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Cardinals STL

2015100–62 (0.617)Made Playoffs
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GM: John Mozeliak

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2015, 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
$130M
Surplus $M
+9
Win %
0.617
TAB
+9.1
WAB
+17.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
44.1
Dead money %
22%
Depth Players
11.0
Dead WAR
-2.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2015 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RYadier Molina134
RTony Cruz51
REd Easley3
RTravis Tartamella3
LCody Stanley2

1B

RMark Reynolds100
LMatt Adams46
LBrandon Moss⇄16
RXavier Scruggs11
RStephen Piscotty11
LDan Johnson6
LMatt Carpenter3
RPete Kozma1

2B

LKolten Wong147
RPete Kozma17
LMatt Carpenter11
LGreg Garcia10
RMark Reynolds1

3B

LMatt Carpenter146
RMark Reynolds22
RPete Kozma13
LGreg Garcia4
RTony Cruz3

SS

RJhonny Peralta148
RPete Kozma31
LGreg Garcia12
LDean Anna1

LF

RMatt Holliday64
RStephen Piscotty55
RRandal Grichuk49
RTommy Pham18
LJon Jay17
RMark Reynolds5
LBrandon Moss⇄4
RPete Kozma1

CF

RPeter Bourjos93
LJon Jay54
RRandal Grichuk37
RTommy Pham33
LJason Heyward10
RStephen Piscotty1

RF

LJason Heyward144
LBrandon Moss⇄31
RStephen Piscotty15
RRandal Grichuk13
LJon Jay7
RTommy Pham3
RMark Reynolds1

DH

RMatt Holliday4
RMark Reynolds3
RJhonny Peralta2
RPete Kozma1
RYadier Molina1

Starters

RJohn Lackey3.5 WAR
RCarlos Martinez3.4 WAR
RLance Lynn3.0 WAR
LJaime Garcia2.7 WAR
RMichael Wacha2.4 WAR
RAdam Wainwright0.7 WAR
LTim Cooney0.6 WAR
LTyler Lyons0.3 WAR
LMarco Gonzales-0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RTrevor Rosenthal48 sv
LKevin Siegrist28 h
RSeth Maness20 h
LRandy Choate8 h
RMatt Belisle7 h
RSteve Cishek⇄6 h
RCarlos Villanueva1 h
RMiguel Socolovich1 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 2014)

PlayerfWAR
Jason Heyward5.6
Stephen Piscotty1.4
Brandon Moss0.6
Tim Cooney0.6
Miguel Socolovich0.4
Jordan Walden0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 2014)

Player2014 fWAR
Pat Neshek2.0
Shelby Miller1.0
Joe Kelly0.4
Eric Fornataro0.0
Audry Pérez0.0
Keith Butler-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 2015; everyone else is shown as a 2015 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Jason Heyward 2015 +5.6 +91.0 7.8 +83.2 $1.4M 2.05× –
John Lackey 2015 +3.5 +61.4 0.5 +60.9 $0.1M 2.19× –
Matt Carpenter 2015 +5.3 +60.4 3.8 +56.7 $0.7M 1.43× –
Carlos Martinez 2015 +3.4 +52.5 0.5 +52.0 $0.2M 1.96× –
Lance Lynn 2015 +3.0 +47.2 7.0 +40.2 $2.3M 1.96× –
Randal Grichuk 2015 +3.0 +38.1 0.5 +37.6 $0.2M 1.60× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Jaime García 2015 +2.7 +41.5 9.2 +32.2 $3.5M 1.96× –
Trevor Rosenthal 2015 +2.0 +31.1 0.5 +30.6 $0.3M 1.95× –
Michael Wacha 2015 +2.4 +28.6 0.5 +28.1 $0.2M 1.49× Extension · 2026–2027 · $17.0M AAV
Kolten Wong 2015 +2.5 +21.6 0.5 +21.1 $0.2M 1.07× –
Tommy Pham 2015 +1.6 +15.2 0.2 +15.0 $0.1M 1.22× –
Kevin Siegrist 2015 +1.3 +13.9 0.5 +13.4 $0.4M 1.34× –
Stephen Piscotty 2015 +1.4 +9.2 0.2 +8.9 $0.2M 0.83× –
Tim Cooney 2015 +0.6 +4.8 0.1 +4.7 $0.1M 1.02× –
Brandon Moss↔ 2015 +0.6 +4.3 2.3 +2.0 $3.5M 0.83× –
Miguel Socolovich 2015 +0.4 +2.1 0.3 +1.8 $0.8M 0.67× –
Seth Maness 2015 +0.2 +2.3 0.5 +1.8 $2.5M 1.34× –
Tyler Lyons 2015 +0.3 +1.5 0.2 +1.3 $0.7M 0.67× –
Greg Garcia 2015 +0.3 +1.3 0.2 +1.1 $0.7M 0.61× –
Cody Stanley 2015 +0.1 +0.4 0.1 +0.3 $1.2M 0.52× –
Sam Tuivailala 2015 +0.1 +0.3 0.1 +0.2 $2.5M 0.67× –
Travis Tartamella 2015 +0.0 +0.1 0.0 +0.1 $1.1M 0.52× –
Dean Anna 2015 -0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 – 0.61× –
Marcus Hatley 2015 -0.0 -0.0 0.0 -0.1 – 0.67× –
Jhonny Peralta 2015 +2.1 +14.7 15.0 -0.3 $7.3M 0.89× –
Matt Adams 2015 +0.0 +0.2 0.5 -0.4 $15.4M 0.56× –
Xavier Scruggs 2015 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 – 0.56× –
Jordan Walden 2015 +0.4 +2.0 2.7 -0.6 $7.0M 0.67× –
Yadier Molina 2015 +2.4 +14.4 15.0 -0.6 $6.3M 0.76× –
Dan Johnson 2015 -0.2 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 – 0.56× –
Ed Easley 2015 -0.2 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 – 0.52× –
Marco Gonzales 2015 -0.1 -0.9 0.0 -0.9 – 1.02× –
Carlos Villanueva 2015 +0.1 +0.4 2.0 -1.6 $25.2M 0.67× –
Mitch Harris 2015 -0.3 -1.7 0.1 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Mark Reynolds 2015 -0.1 -0.3 2.0 -2.3 – 0.56× –
Randy Choate 2015 +0.1 +0.7 3.0 -2.3 $21.6M 0.67× –
Jonathan Broxton↔ 2015 +0.1 +0.5 3.5 -3.0 $35.5M 0.67× –
Pete Kozma 2015 -0.5 -2.5 0.5 -3.0 – 0.61× –
Matt Belisle 2015 +0.1 +0.4 3.5 -3.1 $42.2M 0.67× –
Peter Bourjos 2015 -0.2 -1.6 1.6 -3.2 – 0.83× –
Tony Cruz 2015 -0.7 -2.7 0.8 -3.5 – 0.52× –
Steve Cishek↔ 2015 -0.1 -1.2 3.0 -4.2 – 1.34× –
Jon Jay 2015 -0.3 -1.8 4.1 -5.9 – 0.83× –
Matt Holliday 2015 +0.9 +5.9 17.0 -11.1 $19.2M 0.83× –
Adam Wainwright 2015 +0.7 +6.0 19.5 -13.5 $26.5M 1.02× –
Nick Greenwood 2015 +0.0 +0.0 0.0 -0.0 – 0.67× –
Total—+44.4+559.1129.5+429.4—

