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Cardinals STL

201190–72 (0.556)★ 2011 World Series Champions
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GM: John Mozeliak

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2011, 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
$117M
Surplus $M
-16
Win %
0.556
TAB
+4.5
WAB
+5.5
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
41.2
Dead money %
19%
Depth Players
10.0
Dead WAR
-5.0

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2011 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RYadier Molina137
RGerald Laird31
RTony Cruz20

1B

RAlbert Pujols146
BLance Berkman21
LMark Hamilton8
RDavid Freese5
RTony Cruz2
RAllen Craig2
RYadier Molina2
RGerald Laird1

2B

LSkip Schumaker95
BNick Punto45
RRyan Theriot35
RTyler Greene25
LDaniel Descalso18
RPete Kozma10
RAllen Craig8
RTony Cruz1

3B

LDaniel Descalso117
RDavid Freese88
RAlbert Pujols7
BNick Punto7
LMatt Carpenter5
RTony Cruz3
RAllen Craig2
RPete Kozma1

SS

RRyan Theriot91
BRafael Furcal⇄50
RTyler Greene20
LDaniel Descalso13
BNick Punto8
RPete Kozma3

LF

RMatt Holliday115
RAllen Craig26
LCorey Patterson⇄20
LJon Jay19
BLance Berkman16
LAdron Chambers6
LSkip Schumaker6
LMark Hamilton2
RTyler Greene2
RShane Robinson1

CF

LJon Jay75
LCorey Patterson⇄15
RAllen Craig5
LAdron Chambers5
RShane Robinson5
LSkip Schumaker5

RF

BLance Berkman110
LJon Jay56
LSkip Schumaker31
RAllen Craig18
LCorey Patterson⇄9
RTyler Greene8
RAndrew Brown7
RShane Robinson3
RTony Cruz2
LAdron Chambers1

DH

RMatt Holliday5
BLance Berkman2
LMark Hamilton2
RGerald Laird1

Starters

RChris Carpenter4.5 WAR
LJaime Garcia2.9 WAR
RKyle Lohse2.3 WAR
REdwin Jackson⇄0.9 WAR
RJake Westbrook0.8 WAR
RLance Lynn0.5 WAR
RBrandon Dickson-0.0 WAR
RMiguel Batista⇄-0.5 WAR
RKyle McClellan-0.8 WAR

Bullpen

★ RFernando Salas24 sv
RJason Motte18 h
LMarc Rzepczynski⇄18 h
ROctavio Dotel⇄9 h
REduardo Sanchez7 h
RMitchell Boggs1 h
LTrever Miller⇄0 h
RMiguel Batista⇄0 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 2010)

PlayerfWAR
Lance Berkman4.7
Nick Punto1.7
Edwin Jackson0.9
Octavio Dotel0.8
Rafael Furcal0.8
Lance Lynn0.5

Key subtractions (gone from 2010)

Player2010 fWAR
Ryan Ludwick2.0
Brendan Ryan1.2
Brad Penny1.0
Matt Pagnozzi0.3
Jeff Suppan0.1
Steven Hill0.1

