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Cardinals STL

201490–72 (0.556)Made Playoffs
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GM: John Mozeliak

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2014, 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
$120M
Surplus $M
-20
Win %
0.556
TAB
-1.0
WAB
+7.3
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
34.0
Dead money %
29%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-6.3

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2014 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RYadier Molina107
RTony Cruz47
LA.J. Pierzynski⇄30
LGeorge Kottaras⇄4
RAudry Pérez1

1B

LMatt Adams133
RAllen Craig⇄97
RXavier Scruggs5
LDaniel Descalso4
RMark Ellis3
RTony Cruz2
RYadier Molina1

2B

LKolten Wong107
RMark Ellis50
LDaniel Descalso21
RPete Kozma6
LGreg Garcia4

3B

LMatt Carpenter156
LDaniel Descalso14
RMark Ellis3
RTony Cruz1

SS

RJhonny Peralta152
LDaniel Descalso19
RPete Kozma8
LGreg Garcia1

LF

RMatt Holliday150
LJon Jay27
RRandal Grichuk5
RShane Robinson5
RTommy Pham2

CF

RPeter Bourjos104
LJon Jay98
RRandal Grichuk5
LOscar Taveras3
RShane Robinson1

RF

LOscar Taveras62
LJon Jay33
RRandal Grichuk28
RShane Robinson15
LMatt Carpenter2
RJoey Butler1
RTommy Pham1

DH

RMatt Holliday6
RYadier Molina2
LMatt Carpenter1
RJhonny Peralta1

Starters

RAdam Wainwright5.3 WAR
RLance Lynn3.4 WAR
RMichael Wacha1.6 WAR
RCarlos Martinez1.4 WAR
RShelby Miller1.0 WAR
LJaime Garcia0.6 WAR
RJohn Lackey⇄0.5 WAR
RJoe Kelly⇄0.4 WAR
LTyler Lyons0.3 WAR
LMarco Gonzales0.2 WAR
LNick Greenwood-0.2 WAR
RJustin Masterson⇄-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RTrevor Rosenthal45 sv
RPat Neshek25 h
LKevin Siegrist16 h
RSeth Maness11 h
LSam Freeman11 h
LRandy Choate10 h
RJason Motte1 h
LNick Greenwood1 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 2013)

PlayerfWAR
Jhonny Peralta4.6
Pat Neshek2.0
Peter Bourjos1.2
John Lackey0.5
Randal Grichuk0.3
Marco Gonzales0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 2013)

Player2013 fWAR
Carlos Beltrán2.7
David Freese0.5
John Axford0.2
John Gast0.0
Edward Mujica0.0
Jermaine Curtis0.0

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 2014; everyone else is shown as a 2014 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Adam Wainwright 2014 +5.3 +106.7 19.5 +87.2 $3.7M 2.50× –
Lance Lynn 2014 +3.4 +53.3 0.5 +52.8 $0.2M 1.96× –
Jhonny Peralta 2014 +4.6 +48.7 15.5 +33.2 $3.4M 1.32× –
Matt Carpenter 2014 +3.4 +30.6 1.0 +29.6 $0.3M 1.12× –
Pat Neshek 2014 +2.0 +30.6 1.0 +29.6 $0.5M 1.95× –
Matt Holliday 2014 +3.2 +41.0 17.0 +24.0 $5.3M 1.60× –
Michael Wacha 2014 +1.6 +19.4 0.5 +18.9 $0.3M 1.49× Extension · 2026–2027 · $17.0M AAV
Carlos Martinez 2014 +1.4 +15.2 0.5 +14.6 $0.4M 1.34× –
Jon Jay 2014 +1.7 +16.4 3.2 +13.2 $1.9M 1.22× –
Trevor Rosenthal 2014 +1.2 +12.4 0.5 +11.9 $0.5M 1.34× –
Kolten Wong 2014 +1.8 +12.0 0.5 +11.5 $0.3M 0.82× –
Matt Adams 2014 +1.8 +11.6 0.5 +11.1 $0.3M 0.81× –
Yadier Molina 2014 +3.2 +26.0 15.0 +11.0 $4.6M 1.00× –
Shelby Miller 2014 +1.0 +8.3 0.5 +7.8 $0.5M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $1.2M AAV
Peter Bourjos 2014 +1.2 +8.0 1.2 +6.8 $1.0M 0.83× –
Joe Kelly↔ 2014 +0.4 +3.2 0.2 +3.0 $0.5M 1.02× –
Seth Maness 2014 +0.6 +3.0 0.5 +2.5 $0.9M 0.67× –
Randal Grichuk 2014 +0.3 +1.9 0.3 +1.6 $1.1M 0.83× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Marco Gonzales 2014 +0.2 +1.6 0.1 +1.5 $0.5M 1.02× –
Tyler Lyons 2014 +0.3 +1.5 0.3 +1.2 $0.9M 0.67× –
Pete Kozma 2014 +0.3 +1.4 0.5 +0.9 $1.8M 0.61× –
Greg Garcia 2014 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 -0.1 $8.5M 0.56× –
Jorge Rondon 2014 -0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 – 0.67× –
George Kottaras↔ 2014 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 – 0.52× –
Tommy Pham 2014 -0.0 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 – 0.83× –
Keith Butler 2014 -0.0 -0.0 0.5 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Sam Freeman 2014 -0.0 -0.1 0.4 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Xavier Scruggs 2014 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.6 – 0.56× –
John Lackey↔ 2014 +0.5 +3.7 4.9 -1.2 $10.8M 1.02× –
Kevin Siegrist 2014 -0.2 -1.1 0.5 -1.6 – 0.67× –
Nick Greenwood 2014 -0.2 -1.3 0.3 -1.6 – 0.67× –
Sam Tuivailala 2014 -0.3 -1.5 0.1 -1.6 – 0.67× –
Daniel Descalso 2014 -0.1 -0.5 1.3 -1.8 – 0.56× –
Randy Choate 2014 +0.2 +1.1 3.0 -1.9 $15.1M 0.67× –
Jaime García 2014 +0.6 +4.6 7.8 -3.1 $13.6M 1.02× –
Shane Robinson 2014 -0.4 -2.8 0.5 -3.3 – 0.83× –
A.J. Pierzynski↔ 2014 -0.5 -2.1 2.4 -4.5 – 0.52× –
Allen Craig↔ 2014 -0.6 -2.5 2.1 -4.7 – 0.56× –
Justin Masterson↔ 2014 -0.3 -2.6 3.1 -5.8 – 1.02× –
Tony Cruz 2014 -1.3 -5.4 0.5 -5.9 – 0.52× –
Oscar Taveras 2014 -0.9 -6.0 0.5 -6.5 – 0.83× –
Mark Ellis 2014 -0.4 -1.9 5.2 -7.2 – 0.56× –
Jason Motte 2014 -0.6 -3.2 7.5 -10.7 – 0.67× –
Audry Pérez 2014 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.52× –
Eric Fornataro 2014 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Joey Butler 2014 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+34.1+429.8119.7+310.0—

