St. Louis Cardinals
Manager: Mike Matheny
GM: John Mozeliak
Franchise Start: 1882 (St. Louis Brown Stockings, 1882; St. Louis Browns, 1883-1898; St. Louis Perfectos, 1899; St. Louis Cardinals, 1900-Current)
World Championships: 11
2011-12 Free Agent Tracker
Updated: 01/26/2012
| Players Lost | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos | Type | New Team | Option |
| Augenstein, Bryan | P | MiLB | — | — |
| Berkman, Lance | OF | — | Cardinals | — |
| Brown, Andrew | OF | Waivers | Rockies | — |
| Bynum, Freddie | 2B | MiLB | — | — |
| Carpenter, Chris | SP | — | Cardinals | Extension replaced option |
| Corpas, Hector | P | MiLB | Astros | — |
| de la Cruz, Manuel | P | MiLB | — | — |
| Dotel, Octavio | RP | Type B | Tigers | Option Declined; $750k BO |
| Duncan, Eric | 2B | MiLB | Royals | — |
| Franklin, Ryan | RP | — | — | — |
| Furcal, Rafael | SS | — | Cardinals | Option Declined; $1.3MM BO |
| Garcia, Hector | 3B | MiLB | — | — |
| Ingram, D’Marcus | OF | MiLB | — | — |
| Jackson, Edwin | SP | Type B | — | — |
| Johnson, Cale | P | MiLB | — | — |
| Jones, Daryl | OF | MiLB | Reds | — |
| Laird, Gerald | C | — | Tigers | — |
| Lara, Edgar | OF | MiLB | — | — |
| Lyman, Jeff | P | MiLB | — | — |
| Mahay, Ron | RP | — | Reds | — |
| Mendoza, Richard | P | MiLB | — | — |
| Molina, Yadier | C | — | Cardinals | Option Exercised; $7MM |
| Moscatel, Kevin | C | MiLB | Brewers | — |
| Nieto, Arquimedes | P | MiLB | — | — |
| Patterson, Corey | OF | — | — | — |
| Pinto, Renyel | P | DNP | Softbank (Japan) | — |
| Pujols, Albert | 1B | Type A | Angels | — |
| Punto, Nick | SS | — | Red Sox | — |
| Rapoport, Jim | OF | MiLB | — | — |
| Rhodes, Arthur | RP | — | — | — |
| Rundles, Rich | P | MiLB | — | — |
| Solano, Donovan | 2B | MiLB | Marlins | — |
| Stavinoha, Nick | OF | MiLB | Hiroshima (Japan) | — |
| Theriot, Ryan | SS | Non-tendered | — | — |
| Wainwright, Adam | SP | — | Cardinals | Option Exercised; $10MM |
| Players Signed | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos | Old Team | Years | Dollars |
| Beltran, Carlos | OF | Giants | 2 | $26MM |
| Berkman, Lance | OF | Cardinals | 1 | $12MM |
| Carpenter, Chris | SP | Cardinals | 2 | $21MM |
| Furcal, Rafael | SS | Cardinals | 2 | $14MM |
| Hill, Koyie | C | Cubs | MiLB | — |
| Molina, Yadier | C | Cardinals | 1 | $7MM Option |
| Romero, J.C. | RP | Rockies | 1 | $750k |
| Swindle, R.J. | P | Rays | MiLB | — |
| Velez, Eugenio | 2B | Dodgers | MiLB | — |
| Wainwright, Adam | SP | Cardinals | 2 | $21MM Options |
| Players Traded | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos | Old Team | For |
| — | — | — | — |
| Players Claimed | ||
|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos | Old Team |
| — | — | — |
| Rule V Draft | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos | Old Team | Phase |
| Komatsu, Erik | OF | Nationals | MLB |
| Browning, Barret | P | Angels | Triple A |
| Hunt, Shooter | P | Twins | Triple A |
| Arbitration Eligible | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos | Years | Dollars |
| McClellan, Kyle | P | 1 | $2.5MM |
| Motte, Jason | RP | 1 | $1.95MM |
| Schumaker, Skip | 2B | 2 | $3MM |
Top Prospect Lists
Disclaimer: I’ve complied the lists from other sites, and have included my preliminary rankings. My rankings will change as I do more research this off-season. The sites used are: 85% Sports, Fantasy Baseball 365 (365), Baseball America (BA), Bullpen Banter (BB, this is an average of the 2-3 lists they have), Baseball Instinct (BBI), Baseball Intellect (BI), Baseball Prospectus (BP), Fangraphs (FG), Future Redbirds (FR), the Hardball Times (HBT), Minor League Baseball Prospects (MILBP), MLB Dirt (MLBD), MLB Prospect Portal (MLBPP), John Sickels (Sickles), and Top Prospect Alert (TPA). If you know of other prospect lists, please contact me and I’ll get them added to the page.
Updated: 01/21/2012
| Rank | Player | Pos | Avg | 85% | 365 | BA | BB | BBI | FR | MLBPP | Sickels | TPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miller, Shelby | RHP | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Martinez, Carlos | RHP | 2.00 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Taveras, Oscar | OF | 3.89 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | Jenkins, Tyrell | RHP | 4.22 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Wong, Kolten | 2B | 4.67 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Cox, Zach | 2B | 6.13 | 7 | — | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| 7 | Adams, Matt | 1B | 7.63 | 8 | — | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 7 |
| 8 | Rosenthal, Trevor | RHP | 8.43 | 6 | — | — | 10 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| 9 | Lynn, Lance | RHP | 8.63 | 9 | — | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 10 |
| 10 | Sanchez, Eduardo | RHP | 9.50 | 10 | — | 8 | 11 | — | 11 | — | 8 | 9 |
| 11 | Jackson, Ryan | SS | 11.50 | 11 | — | — | 8 | — | 12 | — | 15 | — |
| 12 | Swagerty, Jordan | LHP | 11.50 | 12 | — | 10 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 13 |
| 13 | Gast, John | RHP | 13.00 | 14 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | 13 | 12 |
| 14 | Carpenter, Matt | 3B | 13.00 | 16 | — | — | 15 | — | 9 | — | 12 | — |
| 15 | Tilson, Charlie | OF | 13.20 | 13 | — | — | 12 | — | 17 | — | 16 | 8 |
| 16 | McElroy, C.J. | OF | 14.00 | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Cleto, Maikel | RHP | 14.75 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | 14 | 15 |
| 18 | Kelly, Joe | RHP | 15.25 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | 17 | 14 |
| 19 | Reifer, Adam | RHP | 17.50 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — |
| 20 | Chambers, Adron | OF | 18.00 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | Dickson, Brandon | RHP | 18.50 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | 18 | — |
| 22 | Stanley, Cody | C | 19.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — |
| 23 | Pham, Tommy | OF | 19.00 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | 20 | — |
| 24 | Hamilton, Mark | 1B | 20.00 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | Whiting, Boone | RHP | 20.00 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — |
