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Cardinals STL

2005100–62 (0.617)Made Playoffs
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GM: Walt Jocketty

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2005, 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
$92M
Surplus $M
-12
Win %
0.617
TAB
+5.5
WAB
+15.0
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
42.7
Dead money %
14%
Depth Players
8.0
Dead WAR
-3.4

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2005 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RYadier Molina114
REinar Díaz50
RMike Mahoney25

1B

RAlbert Pujols157
LJohn Mabry14
RScott Seabol5
REinar Díaz3
LChris Duncan2
RYadier Molina1

2B

RMark Grudzielanek137
BAbraham O. Nunez22
RHector Luna22
RScott Seabol8

3B

BAbraham O. Nunez98
RScott Rolen56
RScott Seabol20
LJohn Mabry18
RHector Luna7

SS

RDavid Eckstein156
BAbraham O. Nunez21
RHector Luna6

LF

RReggie Sanders80
RSo Taguchi52
LJohn Rodriguez40
LJohn Mabry23
LSkip Schumaker14
RJohn Gall10
BRoger Cedeno6
RHector Luna3
RScott Seabol2

CF

LJim Edmonds139
RSo Taguchi50
LSkip Schumaker4
RHector Luna1
LLarry Walker1

RF

LLarry Walker83
RSo Taguchi57
LJohn Mabry49
RHector Luna21
BRoger Cedeno10
LJohn Rodriguez9
LSkip Schumaker7
RScott Seabol2
LChris Duncan1
RReggie Sanders1

DH

LLarry Walker6
RScott Seabol3
RReggie Sanders1

Starters

RChris Carpenter5.8 WAR
RMatt Morris2.4 WAR
RJeff Suppan2.2 WAR
RJason Marquis2.0 WAR
LMark Mulder1.9 WAR
RCal Eldred0.1 WAR
RAnthony Reyes0.0 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJason Isringhausen39 sv
RJulian Tavarez32 h
LRay King16 h
RAl Reyes16 h
LRandy Flores11 h
RBrad Thompson7 h
RCal Eldred2 h
LCarmen Cali0 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 2004)

PlayerfWAR
Mark Grudzielanek2.8
David Eckstein2.5
Mark Mulder1.9
Abraham O. Nunez1.2
John Rodriguez0.4
John Gall0.1

Key subtractions (gone from 2004)

Player2004 fWAR
Woody Williams3.1
Tony Womack2.8
Edgar Renteria2.0
Kiko Calero0.7
Ray Lankford0.6
Steve Kline0.6

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 2005; everyone else is shown as a 2005 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Chris Carpenter 2005 +5.8 +116.3 2.0 +114.3 $0.3M 2.50× –
Jim Edmonds 2005 +6.1 +100.2 10.3 +89.9 $1.7M 2.05× –
Albert Pujols 2005 +7.7 +84.6 11.0 +73.6 $1.4M 1.37× –
Matt Morris 2005 +2.4 +29.0 2.5 +26.5 $1.0M 1.49× –
Mark Grudzielanek 2005 +2.8 +24.5 1.0 +23.5 $0.4M 1.07× –
Jeff Suppan 2005 +2.2 +25.6 4.0 +21.6 $1.9M 1.49× –
Jason Marquis 2005 +2.0 +23.6 3.0 +20.6 $1.5M 1.49× –
Mark Mulder 2005 +1.9 +22.2 6.0 +16.1 $3.2M 1.49× –
David Eckstein 2005 +2.5 +17.8 2.3 +15.5 $0.9M 0.89× –
Reggie Sanders 2005 +1.7 +16.1 4.0 +12.1 $2.4M 1.22× –
So Taguchi 2005 +1.4 +9.0 0.6 +8.5 $0.4M 0.83× –
Larry Walker 2005 +2.2 +20.9 12.7 +8.3 $5.9M 1.22× –
Al Reyes 2005 +1.3 +6.7 0.5 +6.3 $0.4M 0.67× –
Yadier Molina 2005 +1.1 +4.8 0.3 +4.5 $0.3M 0.52× –
Hector Luna 2005 +0.8 +3.4 0.3 +3.1 $0.4M 0.56× –
Randy Flores 2005 +0.3 +1.4 0.3 +1.0 $1.3M 0.67× –
Jason Isringhausen 2005 +0.7 +7.6 7.0 +0.6 $9.8M 1.34× –
Julian Tavarez 2005 +0.3 +3.2 2.6 +0.6 $8.7M 1.34× –
Adam Wainwright 2005 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 -0.5 – 0.67× –
John Mabry 2005 -0.1 -0.8 0.7 -1.5 – 0.83× –
Skip Schumaker 2005 -0.3 -1.7 0.3 -2.0 – 0.83× –
Einar Díaz 2005 -0.5 -1.9 0.6 -2.5 – 0.52× –
Ray King 2005 -0.1 -1.0 1.9 -2.8 – 1.34× –
Scott Rolen 2005 +1.1 +5.1 11.6 -6.6 $10.6M 0.58× –
Roger Cedeno 2005 -1.0 -6.7 5.5 -12.2 – 0.83× –
Cal Eldred 2005 +0.1 +0.6 0.6 -0.0 $5.6M 0.67× –
Abraham O. Nunez 2005 +1.2 +5.4 – – – 0.58× –
Anthony Reyes 2005 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Bill Pulsipher 2005 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Brad Thompson 2005 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Carmen Cali 2005 -0.3 -1.4 – – – 0.67× –
Chris Duncan 2005 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.56× –
Gabe White 2005 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Jimmy Journell 2005 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.67× –
John Gall 2005 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 0.83× –
John Rodriguez 2005 +0.4 +2.8 – – – 0.83× –
Kevin Jarvis 2005 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Mahoney 2005 -0.5 -2.2 – – – 0.52× –
Scott Seabol 2005 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.58× –
Tyler Johnson 2005 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+42.8+513.191.6+418.5—

