Cardinals organization roster matrix: 2014-2015 off-season

NOTE: As of 3/9/15, this version of the roster matrix is no longer current. It reflects the changes from the end of the 2014 regular season until the start of 2015 spring training. It should now be considered a historical reference document. For the active roster matrix for 2015 spring training, click here.

With the 2014 World Series complete and players considering free agency, it is time for another refresh of the St. Louis Cardinals system roster matrix. This version will reflect the changes made from the conclusion of the 2014 post-season until the start of spring training 2015. The previous matrix reflects the rosters from the start of short-season ball in mid-June through the 2014 post-season.

If you are new to the blog and not familiar with the Cardinals organization roster matrix, here is quick summary:

As free agency began, the St. Louis Cardinals had 281 players under contract from top to bottom, including 39 players on the 40-man roster. The latter are called out in bold. The matrix places all of them at their assigned level in the system as well as by position and is kept updated daily or as transactions occur.

Both major league and minor league free agents will be included with their new destinations tracked and reported. Neither group is included in the Cardinals organization totals.

Nowhere else will you find this current and comprehensive single-page view of the entire Cardinals organization, including all transactions.

Don’t be concerned about the order of the players’ names within a team. It has no relative significance.

Full team rosters and player profiles at The Cardinal Nation

Remember that to get detailed profile information on every single one of these 281 Cardinals players, simply check out their free player profiles always updated at The Cardinal Nation.com / Scout.com. You can see bios, photos, videos, articles, news items, links to current season and career stats and much more – everything you need to know about a player’s history in one place.

Click on the following links to be taken to one of the nine team pages at The Cardinal Nation. You can also see rosters and player profiles back to 2004:

Full-season clubs

St. Louis Cardinals
Memphis Redbirds
Springfield Cardinals
Palm Beach Cardinals
Peoria Chiefs

Short-season clubs

State College Spikes
Johnson City Cardinals
Gulf Coast League Cardinals
Dominican Summer League Cardinals

Once on a team page, just click on a player’s name to be taken to his individual profile page for that year. For example, here is the link directly to Stephen Piscotty’s 2014 Memphis profile.

Looking ahead and back

Now that you’ve found this page once, remember one of three ways to get back here. Bookmark the page, type “Roster Matrix” in the dark blue search box at the upper right or use the dropdown menu at the top of the page: “Players/Staff” > “Depth Charts/Roster Matrix”.

For details behind past rosters and transactions, check out the earlier versions of the Cardinals organization roster matrix as follows.

Link to previous matrices

2009: Jan–March 2009, April 2009, May 2009, June 2009, July 2009-February 2010
2010: 2010 spring training, 2010 regular season, 2010 first half, 2010 short-season, 2010-11 off-season
2011: 2011 spring training, 2011 regular season, 2011 short-season, 2011-2012 off-season
2012: 2012 spring training, 2012 regular season, 2012 short season, 2012-2013 off-season
2013: 2013 spring training, 2013 regular season, 2013 short season, 2013-2014 off-season
2014: 2014 spring training, 2014 regular season, 2014 draft and short season

Transactions

11/4: New matrix. Organization total: 281 players.

11/4: MLB free agents: RHPs Justin Masterson, Pat Neshek and Jason Motte, C A.J. Pierzynski, 2B Mark Ellis. Mem C Ed Easley onto 40-man. Mem C Audry Perez elected free agency. RHPs Jorge Rondon (Colorado) and Eric Fornataro (Washington) lost via waivers. New organization total: 273 players.

11/6: MiLB free agents: Mem RHRs Jose Almarante, David Aardsma, IFs Jermaine Curtis, Scott Moore, Greg Miclat, Luis Mateo. Spr RHR Jeremy Berg, 1B Curt Smith, IF Ildemaro Vargas. PB C Jesus Montero. New organization total: 263 players.

11/10: MiLB free agent 3B Scott Moore re-signed. New organization total: 264 players.

11/11: Free agent IF Dean Anna signed to MLB contract. FA RHRs Marcus Hatley, Miguel Socolovich signed to minors deals with non-roster invitations to spring camp. New organization total: 267 players.

