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Cardinals STL

201397–65 (0.599)Lost World Series
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GM: John Mozeliak

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2013, 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
$94M
Surplus $M
+21
Win %
0.599
TAB
+9.8
WAB
+16.3
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
42.8
Dead money %
32%
Depth Players
8.0
Dead WAR
-4.1

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2013 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RYadier Molina131
RTony Cruz44
RRob Johnson15
RAudry Pérez1

1B

RAllen Craig95
LMatt Adams74
RTy Wigginton7
RYadier Molina5
RBrock Peterson4
LMatt Carpenter2

2B

LMatt Carpenter132
LDaniel Descalso39
LKolten Wong18
RRyan Jackson2

3B

RDavid Freese132
LMatt Carpenter42
LDaniel Descalso38
RTy Wigginton5
RRyan Jackson3
RTony Cruz3

SS

RPete Kozma139
LDaniel Descalso55
RRyan Jackson1

LF

RMatt Holliday136
RShane Robinson26
RAllen Craig25
LAdron Chambers11
RTy Wigginton6
RBrock Peterson5
RJermaine Curtis1
RPete Kozma1

CF

LJon Jay152
RShane Robinson27

RF

BCarlos Beltrán137
RShane Robinson34
RAllen Craig22
LAdron Chambers6
LMatt Carpenter2

DH

RMatt Holliday4
BCarlos Beltrán3
RDavid Freese2
RAllen Craig1

Starters

RAdam Wainwright6.6 WAR
RLance Lynn3.1 WAR
RShelby Miller1.9 WAR
RMichael Wacha1.1 WAR
RJoe Kelly0.6 WAR
LTyler Lyons0.4 WAR
LJaime Garcia0.3 WAR
RCarlos Martinez0.3 WAR
RJake Westbrook0.2 WAR
LJohn Gast0.0 WAR

Bullpen

★ REdward Mujica37 sv
RTrevor Rosenthal29 h
RSeth Maness15 h
LRandy Choate15 h
LKevin Siegrist11 h
RCarlos Martinez3 h
RFernando Salas2 h
RMitchell Boggs⇄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 2012)

PlayerfWAR
Michael Wacha1.1
Kevin Siegrist0.7
Randy Choate0.5
Tyler Lyons0.4
Carlos Martinez0.3
John Axford0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 2012)

Player2012 fWAR
Kyle Lohse3.0
Skip Schumaker0.8
Chris Carpenter0.1
Lance Berkman0.1
C.J. Fick-0.0
Bryan Anderson-0.0

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 2013; everyone else is shown as a 2013 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Adam Wainwright 2013 +6.6 +131.3 12.0 +119.3 $1.8M 2.50× –
Matt Carpenter 2013 +7.2 +79.0 0.5 +78.5 $0.1M 1.38× –
Yadier Molina 2013 +7.2 +73.3 14.0 +59.3 $2.0M 1.28× –
Lance Lynn 2013 +3.1 +47.9 0.5 +47.3 $0.2M 1.96× –
Matt Holliday 2013 +4.0 +56.8 17.0 +39.8 $4.3M 1.79× –
Trevor Rosenthal 2013 +2.1 +33.5 0.5 +33.0 $0.2M 1.95× –
Shelby Miller 2013 +1.9 +23.0 0.5 +22.5 $0.3M 1.49× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $1.2M AAV
Carlos Beltrán 2013 +2.7 +34.5 13.0 +21.5 $4.8M 1.60× –
Allen Craig 2013 +2.5 +21.5 1.8 +19.7 $0.7M 1.07× –
Jon Jay 2013 +1.8 +17.3 0.5 +16.8 $0.3M 1.22× –
Matt Adams 2013 +1.6 +10.3 0.5 +9.8 $0.3M 0.81× –
Michael Wacha 2013 +1.1 +9.0 0.2 +8.8 $0.1M 1.02× Extension · 2026–2027 · $17.0M AAV
Shane Robinson 2013 +0.8 +5.2 0.5 +4.7 $0.6M 0.83× –
Kevin Siegrist 2013 +0.7 +3.6 0.3 +3.3 $0.5M 0.67× –
Tyler Lyons 2013 +0.4 +3.4 0.2 +3.2 $0.4M 1.02× –
Joe Kelly 2013 +0.6 +3.0 0.5 +2.5 $0.9M 0.67× –
John Axford↔ 2013 +0.2 +2.3 0.9 +1.4 $4.0M 1.34× –
Randy Choate 2013 +0.5 +2.9 1.5 +1.4 $2.8M 0.67× –
Carlos Martinez 2013 +0.3 +1.4 0.2 +1.2 $0.7M 0.67× –
Pete Kozma 2013 +0.3 +1.5 0.5 +1.0 $1.6M 0.61× –
Sam Freeman 2013 +0.1 +0.7 0.1 +0.6 $0.9M 0.67× –
Seth Maness 2013 +0.2 +1.0 0.4 +0.6 $2.1M 0.67× –
Keith Butler 2013 +0.1 +0.6 0.1 +0.4 $1.4M 0.67× –
John Gast 2013 +0.0 +0.3 0.4 -0.1 $11.0M 1.02× –
Audry Pérez 2013 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 – 0.52× –
Daniel Descalso 2013 +0.1 +0.3 0.5 -0.2 $7.6M 0.61× –
Fernando Salas 2013 +0.0 +0.0 0.5 -0.5 $155.3M 0.67× –
Victor Marte 2013 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Marc Rzepczynski↔ 2013 -0.1 -0.3 0.3 -0.6 – 0.67× –
David Freese 2013 +0.5 +2.1 3.1 -1.1 $7.0M 0.58× –
Kolten Wong 2013 -0.3 -1.4 0.1 -1.5 – 0.56× –
Michael Blazek↔ 2013 -0.3 -1.4 0.1 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Rob Johnson 2013 -0.4 -1.5 0.1 -1.6 – 0.52× –
Ryan Jackson 2013 -0.2 -1.1 0.5 -1.6 – 0.58× –
Tony Cruz 2013 -0.5 -1.9 0.5 -2.4 – 0.52× –
Edward Mujica 2013 +0.0 +0.4 3.2 -2.8 $96.7M 1.34× –
Adron Chambers 2013 -0.4 -2.8 0.1 -2.9 – 0.83× –
Brock Peterson 2013 -0.5 -3.1 0.1 -3.2 – 0.83× –
Jaime García 2013 +0.3 +2.1 5.8 -3.7 $22.4M 1.02× –
Mitchell Boggs↔ 2013 -0.7 -3.9 1.0 -4.9 – 0.67× –
Ty Wigginton 2013 -0.6 -2.5 2.5 -5.0 – 0.56× –
Jake Westbrook 2013 +0.2 +1.5 8.8 -7.3 $48.4M 1.02× –
Jermaine Curtis 2013 +0.0 +0.1 0.0 +0.0 $2.8M 0.83× –
Maikel Cleto 2013 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+42.9+548.693.9+455.0—

