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GM: John Mozeliak

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2007, 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
-34
Win %
0.481
TAB
-8.1
WAB
-5.7
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
27.8
Dead money %
34%
Depth Players
4.0
Dead WAR
-6.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2007 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RYadier Molina107
RGary Bennett52
RKelly Stinnett26
RBrian Esposito1

1B

RAlbert Pujols154
LChris Duncan11
RMiguel Cairo⇄11
BScott Spiezio9
LRussell Branyan⇄2
RGary Bennett1
LJim Edmonds1
RYadier Molina1

2B

BAaron Miles85
LAdam Kennedy79
RBrendan Ryan17
RMiguel Cairo⇄5
BScott Spiezio5
RBrian Barden⇄2
RSo Taguchi1

3B

RScott Rolen112
BScott Spiezio27
RBrendan Ryan24
LRussell Branyan⇄19
RMiguel Cairo⇄10
RBrian Barden⇄4
BAaron Miles3

SS

RDavid Eckstein114
BAaron Miles40
RBrendan Ryan28
RBrian Barden⇄6
LAdam Kennedy1

LF

LChris Duncan99
RRyan Ludwick49
RSo Taguchi41
LSkip Schumaker23
BScott Spiezio3
RMiguel Cairo⇄2
LRick Ankiel2
BAaron Miles1

CF

LJim Edmonds103
RSo Taguchi63
LRick Ankiel22
LSkip Schumaker15
RRyan Ludwick6
RJuan Encarnacion2

RF

RJuan Encarnacion74
RRyan Ludwick41
LRick Ankiel27
LSkip Schumaker26
RPreston Wilson16
BScott Spiezio15
RSo Taguchi8
LAdam Kennedy1

DH

BScott Spiezio6
LChris Duncan3

Starters

RAdam Wainwright4.6 WAR
RBraden Looper1.7 WAR
RKip Wells1.6 WAR
RTroy Percival0.6 WAR
RTodd Wellemeyer⇄0.5 WAR
RJoel Pineiro⇄0.4 WAR
RAnthony Reyes0.2 WAR
RChris Carpenter0.1 WAR
LRandy Keisler-0.0 WAR
LMark Mulder-0.4 WAR
LMike Maroth⇄-0.6 WAR
RBrad Thompson-0.9 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJason Isringhausen32 sv
RRyan Franklin25 h
LRandy Flores14 h
RRuss Springer10 h
LTyler Johnson6 h
RTroy Percival4 h
RKelvin Jimenez1 h
RAndy Cavazos0 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 2006)

PlayerfWAR
Ryan Ludwick2.1
Kip Wells1.6
Rick Ankiel1.5
Russ Springer1.4
Brendan Ryan1.2
Ryan Franklin0.7

Key subtractions (gone from 2006)

Player2006 fWAR
Jeff Suppan2.4
Hector Luna1.0
Sidney Ponson0.7
John Rodriguez0.6
Jose Vizcaino0.2
Ronnie Belliard0.2

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 2007; everyone else is shown as a 2007 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Adam Wainwright 2007 +4.6 +80.0 0.4 +79.6 $0.1M 2.19× –
Albert Pujols 2007 +7.7 +84.2 12.9 +71.3 $1.7M 1.37× –
Ryan Ludwick 2007 +2.1 +20.5 0.4 +20.1 $0.2M 1.22× –
Chris Duncan 2007 +1.7 +16.8 0.4 +16.4 $0.2M 1.22× –
Braden Looper 2007 +1.7 +19.8 4.5 +15.3 $2.7M 1.49× –
Kip Wells 2007 +1.6 +18.9 4.0 +14.9 $2.5M 1.49× –
Rick Ankiel 2007 +1.5 +9.9 0.1 +9.8 $0.1M 0.83× –
Ryan Franklin 2007 +0.7 +7.5 1.0 +6.5 $1.4M 1.34× –
Russ Springer 2007 +1.4 +7.4 1.8 +5.6 $1.3M 0.67× –
Brendan Ryan 2007 +1.2 +5.7 0.4 +5.3 $0.3M 0.61× –
Yadier Molina 2007 +1.4 +5.8 0.5 +5.3 $0.4M 0.52× –
Randy Flores 2007 +1.1 +5.9 0.8 +5.1 $0.7M 0.67× –
Todd Wellemeyer↔ 2007 +0.5 +4.4 0.4 +4.0 $0.7M 1.02× –
Scott Rolen 2007 +2.4 +16.0 12.3 +3.6 $5.2M 0.85× –
So Taguchi 2007 +0.4 +3.0 0.9 +2.1 $2.1M 0.83× –
Joel Pineiro↔ 2007 +0.4 +3.3 1.2 +2.0 $3.1M 1.02× –
Anthony Reyes 2007 +0.2 +1.8 0.4 +1.5 $1.7M 1.02× –
Skip Schumaker 2007 +0.2 +1.4 0.4 +1.0 $1.8M 0.83× –
Miguel Cairo↔ 2007 +0.2 +1.0 0.3 +0.8 $1.1M 0.56× –
Brian Barden↔ 2007 -0.0 -0.1 0.2 -0.4 – 0.61× –
Russell Branyan↔ 2007 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 -0.6 – 0.58× –
Josh Hancock 2007 -0.1 -0.4 0.4 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Tyler Johnson 2007 -0.1 -0.5 0.4 -0.9 – 0.67× –
David Eckstein 2007 +0.7 +3.6 4.6 -1.0 $6.3M 0.61× –
Scott Spiezio 2007 +0.2 +0.9 2.1 -1.2 $10.8M 0.58× –
Aaron Miles 2007 -0.2 -0.8 1.0 -1.8 – 0.56× –
Jason Isringhausen 2007 +0.6 +6.8 8.8 -1.9 $13.7M 1.34× –
Gary Bennett 2007 -0.5 -2.3 0.8 -3.1 – 0.52× –
Preston Wilson 2007 -0.4 -2.5 1.0 -3.5 – 0.83× –
Brad Thompson 2007 -0.9 -4.8 0.4 -5.2 – 0.67× –
Jim Edmonds 2007 +0.5 +3.5 9.6 -6.1 $18.2M 0.83× –
Mike Maroth↔ 2007 -0.6 -5.0 1.5 -6.5 – 1.02× –
Adam Kennedy 2007 -1.1 -4.8 2.5 -7.3 – 0.56× –
Chris Carpenter 2007 +0.1 +1.0 8.5 -7.5 $67.6M 1.02× –
Mark Mulder 2007 -0.4 -3.0 4.5 -7.5 – 1.02× –
Juan Encarnacion 2007 -0.8 -5.1 5.0 -10.1 – 0.83× –
Andy Cavazos 2007 -0.4 -2.2 – – – 0.67× –
Brian Esposito 2007 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.52× –
Brian Falkenborg 2007 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Dennis Dove 2007 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Kelly Stinnett 2007 -0.6 -2.5 – – – 0.52× –
Kelvin Jimenez 2007 +0.2 +0.9 – – – 0.67× –
Randy Keisler 2007 -0.0 -0.3 – – – 1.02× –
Troy Cate 2007 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Troy Percival 2007 +0.6 +3.2 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+27.7+298.494.6+204.8—