11/17: RHS Shelby Miller and Tyrell Jenkins (PB) traded to Atlanta for OF Jason Heyward and RHR Jordan Walden.

11/18: OF Shane Robinson released. Mem RHR Keith Butler outrighted (off 40-man). Spr C Cody Stanley added to 40-man. FA OF Brian Sanchez signed, assigned to GCL. DSL Cs Dionenrys Pena, Ignacio Chevalier released. New organization total: 265 players.

11/20: Spr RHS Sam Gaviglio traded to Seattle for IF Ty Kelly (added to 40-man). JC C Jose Gomez released. FA C Audry Perez signed to minors deal by Colorado. New organization total: 264 players.

12/2: Free agent RHR Matt Belisle signed. 2B Daniel Descalso non-tendered. New organization total: 264 players.

12/4: FA OF Shane Robinson signs minors deal with Minnesota.

12/10: FA RHR Pat Neshek signs with Houston.

12/11: RHP Tyler Waldron selected from Pittsburgh in Triple-A phase of Rule 5 Draft. FA RHS Justin Masterson signs with Boston. FA IF Mark Reynolds signs with StL. New organization total: 266 players.

12/15: FA RHR Jason Motte signs with Chicago Cubs. FA C Alberto Rosario signed to minors deal. New organization total: 267 players.

12/16: FA IF Daniel Descalso signs with Colorado Rockies.

12/23: MiLB FA IF Jermaine Curtis signs with Cincinnati Reds. MiLB FA 1B Curt Smith signs with Lincoln Saltdogs (American Association).

12/24: Peo RHR Robert Stock, JC RHRs Jeff Barkley, Kevin Carlow, PB IF Danny Stienstra released. FA C A.J. Pierzynski signs with Atlanta. New organization total: 263 players.

1/4: FA IF Luis Mateo signs with LA Dodgers. FA IF Ildemaro Vargas re-signs with Cardinals.  New organization total: 264 players.

1/7: SC RHR Tyler Dunnington retired. New organization total: 263 players.

2/4: 40-man AA C Michael Ohlman acquired from Baltimore. New organization total: 264 players.

2/5: FA RHP Carlos Villanueva signed to minors deal with spring invite. Added to Mem roster. FA C Jose Gonzalez signed, added to Spr roster. DSL RHP Jesus Garcia, LHP Luis Rosales signed, RHP Kerrion Bennett released. New organization total: 267 players.

2/15: FA RHR David Aardsma signed minors deal with Dodgers.

2/19: FAs RHP Edwar Ramirez, OF Sanel Rosendo signed, assigned to DSL. New organization total: 269 players.

2/23: FA RHP Pedro Echemendia signed, assigned to PB. New organization total: 270 players.

2/25: FA 2B Mark Ellis retires.

2/26: Peo OF Luis Perez released. New organization total: 269 players.

The St. Louis Cardinals Organization Roster Matrix (effective 2/28/15)

St. Louis (26) 40-man (39)
SP RP C 1B 2B SS 3B OF
Wainwright C Martinez Molina Adams Wong Peralta Carpenter Holliday
Lackey Rosenthal T Cruz Reynolds
Kozma
Jay
Lynn Freeman (L)




Grichuk
Ja Garcia (L)
Choate (L)




Bourjos
Wacha Maness




Heyward

Gonzales (L)