Trades

Every graded 2013 deal involving the Cardinals — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 3 total.

2013 · STL / ANA
STL · John Mozeliak +$42.4M
Peter Bourjos, Randal Grichuk
ANA · Jerry Dipoto −$42.4M
David Freese, Fernando Salas
STL came out ahead by $42.4M
2013 · STL / MIL
STL · John Mozeliak +$4.0M
John Axford
MIL · Douglas Melvin −$4.0M
Michael Blazek
STL came out ahead by $4.0M
2013 · CLE / STL
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$1.6M
Marc Rzepczynski
STL · John Mozeliak −$1.6M
Juan Herrera
CLE came out ahead by $1.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2013 payroll
$93.9M

What the front office was committed to as of 2013, 2013–2019. 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 (7)

PlayerAgeSvc2013201420152016201720182019
Matt Holliday339.000$17.0M$17.0M$17.0M$17.0MFREE AGENT
Yadier Molina308.123$14.0M$15.0M$15.0M$14.0M$14.0M$20.0M$20.0M
Carlos Beltrán3614.014$13.0MFREE AGENT
Adam Wainwright317.027$12.0M$19.5M$19.5M$19.5M$19.5M$19.5M$2.0M
Jake Westbrook3512.144$8.8MFREE AGENT
Ty Wigginton3511.000$2.5MFREE AGENT
Randy Choate378.073$1.5M$3.0M$3.0MFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (6)

PlayerAgeSvc2013201420152016201720182019
Jaime García264.047$5.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Edward Mujica295.115$3.2MFREE AGENT
David Freese303.028$3.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mitchell Boggs293.125$983kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marc Rzepczynski273.036$318kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rob Johnson303.007$145kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (31)

PlayerAgeSvc2013201420152016201720182019
Allen Craig282.077$1.8MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Axford302.170$867kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jon Jay282.134$524kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lance Lynn261.119$513kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Fernando Salas282.087$512kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Descalso262.016$511kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Carpenter271.012$504kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Cruz261.105$503kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shane Robinson281.030$498kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Kelly250.116$493kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Jackson250.118$490kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Adams240.033$490kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pete Kozma250.060$490kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shelby Miller220.030$490kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trevor Rosenthal230.058$490kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Seth Maness240.000$415kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Gast24–$372k
Kevin Siegrist230.000$311kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Martinez210.000$195kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Lyons250.000$187kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Wacha210.000$166kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Keith Butler240.000$150kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adron Chambers260.089$126kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kolten Wong220.000$120kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brock Peterson29–$118k
Sam Freeman260.063$112kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Audry Pérez24–$75k
Michael Blazek240.000$64kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jermaine Curtis250.012$32kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Victor Marte321.062$24kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Maikel Cleto240.169—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2013 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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