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200683–78 (0.516)★ 2006 World Series Champions
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GM: Walt Jocketty

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2006, 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
$95M
Surplus $M
-40
Win %
0.516
TAB
-5.7
WAB
-1.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
31.0
Dead money %
37%
Depth Players
5.0
Dead WAR
-4.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2006 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RYadier Molina127
RGary Bennett56
BMike Rose4

1B

RAlbert Pujols143
BScott Spiezio13
LChris Duncan11
RHector Luna⇄6
LJim Edmonds6
RYadier Molina4
BJose Vizcaino⇄3
RGary Bennett1
RJohn Gall1
RJohn Nelson1

2B

BAaron Miles88
RRonnie Belliard⇄54
BScott Spiezio8
BJose Vizcaino⇄5
RSo Taguchi1

3B

RScott Rolen142
BScott Spiezio38
BAaron Miles1

SS

RDavid Eckstein120
BAaron Miles39
BJose Vizcaino⇄8
RJohn Nelson1

LF

RSo Taguchi70
LChris Duncan49
LJohn Rodriguez41
BScott Spiezio35
RPreston Wilson⇄25
RHector Luna⇄17
LSkip Schumaker13
LLarry Bigbie11
LTimo Perez3
RJohn Gall2
RJuan Encarnacion1

CF

LJim Edmonds99
RSo Taguchi59
RJuan Encarnacion32
LSkip Schumaker5
RPreston Wilson⇄2

RF

RJuan Encarnacion125
LChris Duncan24
LJohn Rodriguez15
LSkip Schumaker9
RSo Taguchi7
RPreston Wilson⇄6
LTimo Perez4
LLarry Bigbie1

DH

BScott Spiezio5
LChris Duncan1
LJohn Rodriguez1
RSo Taguchi1
LTimo Perez1

Starters

RChris Carpenter4.7 WAR
RJeff Suppan2.4 WAR
RSidney Ponson⇄0.7 WAR
RBrad Thompson0.3 WAR
LMark Mulder0.2 WAR
LChris Narveson0.1 WAR
RAnthony Reyes0.0 WAR
RJeff Weaver⇄0.0 WAR
RJason Marquis-0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJason Isringhausen33 sv
LRandy Flores18 h
RAdam Wainwright17 h
RBraden Looper15 h
LTyler Johnson11 h
RJosh Hancock5 h
RBrad Thompson3 h
RJosh Kinney2 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 2005)

PlayerfWAR
Scott Spiezio1.3
Braden Looper1.2
Sidney Ponson0.7
Juan Encarnacion0.6
Preston Wilson0.4
Jose Vizcaino0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 2005)

Player2005 fWAR
Mark Grudzielanek2.8
Matt Morris2.4
Larry Walker2.2
Reggie Sanders1.7
Al Reyes1.3
Abraham O. Nunez1.2