Trades

Every graded 2014 deal involving the Cardinals — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

2014 · CLE / STL
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$6.4M
James Ramsey
STL · John Mozeliak −$6.4M
Justin Masterson
CLE came out ahead by $6.4M
2014 · STL / ATL
STL · John Mozeliak +$32.0M
Jason Heyward, Jordan Walden
ATL · John Hart −$32.0M
Shelby Miller, Tyrell Jenkins
STL came out ahead by $32.0M
2014 · STL / SEA
STL · John Mozeliak +$2.4M
Ty Kelly
SEA · Jack Zduriencik −$2.4M
Sam Gaviglio
STL came out ahead by $2.4M
2014 · STL / BOS
STL · John Mozeliak +$47.2M
John Lackey, Corey Littrell
BOS · Ben Cherington −$47.2M
Joe Kelly, Allen Craig
STL came out ahead by $47.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2014 payroll
$119.9M

What the front office was committed to as of 2014, 2014–2020. 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 (8)

PlayerAgeSvc2014201520162017201820192020
Adam Wainwright328.027$19.5M$19.5M$19.5M$19.5M$19.5M$2.0M$5.0M
Matt Holliday3410.000$17.0M$17.0M$17.0MFREE AGENT
Jhonny Peralta329.118$15.5M$15.0M$12.5M$10.0MFREE AGENT
Yadier Molina319.123$15.0M$15.0M$14.0M$14.0M$20.0M$20.0M$20.0M
Mark Ellis3711.136$5.2MFREE AGENT
John Lackey3511.095$4.9M$507kFREE AGENT
Randy Choate389.073$3.0M$3.0MFREE AGENT
A.J. Pierzynski3713.100$2.4MFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc2014201520162017201820192020
Jaime García275.047$7.8MFREE AGENT
Jason Motte325.027$7.5MFREE AGENT
Jon Jay293.134$3.2MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Masterson295.108$3.1MFREE AGENT
Allen Craig293.077$2.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Descalso273.016$1.3MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Peter Bourjos273.062$1.2MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pat Neshek335.159$1.0MFREE AGENT
George Kottaras314.149$16kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (29)

PlayerAgeSvc2014201520162017201820192020
Matt Carpenter282.012$1.0MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lance Lynn272.119$535kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trevor Rosenthal241.058$521kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Cruz272.105$521kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shelby Miller231.030$521kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shane Robinson292.030$519kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pete Kozma261.060$518kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Adams251.033$516kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Wacha220.062$510kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Seth Maness250.154$509kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Martinez220.073$505kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Siegrist240.116$505kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Oscar Taveras22–$500k
Keith Butler251.000$500kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kolten Wong230.045$500kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sam Freeman270.104$366kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Randal Grichuk220.000$305kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Greenwood260.000$290kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Lyons260.070$260kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Kelly261.060$215kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Garcia240.000$117kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marco Gonzales220.000$108kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Xavier Scruggs260.000$57kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sam Tuivailala210.000$57kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tommy Pham260.000$57kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jorge Rondon260.061$27kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Audry Pérez25–—
Joey Butler280.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Fornataro260.032—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2014 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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