Trades

Every graded 2005 deal involving the Cardinals — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 3 total.

2005 · STL / COL
STL · Walt Jocketty +$2.4M
Larry Bigbie, Aaron Miles
COL · Daniel O'Dowd −$2.4M
Ray King
STL came out ahead by $2.4M
2005 · STL / BOS
STL · Walt Jocketty +$0.8M
Carlos De La Cruz, Kevin Ool
BOS · Theo Epstein −$0.8M
Mike Myers
STL came out ahead by $0.8M
2005 · STL / CLE
STL · Walt Jocketty +$5.6M
John Rodriguez
CLE · Mark Shapiro −$5.6M
Javier Cardona
STL came out ahead by $5.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2005 payroll
$91.7M

What the front office was committed to as of 2005, 2005–2011. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2005200620072008200920102011
Larry Walker3816.000$12.7MFREE AGENT
Scott Rolen309.000$11.6M$12.5M$12.3MFREE AGENT
Jim Edmonds3512.000$10.3M$12.1M$9.6MFREE AGENT
Jason Isringhausen3210.000$7.0M$8.8M$8.8M$8.0MFREE AGENT
Roger Cedeno3010.000$5.5MFREE AGENT
Jeff Suppan3010.000$4.0M$4.0MFREE AGENT$6.4M
Reggie Sanders3714.000$4.0MFREE AGENT
Julian Tavarez3212.000$2.6MFREE AGENT
Matt Morris308.000$2.5MFREE AGENT
Chris Carpenter308.000$2.0M$5.0M$8.5M$10.5M$13.3M$15.8M$14.3M
Ray King316.000$1.9MFREE AGENT
Mark Grudzielanek3510.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
John Mabry3411.000$725kFREE AGENT
Einar Díaz329.000$600kFREE AGENT
Cal Eldred3714.000$600kFREE AGENT
Al Reyes3510.000$450kFREE AGENT
Kevin Jarvis3511.000—FREE AGENT
Abraham O. Nunez298.000—FREE AGENT
Bill Pulsipher3110.000—FREE AGENT
Gabe White3311.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (7)

PlayerAgeSvc2005200620072008200920102011
Albert Pujols254.000$11.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Mulder275.000$6.0MFREE AGENT
Jason Marquis265.000$3.0MFREE AGENT
David Eckstein304.000$2.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
So Taguchi353.000$550kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Randy Flores293.000$320kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Seabol304.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (13)

PlayerAgeSvc2005200620072008200920102011
Yadier Molina221.000$324kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hector Luna251.000$320kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Skip Schumaker250.000$316kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Wainwright230.000$47kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Mahoney32–—
Jimmy Journell27–—
Chris Duncan240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Gall27–—
John Rodriguez270.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Johnson240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Thompson230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carmen Cali26–—
Anthony Reyes230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2005 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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