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 2006; everyone else is shown as a 2006 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Chris Carpenter 2006 +4.7 +82.8 5.0 +77.8 $1.1M 2.19× –
Albert Pujols 2006 +8.1 +88.9 14.0 +74.9 $1.7M 1.37× –
Scott Rolen 2006 +5.5 +62.3 12.5 +49.9 $2.3M 1.43× –
Jeff Suppan 2006 +2.4 +28.2 4.0 +24.2 $1.7M 1.49× –
Adam Wainwright 2006 +1.5 +15.6 0.3 +15.3 $0.2M 1.34× –
David Eckstein 2006 +1.5 +11.0 3.3 +7.7 $2.2M 0.89× –
Hector Luna↔ 2006 +1.0 +6.8 0.2 +6.6 $0.2M 0.83× –
Jim Edmonds 2006 +1.7 +16.7 12.1 +4.7 $7.0M 1.22× –
Sidney Ponson↔ 2006 +0.7 +5.5 0.7 +4.7 $1.1M 1.02× –
John Rodriguez 2006 +0.6 +4.0 0.3 +3.6 $0.6M 0.83× –
Braden Looper 2006 +1.2 +6.4 3.5 +2.9 $2.9M 0.67× –
Preston Wilson↔ 2006 +0.4 +2.8 1.0 +1.8 $2.4M 0.83× –
Brad Thompson 2006 +0.3 +1.7 0.3 +1.3 $1.1M 0.67× –
Juan Encarnacion 2006 +0.6 +4.3 3.5 +0.8 $5.4M 0.83× –
Jose Vizcaino↔ 2006 +0.2 +1.0 0.2 +0.7 $1.2M 0.61× –
Josh Hancock 2006 +0.2 +1.0 0.4 +0.6 $2.0M 0.67× –
Josh Kinney 2006 +0.1 +0.6 0.2 +0.4 $1.9M 0.67× –
So Taguchi 2006 +0.1 +1.0 0.8 +0.2 $5.5M 0.83× –
Randy Flores 2006 +0.0 +0.2 0.3 -0.1 $9.0M 0.67× –
Ronnie Belliard↔ 2006 +0.2 +0.9 1.5 -0.6 $7.7M 0.56× –
Larry Bigbie 2006 -0.1 -0.3 0.9 -1.2 – 0.83× –
Yadier Molina 2006 -0.3 -1.0 0.4 -1.4 – 0.52× –
Ricardo Rincon 2006 -0.2 -0.9 1.2 -2.1 – 0.67× –
Skip Schumaker 2006 -0.3 -1.9 0.3 -2.2 – 0.83× –
Aaron Miles 2006 -0.6 -2.5 0.3 -2.8 – 0.56× –
Gary Bennett 2006 -0.5 -2.1 0.8 -2.9 – 0.52× –
Jeff Weaver↔ 2006 +0.0 +0.4 4.3 -3.9 $99.1M 1.02× –
Jason Marquis 2006 -0.1 -1.0 5.2 -6.2 – 1.02× –
Mark Mulder 2006 +0.2 +1.4 7.8 -6.3 $45.0M 1.02× –
Jorge Sosa↔ 2006 -0.6 -6.7 0.9 -7.6 – 1.34× –
Jason Isringhausen 2006 -0.9 -9.8 8.8 -18.5 – 1.34× –
Anthony Reyes 2006 +0.0 +0.4 – – – 1.02× –
Brian Falkenborg 2006 +0.1 +0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Chris Duncan 2006 +2.3 +22.7 – – – 1.22× –
Chris Narveson 2006 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
John Gall 2006 -0.0 -0.3 – – – 0.83× –
John Nelson 2006 -0.2 -0.7 – – – 0.56× –
Mike Rose 2006 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.52× –
Scott Spiezio 2006 +1.3 +6.3 – – – 0.58× –
Timo Perez 2006 -0.2 -1.3 – – – 0.83× –
Tyler Johnson 2006 -0.3 -1.5 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+30.6+343.695.0+222.3—

Trades

Every graded 2006 deal involving the Cardinals — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 3 total.

2006 · ANA / STL
ANA · Bill Stoneman +$15.2M
Terry Evans
STL · Walt Jocketty −$15.2M
Jeff Weaver
ANA came out ahead by $15.2M
2006 · ATL / STL
ATL · John Schuerholz +$8.0M
Rich Scalamandre
STL · Walt Jocketty −$8.0M
Jorge Sosa
ATL came out ahead by $8.0M
2006 · CLE / STL
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$1.6M
Héctor Luna
STL · Walt Jocketty −$1.6M
Ronnie Belliard
CLE came out ahead by $1.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2006 payroll
$95.1M

What the front office was committed to as of 2006, 2006–2012. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Scott Rolen3110.000$12.5M$12.3MFREE AGENT
Jim Edmonds3613.000$12.1M$9.6MFREE AGENT
Jason Isringhausen3311.000$8.8M$8.8M$8.0MFREE AGENT
Mark Mulder286.000$7.8M$4.5M$7.0MFREE AGENT
Jason Marquis276.000$5.2MFREE AGENT
Chris Carpenter319.000$5.0M$8.5M$10.5M$13.3M$15.8M$14.3M$10.5M
Jeff Weaver297.000$4.3MFREE AGENT
Jeff Suppan3111.000$4.0MFREE AGENT$6.4M
Juan Encarnacion309.000$3.5M$5.0MFREE AGENT
Braden Looper318.000$3.5M$4.5M$5.5MFREE AGENT
Ronnie Belliard318.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Ricardo Rincon369.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Preston Wilson318.000$978k$1.0MFREE AGENT
Gary Bennett3411.000$800k$850kFREE AGENT
Sidney Ponson298.000$737kFREE AGENT
Jose Vizcaino3817.000$245kFREE AGENT
Scott Spiezio3310.000—$2.1MFREE AGENT
Brian Falkenborg287.000—FREE AGENT
Timo Perez316.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (8)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Albert Pujols265.000$14.0MFREE AGENT
David Eckstein315.000$3.3MFREE AGENT
Jorge Sosa284.000$909kARB 3FREE AGENT
Larry Bigbie285.000$900kFREE AGENT
So Taguchi364.000$825kARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Hancock284.000$355kARB 3FREE AGENT
Randy Flores304.000$350kARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Miles293.000$350kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Yadier Molina232.000$400kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Thompson241.000$334kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Rodriguez281.000$332kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Skip Schumaker261.000$329kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Wainwright241.000$327kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hector Luna262.000$229kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Kinney270.000$218kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Duncan251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Rose29–—
Chris Narveson240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Gall28–—
Tyler Johnson251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Reyes241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Nelson27–—

Graphs

How each 2006 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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