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Cardinals STL

201086–76 (0.531)
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GM: John Mozeliak

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2010, 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
$105M
Surplus $M
-21
Win %
0.531
TAB
+0.1
WAB
+2.3
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
36.1
Dead money %
31%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-5.5

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2010 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RYadier Molina135
RJason LaRue28
RMatt Pagnozzi15
LBryan Anderson8
RNick Stavinoha1
RSteven Hill1

1B

RAlbert Pujols157
RYadier Molina7
RAllen Craig5
LMark Hamilton4
RJoe Mather3
RNick Stavinoha3
BFelipe López⇄2
RJason LaRue1
RDavid Freese1

2B

LSkip Schumaker123
BAaron Miles50
RTyler Greene15
RAllen Craig1

3B

RDavid Freese66
RPedro Feliz⇄40
RTyler Greene11
LDaniel Descalso9
BAaron Miles5
RAllen Craig2
RJoe Mather1

SS

RBrendan Ryan139
RTyler Greene22
BAaron Miles6
LDaniel Descalso1

LF

RMatt Holliday155
BRandy Winn⇄25
LJon Jay9
RJoe Mather7
RAllen Craig5
RNick Stavinoha5
LSkip Schumaker4
RKyle Lohse1
RRyan Ludwick⇄1

CF

LColby Rasmus134
LJon Jay27
RJoe Mather14
BRandy Winn⇄9
RRyan Ludwick⇄5
LSkip Schumaker1

RF

LJon Jay61
BRandy Winn⇄46
RAllen Craig30
RNick Stavinoha22
LSkip Schumaker12
RJoe Mather8
BFelipe López⇄1

DH

RNick Stavinoha2
BAaron Miles1
RMatt Holliday1
RRyan Ludwick⇄1
LSkip Schumaker1

Starters

RAdam Wainwright5.5 WAR
RChris Carpenter2.6 WAR
LJaime Garcia2.5 WAR
RJake Westbrook⇄1.0 WAR
RBrad Penny1.0 WAR
RKyle Lohse0.3 WAR
RJeff Suppan⇄0.1 WAR
RP.J. Walters-0.1 WAR
RAdam Ottavino-0.4 WAR
RBlake Hawksworth-1.0 WAR

Bullpen

★ RRyan Franklin27 sv
RKyle McClellan19 h
RJason Motte12 h
LTrever Miller11 h
LDennys Reyes6 h
RMitchell Boggs6 h
RFernando Salas1 h
RMike MacDougal0 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 2009)

PlayerfWAR
Jaime García2.5
Jon Jay1.1
Jake Westbrook1.0
Brad Penny1.0
Daniel Descalso0.4
Jeff Suppan0.1

Key subtractions (gone from 2009)

Player2009 fWAR
Joel Pineiro4.4
John Smoltz1.0
Mark DeRosa0.5
Julio Lugo0.2
Jarrett Hoffpauir0.2
Brian Barden0.1

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 2010; everyone else is shown as a 2010 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Adam Wainwright 2010 +5.5 +109.5 4.8 +104.7 $0.9M 2.50× –
Matt Holliday 2010 +6.2 +101.7 16.3 +85.4 $2.6M 2.05× –
Albert Pujols 2010 +6.8 +74.5 14.6 +59.9 $2.1M 1.37× –
Colby Rasmus 2010 +4.0 +57.0 0.4 +56.6 $0.1M 1.79× –
Jaime García 2010 +2.5 +39.5 0.4 +39.1 $0.2M 1.96× –
Yadier Molina 2010 +4.4 +39.4 4.3 +35.0 $1.0M 1.12× –
Chris Carpenter 2010 +2.6 +41.2 15.8 +25.4 $6.0M 1.96× –
Ryan Ludwick↔ 2010 +2.0 +19.4 3.1 +16.3 $1.5M 1.22× –
Jon Jay 2010 +1.1 +7.4 0.4 +7.0 $0.4M 0.83× –
Brendan Ryan 2010 +1.2 +5.7 0.4 +5.3 $0.4M 0.61× –
David Freese 2010 +1.1 +5.3 0.4 +4.9 $0.4M 0.58× –
Jake Westbrook↔ 2010 +1.0 +8.3 4.0 +4.3 $3.9M 1.02× –
Jason Motte 2010 +0.4 +2.3 0.4 +1.9 $0.9M 0.67× –
Daniel Descalso 2010 +0.4 +1.9 0.4 +1.5 $1.0M 0.58× –
Brad Penny 2010 +1.0 +8.0 7.5 +0.5 $7.7M 1.02× –
Fernando Salas 2010 -0.0 -0.2 0.4 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Mitchell Boggs 2010 -0.1 -0.3 0.4 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Jason LaRue 2010 +0.0 +0.1 0.9 -0.9 $54.3M 0.52× –
Allen Craig 2010 -0.1 -0.6 0.4 -1.0 – 0.83× –
Kyle McClellan 2010 -0.2 -0.9 0.4 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Trever Miller 2010 +0.1 +0.5 2.0 -1.5 $19.5M 0.67× –
Ryan Franklin 2010 +0.1 +1.5 3.0 -1.6 $22.3M 1.34× –
Felipe Lopez↔ 2010 -0.2 -0.7 1.0 -1.7 – 0.56× –
Dennys Reyes 2010 -0.2 -1.3 2.0 -3.3 – 0.67× –
Nick Stavinoha 2010 -0.4 -3.0 0.4 -3.4 – 0.83× –
Adam Ottavino 2010 -0.4 -3.3 0.2 -3.5 – 1.02× –
Randy Winn↔ 2010 -0.5 -3.0 0.8 -3.8 – 0.83× –
Pedro Feliz↔ 2010 -0.5 -2.5 1.3 -3.9 – 0.58× –
Skip Schumaker 2010 -0.6 -2.7 2.0 -4.7 – 0.56× –
Jeff Suppan↔ 2010 +0.1 +0.9 6.4 -5.5 $56.6M 1.02× –
Blake Hawksworth 2010 -1.0 -5.4 0.4 -5.8 – 0.67× –
Joe Mather 2010 -0.8 -5.4 0.4 -5.8 – 0.83× –
Kyle Lohse 2010 +0.3 +2.2 9.2 -7.0 $34.0M 1.02× –
Aaron Miles 2010 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.56× –
Bryan Anderson 2010 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.52× –
Evan MacLane 2010 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.67× –
Mark Hamilton 2010 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.56× –
Matt Pagnozzi 2010 +0.3 +1.3 – – – 0.52× –
Mike MacDougal 2010 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
P.J. Walters 2010 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Steven Hill 2010 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.52× –
Tyler Greene 2010 +0.2 +1.1 – – – 0.61× –
Total—+36.0+497.6104.8+391.8—