Trades

Every graded 2015 deal involving the Cardinals — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

2015 · MIA / STL
MIA · Mike Berger +$13.6M
Kyle Barraclough
STL · John Mozeliak −$13.6M
Steve Cishek
MIA came out ahead by $13.6M
2015 · CLE / STL
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$6.4M
Rob Kaminsky
STL · John Mozeliak −$6.4M
Brandon Moss
CLE came out ahead by $6.4M
2015 · STL / SDP
STL · John Mozeliak +$56.0M
Jedd Gyorko
SDP · AJ Preller −$56.0M
Jon Jay
STL came out ahead by $56.0M
2015 · STL / KCR
STL · John Mozeliak +$1.6M
Jose Martinez
KCR · Dayton Moore −$1.6M
Tony Cruz
STL came out ahead by $1.6M
2015 · MIL / STL
MIL · Douglas Melvin +$14.4M
Malik Collymore
STL · John Mozeliak −$14.4M
Jonathan Broxton
MIL came out ahead by $14.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

2015 payroll
$129.9M
2016 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2015, 2015–2021. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2015; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.

current $ guaranteed $ arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent club option player option mutual option vesting option

Guaranteed / signed (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2015201620172018201920202021
Adam Wainwright339.027$19.5MFREE AGENT
Matt Holliday3511.000$17.0MFREE AGENT
Jhonny Peralta3310.118$15.0MFREE AGENT
Yadier Molina3210.123$15.0MFREE AGENT
Jaime García286.047$9.2MFREE AGENT
Jonathan Broxton319.020$3.5MFREE AGENT
Matt Belisle359.019$3.5MFREE AGENT
Randy Choate3910.073$3.0MFREE AGENT
Mark Reynolds317.138$2.0MFREE AGENT
Carlos Villanueva318.030$2.0MFREE AGENT
John Lackey3612.095$507kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2015201620172018201920202021
Jason Heyward255.000$7.8MFREE AGENT
Lance Lynn283.119$7.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jon Jay304.134$4.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Carpenter293.012$3.8MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Cishek293.143$3.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jordan Walden274.043$2.7MARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Moss314.160$2.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
Peter Bourjos284.062$1.6MARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Cruz283.105$775kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Johnson354.076$64kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (25)

PlayerAgeSvc2015201620172018201920202021
Trevor Rosenthal252.058$535kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Adams262.033$534kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Seth Maness261.154$530kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pete Kozma271.108$522kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Wacha231.062$520kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Martinez231.073$520kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kolten Wong241.045$520kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Siegrist251.116$518kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Randal Grichuk230.061$510kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Miguel Socolovich281.085$311kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Stephen Piscotty240.000$211kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Lyons270.166$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tommy Pham270.021$180kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Garcia250.043$177kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sam Tuivailala220.021$144kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ed Easley29–$136k
Cody Stanley260.038$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mitch Harris290.117$94kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Cooney240.025$58kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Travis Tartamella27–$36k
Marcus Hatley27–$22k
Dean Anna280.031$17kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Xavier Scruggs270.025$3kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Greenwood270.104$3kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marco Gonzales230.041$3kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2015 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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