Trades

Every graded 2007 deal involving the Cardinals — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 3 total.

2007 · STL / SDP
STL · John Mozeliak +$65.6M
David Freese
SDP · Kevin Towers −$65.6M
Jim Edmonds
STL came out ahead by $65.6M
2007 · STL / BOS
STL · John Mozeliak +$29.6M
Joel Piñeiro
BOS · Theo Epstein −$29.6M
Sean Danielson
STL came out ahead by $29.6M
2007 · DET / STL
DET · Dave Dombrowski +$6.4M
Chris Lambert
STL · John Mozeliak −$6.4M
Mike Maroth
DET came out ahead by $6.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

2007 payroll
$94.7M

What the front office was committed to as of 2007, 2007–2013. 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 (23)

PlayerAgeSvc2007200820092010201120122013
Albert Pujols276.000$12.9M$13.9M$14.4M$14.6M$14.5MFREE AGENT
Scott Rolen3211.000$12.3MFREE AGENT
Jim Edmonds3714.000$9.6MFREE AGENT
Jason Isringhausen3412.000$8.8M$8.0MFREE AGENT
Chris Carpenter3210.000$8.5M$10.5M$13.3M$15.8M$14.3M$10.5MFREE AGENT
Juan Encarnacion3110.000$5.0MFREE AGENT
David Eckstein326.000$4.6MFREE AGENT
Mark Mulder297.000$4.5M$7.0MFREE AGENT
Braden Looper329.000$4.5M$5.5MFREE AGENT
Kip Wells308.000$4.0MFREE AGENT
Adam Kennedy318.000$2.5M$3.5MFREE AGENT
Scott Spiezio3411.000$2.1MFREE AGENT
Russ Springer3815.000$1.8M$3.5MFREE AGENT
Joel Pineiro287.000$1.2M$5.5M$7.5MFREE AGENT
Ryan Franklin348.000$1.0M$2.2M$2.5M$3.0M$3.2MFREE AGENT
Preston Wilson329.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Gary Bennett3512.000$850kFREE AGENT
Miguel Cairo3311.000$256kFREE AGENT
Russell Branyan319.000$236kFREE AGENT
Rick Ankiel278.000$114k$900k$2.8MFREE AGENT
Troy Percival3712.000—FREE AGENT
Kelly Stinnett3713.000—FREE AGENT
Brian Falkenborg298.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (8)

PlayerAgeSvc2007200820092010201120122013
Mike Maroth295.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Aaron Miles304.000$1.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
So Taguchi375.000$925kFREE AGENT
Randy Flores315.000$800kFREE AGENT
Yadier Molina243.000$525kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Hancock295.000$430kFREE AGENT
Todd Wellemeyer284.000$397kARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Ludwick285.000$380kFREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2007200820092010201120122013
Adam Wainwright252.000$410kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Thompson252.000$400kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Duncan262.000$400kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Johnson262.000$395kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Reyes252.000$392kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Skip Schumaker272.000$382kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brendan Ryan250.000$380kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Barden260.000$248kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Randy Keisler31–—
Troy Cate26–—
Brian Esposito28–—
Dennis Dove25–—
Andy Cavazos26–—
Kelvin Jimenez26–—

Graphs

How each 2007 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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