kline317.000$1.7MFREE AGENT
Julian Tavarez3111.000$1.6M$2.6MFREE AGENT
Jeff Suppan299.000$1.0M$4.0M$4.0MFREE AGENT$6.4M
Cal Eldred3613.000$900k$600kFREE AGENT
Ray Lankford3714.000$650kFREE AGENT
Marlon Anderson306.000$600kFREE AGENT
Chris Carpenter297.000$300k$2.0M$5.0M$8.5M$10.5M$13.3M$15.8M
Tony Womack3411.000$300kFREE AGENT
John Mabry3310.000—$725kFREE AGENT
Al Reyes349.000—$450kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (5)

PlayerAgeSvc2004200520062007200820092010
Albert Pujols243.000$7.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ray King305.000$900kFREE AGENT
Jason Marquis254.000$525kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Lincoln295.000$450kFREE AGENT
Rick Ankiel245.000$320kFREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2004200520062007200820092010
So Taguchi342.000$1.2MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Simontacchi302.000$350kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bo Hart271.000$307kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kiko Calero291.000$305kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cody McKay302.000$300kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hector Luna240.000$300kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Pearce26–—
Randy Flores282.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yadier Molina210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Colin Porter28–—
Dan Haren231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carmen Cali25–—

Graphs

How each 2004 acquisition stacked onto Cardinals's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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