Trades

Every graded 2010 deal involving the Cardinals — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

2010 · LAD / STL
LAD · Ned Colletti +$4.8M
Blake Hawksworth
STL · John Mozeliak −$4.8M
Ryan Theriot
LAD came out ahead by $4.8M
2010 · HOU / STL
HOU · Ed Wade +$8.8M
David Carpenter
STL · John Mozeliak −$8.8M
Pedro Feliz
HOU came out ahead by $8.8M
2010 · SEA / STL
SEA · Jack Zduriencik +$15.2M
Brendan Ryan
STL · John Mozeliak −$15.2M
Maikel Cleto
SEA came out ahead by $15.2M
2010 · CLE / STL / SDP
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$598.4M
Corey Kluber
STL · John Mozeliak −$11.2M
Jake Westbrook, Nick Greenwood
SDP · Jed Hoyer −$587.2M
Ryan Ludwick
CLE came out ahead by $598.4M 3-team

Current & Historical Payroll

2010 payroll
$105.0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2010, 2010–2016. 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 (18)

PlayerAgeSvc2010201120122013201420152016
Matt Holliday306.000$16.3M$16.3M$17.0M$17.0M$17.0M$17.0M$17.0M
Chris Carpenter3513.000$15.8M$14.3M$10.5MFREE AGENT
Albert Pujols309.000$14.6M$14.5MFREE AGENT
Kyle Lohse319.000$9.2M$12.2M$11.9MFREE AGENT
Brad Penny3210.000$7.5MFREE AGENT
Jeff Suppan3515.000$6.4MFREE AGENT
Yadier Molina276.000$4.3M$5.3M$7.0M$14.0M$15.0M$15.0M$14.0M
Jake Westbrook3210.000$4.0M$8.0M$8.5M$8.8MFREE AGENT
Ryan Ludwick318.000$3.1MFREE AGENT
Ryan Franklin3711.000$3.0M$3.2MFREE AGENT
Trever Miller3714.000$2.0M$1.6MFREE AGENT
Dennys Reyes3313.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Pedro Feliz3510.000$1.3MFREE AGENT
Felipe Lopez309.000$965kFREE AGENT
Jason LaRue3611.000$950kFREE AGENT
Randy Winn3612.000$825kFREE AGENT
Mike MacDougal339.000—FREE AGENT
Aaron Miles337.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (3)

PlayerAgeSvc2010201120122013201420152016
Adam Wainwright285.000$4.8MFREE AGENT
Skip Schumaker305.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Brendan Ryan283.000$425kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (21)

PlayerAgeSvc2010201120122013201420152016
Kyle McClellan262.000$425kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Colby Rasmus231.000$418kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Motte282.000$411kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Blake Hawksworth271.000$402kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mitchell Boggs262.000$402kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jon Jay250.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Stavinoha282.000$400kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jaime García232.000$400kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Mather272.000$400kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Fernando Salas250.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Allen Craig250.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Freese271.000$400kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Descalso230.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Ottavino240.000$188kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Pagnozzi27–—
Evan MacLane27–—
Mark Hamilton250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bryan Anderson230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Greene261.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
P.J. Walters250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steven Hill25–—

Graphs

How each 2010 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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