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 2011; everyone else is shown as a 2011 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Chris Carpenter 2011 +4.5 +79.6 14.3 +65.3 $3.1M 2.19× –
Lance Berkman 2011 +4.7 +67.9 8.0 +59.9 $1.7M 1.79× –
Yadier Molina 2011 +5.4 +55.4 5.3 +50.1 $1.0M 1.28× –
Matt Holliday 2011 +4.4 +63.4 16.3 +47.0 $3.7M 1.79× –
Jaime García 2011 +2.9 +45.8 0.4 +45.3 $0.1M 1.96× –
Albert Pujols 2011 +3.9 +37.7 14.5 +23.2 $3.7M 1.20× –
Jon Jay 2011 +2.3 +22.5 0.4 +22.1 $0.2M 1.22× –
Allen Craig 2011 +2.3 +21.9 0.4 +21.5 $0.2M 1.22× –
Kyle Lohse 2011 +2.3 +27.4 12.2 +15.2 $5.3M 1.49× –
David Freese 2011 +2.2 +15.2 0.4 +14.8 $0.2M 0.85× –
Jason Motte 2011 +1.4 +15.3 0.4 +14.8 $0.3M 1.34× –
Nick Punto 2011 +1.7 +11.2 0.8 +10.5 $0.4M 0.82× –
Fernando Salas 2011 +0.9 +9.4 0.4 +9.0 $0.5M 1.34× –
Colby Rasmus↔ 2011 +1.0 +6.9 0.3 +6.6 $0.3M 0.83× –
Eduardo Sanchez 2011 +0.4 +4.2 0.4 +3.7 $1.1M 1.34× –
Edwin Jackson↔ 2011 +0.9 +7.1 3.6 +3.5 $4.1M 1.02× –
Mitchell Boggs 2011 +0.3 +3.5 0.4 +3.1 $1.3M 1.34× –
Octavio Dotel↔ 2011 +0.8 +4.5 1.3 +3.1 $1.6M 0.67× –
Lance Lynn 2011 +0.5 +2.7 0.3 +2.4 $0.5M 0.67× –
Daniel Descalso 2011 +0.4 +2.0 0.4 +1.6 $1.0M 0.58× –
Marc Rzepczynski↔ 2011 +0.3 +1.7 0.2 +1.5 $0.5M 0.67× –
Tony Cruz 2011 +0.3 +1.1 0.4 +0.7 $1.6M 0.52× –
Pete Kozma 2011 +0.1 +0.5 0.4 +0.1 $4.0M 0.56× –
Tyler Greene 2011 -0.0 -0.0 0.4 -0.4 – 0.56× –
Brandon Dickson 2011 -0.0 -0.1 0.4 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Adron Chambers 2011 -0.0 -0.2 0.4 -0.6 – 0.83× –
Matt Carpenter 2011 -0.1 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 – 0.58× –
Bryan Augenstein 2011 -0.1 -0.4 0.4 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Mark Hamilton 2011 -0.2 -0.8 0.4 -1.2 – 0.56× –
Andrew Brown 2011 -0.1 -0.9 0.4 -1.4 – 0.83× –
Maikel Cleto 2011 -0.2 -1.0 0.4 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Gerald Laird 2011 -0.1 -0.5 1.0 -1.5 – 0.52× –
Shane Robinson 2011 -0.2 -1.1 0.4 -1.5 – 0.83× –
Jake Westbrook 2011 +0.8 +6.3 8.0 -1.7 $10.3M 1.02× –
Skip Schumaker 2011 +0.2 +0.9 2.8 -1.9 $13.8M 0.56× –
Corey Patterson↔ 2011 -0.3 -2.0 0.3 -2.3 – 0.83× –
Ryan Theriot 2011 +0.2 +0.9 3.3 -2.4 $18.2M 0.61× –
Arthur Rhodes↔ 2011 -0.3 -1.6 1.5 -3.0 – 0.67× –
Trever Miller↔ 2011 -0.3 -1.4 1.6 -3.0 – 0.67× –
Miguel Batista↔ 2011 -0.5 -2.7 0.6 -3.3 – 0.67× –
Brian Tallet↔ 2011 -0.5 -2.7 0.7 -3.4 – 0.67× –
Rafael Furcal↔ 2011 +0.8 +3.8 7.5 -3.7 $9.8M 0.61× –
Kyle McClellan 2011 -0.8 -4.2 1.4 -5.6 – 0.67× –
Ryan Franklin 2011 -1.2 -12.7 3.2 -15.9 – 1.34× –
P.J. Walters↔ 2011 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Raul Valdes↔ 2011 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+41.0+485.7116.6+368.9—

Trades

Every graded 2011 deal involving the Cardinals — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 2 total.

2011 · LAD / STL
LAD · Ned Colletti +$3.2M
Alex Castellanos
STL · John Mozeliak −$3.2M
Rafael Furcal
LAD came out ahead by $3.2M
2011 · TOR / STL
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos +$30.4M
Colby Rasmus, Trever Miller, Brian Tallet, P. J. Walters
STL · John Mozeliak −$30.4M
Octavio Dotel, Marc Rzepczynski, Corey Patterson, Edwin Jackson
TOR came out ahead by $30.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

2011 payroll
$116.7M

What the front office was committed to as of 2011, 2011–2017. 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 (16)

PlayerAgeSvc2011201220132014201520162017
Matt Holliday317.000$16.3M$17.0M$17.0M$17.0M$17.0M$17.0MFREE AGENT
Albert Pujols3110.000$14.5MFREE AGENT
Chris Carpenter3614.000$14.3M$10.5MFREE AGENT
Kyle Lohse329.092$12.2M$11.9MFREE AGENT
Jake Westbrook3312.144$8.0M$8.5M$8.8MFREE AGENT
Lance Berkman3511.052$8.0M$12.0MFREE AGENT
Rafael Furcal3311.000$7.5M$6.0MFREE AGENT
Yadier Molina286.123$5.3M$7.0M$14.0M$15.0M$15.0M$14.0M$14.0M
Ryan Franklin3812.000$3.2MFREE AGENT
Trever Miller3810.095$1.6MFREE AGENT
Arthur Rhodes4120.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Octavio Dotel3711.113$1.3MFREE AGENT
Gerald Laird316.007$1.0MFREE AGENT
Nick Punto338.051$750kFREE AGENT
Miguel Batista4013.045$557kFREE AGENT
Corey Patterson318.083$298kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (5)

PlayerAgeSvc2011201220132014201520162017
Edwin Jackson275.070$3.6MFREE AGENT
Ryan Theriot314.118$3.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
Skip Schumaker314.051$2.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle McClellan273.000$1.4MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Tallet335.146$711kFREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (25)

PlayerAgeSvc2011201220132014201520162017
Jaime García242.047$437kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Motte292.027$435kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mitchell Boggs271.125$431kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Freese281.028$416kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jon Jay260.134$416kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Greene270.163$416kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pete Kozma230.000$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bryan Augenstein242.000$414kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Maikel Cleto220.169$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Hamilton260.080$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shane Robinson260.014$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Fernando Salas260.087$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eduardo Sanchez221.047$414kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Cruz240.000$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Allen Craig260.077$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Dickson260.000$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adron Chambers240.000$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew Brown260.000$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Descalso240.016$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Colby Rasmus242.000$323kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lance Lynn240.000$269kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marc Rzepczynski251.036$169kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Carpenter250.000$27kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Raul Valdes331.085—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
P.J. Walters260.114—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2011 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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