Walden







Belisle






MLB free agents (0+7)
(not included in totals)
SP RP C 1B 2B SS 3B OF
Masterson (Bos) Motte (ChC) Pierzynski (Atl) Ellis (retired) Robinson (Min NRI )
Neshek (Hou) Descalso (Col)
MiLB free agents (4+7)
(not included in totals)
SP RP C 1B 2B SS 3B OF
Almarante A Perez (Col) Smith (Lin-Ind) Miclat Vargas (StL) Curtis (Cin)
Aardsma (LAD) J Montero Lu Mateo (LAD) Moore (StL)
Berg
Memphis (29)
SP RP C 1B 2B SS 3B OF
Petrick (NRI) Greenwood (L) Easley Scruggs G Garcia Anna Moore (NRI) Pham
Cooney (L NRI) Lyons (L) Jon Rodriguez T Kelly
R Ortega (NRI)
Whiting Siegrist (L) O’Neill
Mayers (NRI) Tuivailala Piscotty (NRI)
Gast (L NRI) K Butler
Wyatt
Harris (NRI)
Wright (L)
Kiekhefer (L NRI)
Socolovich (NRI)
Hatley (NRI)
Waldron
Villanueva (NRI)
Springfield (26)
SP RP C 1B 2B SS 3B OF
Cornelius (L) C Thomas Stanley B Valera (NRI) Mejia Wisdom Martini
Heyer Donofrio Tartamella (NRI) J Wilson (NRI) M Williams S Rodriguez
Sherriff (L) Baker Rosario (NRI) Vargas Tilson
Hald (L) Stoppelman (L) Ohlman Popkins
Petree Swagerty Jo Gonzalez
Blair
Palm Beach (26)
SP RP C 1B 2B SS 3B OF
Reed (L) Perry Velazco Washington Katz A Diaz Gibson
Melling (L) Llorens Rosenberg Voit Herrera An Garcia
C Jones T Lee Caldwell Bosco
Littrell (L) Shaban C Valera
S Garcia Herget
Sabatino (L)
Billbrough
Nazario (L)
Echemendia
Peoria (24)
SP RP C 1B 2B SS 3B OF
Ar Reyes Polanco C Kelly (NRI) Ringo Pedroza Schulze McElroy
Al Reyes Barraclough Bean (NRI) R Medina R Castillo
McKnight Bray R Garcia Bryan
Kaminsky (L) Loraine Wick
Holback Booden
Brookshire (L)
Perdomo
Helisek (L)
State College (35)
SP RP C 1B 2B SS 3B OF
F Baez Grana L Cruz Stone Seferina Pina Diekroeger Vigo
D Perez (L) Lomascolo (L) O’Keefe A DeLeon R Reyes Wiley Peoples-Walls
Anderson Scanio Ehrlich Sohn Thompson
Nielsen J Lucas Sosa Acevedo
Poncedeleon Rauh Radack
Schumacher Hawkins (L) Raffield
Gomber (L) J Bautista
McKinney (L) Alexander
B Lee
Johnson City (32)
SP RP C 1B 2B SS 3B OF
J Perez I Brito (L) Lankford Grayson Turgeon Mercado Drake
J Mateo Escudero Godoy Ustariz C Rivera Muscarello Lacy
D Martinez Caballero Neil E Alvarez Ray
Pearce Wirsu Torres
Farinaro Silva (L) Franco
Beck Villegas Pritchard
Then Sierra
Kuebel (L)
Gerdel
GCL (26+1)
SP RP C 1B 2B SS 3B OF
Weaver Gallardo J Lopez Collymore Barzilli Asbury
Morales Higgins F Rodriguez Massi R Bautista
Flaherty Y Medina (RL) E Rodriguez Gronsky B Sanchez
R Williams S DeLaCruz
Dobzanski DeLorenzo (L)
Jor Rodriguez Bohannan
Parra Frey
R Santos Reidt
Ward
DSL (44)
SP RP C 1B 2B SS 3B OF
Alcantara Oca (L) D Ortega D Gomez L Flores Cotes E Montero Bandes
Changarotty Casadilla Cedeno Delgado Cordoba Talavera
D Gonzalez Gavin (L) Ripoll Linares A Luna
Ju Gonzalez Medrano Melendez Ynfante J Rivera
Estevez Lugo I Wilson Barbuena C Rodriguez
Fernandez J Alvarez Figuera C Luis
O Diaz Rosendo
Arias
Narvaez (L)
E Perez (L)
Nunez
Blanco (L)
Cordero (L)
Je Garcia
Rosales (L)
Ramirez

Codes
(SL): suspended list
(RL): restricted list
(L) left-handed pitcher
bold: on the Cardinals’ 40-man roster
(#+#): for teams, the number of active players on the roster plus number of inactive/not under contract (DL+TI+SL+RL) players

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