NOTE: As of 2/20/23, this version of the roster matrix is no longer current. It reflects changes during the 2022-2023 off- season. It should now be considered a historical reference document. For the active roster matrix during 2023 spring training, click here.
This Roster Matrix covers the St. Louis Cardinals and the minor league system, including the MLB Cardinals and their four full-season affiliates plus two rookie level teams – during the 2022-2023 off-season.
For reference, the previous matrix outlined all organizational transactions during the 2022 regular season from June 6 through its conclusion. As there are no injured lists during the off-season, refer to that prior matrix for those players who ended 2022 on the shelf.
Free agents, both major league and minor league, will be added as they declare, starting five days after the conclusion of the World Series.
A refresher
If you are new to The Cardinal Nation and not familiar with the Cardinals organization roster matrix, here is quick summary:
As the 2022-2023 off-season began, the St. Louis Cardinals had 235 players under contract from top to bottom, including a full 40-man roster. Two players coming off the 60-day injured list, Alex Reyes and Drew VerHagen, offset the retirements of icons Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina. The 40-man members are called out in bold.
The matrix places each of the 235 by position at his assigned level in the system as well as by position.
The matrix is updated whenever transactions occur.
Nowhere else will you find this current and comprehensive single-page view of the entire Cardinals organization plus a decade of history.
(Do not be concerned about the order of the players’ names within position. It has no relative significance.)
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 (click on the magnifying glass icon) or use the menu at the left of the page: “ROSTERS/PLAYERS/MOVES” > “TRANSACTIONS/ROSTER MATRIX”.
While you are using that menu, note TCN’s full rosters and player pages for every level and every player in the Cardinals system. These rosters remain in sync with the Roster Matrix and carry biographical information on all players.
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For details behind prior years’ rosters and transactions (back to 2009), check out the earlier versions of the Cardinals organization Roster Matrix, via the following link.
Transactions
10/29: New matrix. New matrix. C Yadier Molina and 1B Albert Pujols retired. All injured players taken off injured lists. 40-man roster full. Organization total: 235 players.
11/1: Mem IF Kramer Robertson, RHR Kodi Whitley outrighted off 40-man roster. 40-man roster now 38 players.
11/6: StL LHS Jose Quintana, OF Corey Dickerson declare free agency. 40-man roster now 36 players. New organization total: 233 players.
11/7: Mem OF Moises Gomez added to 40-man roster. 40-man roster now 37 players.
11/9: IF Jose Fermin acquired for cash from CLE, assigned to 40-man roster, placed at Mem. New organization total: 234 players. 40-man roster at 38.
11/11: 16 minor league free agents: RHP Enrique Saldana (FCL), RHP Johan Quezada (Spr), RHP Ljay Newsome (Mem), RHP Zach McAllister (Mem), RHP Jacob Bosiokovic (Mem), LHP Domingo Robles (Spr), LHP Tyler Pike (Spr), LHP Garrett Williams (Mem), LHP T.J. McFarland (Mem), C Julio Rodriguez (Spr), C Austin Allen (Mem), 2B Cory Spangenberg (Mem), 1B Brady Whalen (Spr), SS Roberto Baldoquin (Mem), SS Delvin Perez (Mem), OF/C Clint Coulter (Mem). New organization total: 218 players.
11/15: Mem LHS Connor Thomas added to 40-man roster. 40-man at 39 players.
11/18: Five minor league free agents signed, assigned to Mem. OF Oscar Mercado, LHP Kenny Hernandez, UT Tyler Motter, SS Juniel Querecuto, RHP Logan Sawyer. StL RHR Alex Reyes, OF Ben DeLuzio non-tendered. 40-man roster at 37. New organization total: 221 players.
12/1: RHP Cade Winquest and Joseph King and LHP John Lynch from “Draft signed, unassigned” to Complex.
12/6: Free agent RHR Guillermo Zuniga signed to MLB contract. New organization total: 222 players. 40-man roster at 38.
12/7: Rule 5 draft – RHP Wilking Rodriguez from NYY, to 40-man roster. C Jose Alvarez (Hou), RHP Brandon Komar (SD), RHP Jose Martinez (LAD), RHP Ryan Shreve (Min) to Memphis. Mem IF Evan Mendoza to SD. New organization total: 226 players. 40-man roster at 39.
12/9: Free agent C Willson Contreras signed. New organization total: 227 players. 40-man roster full.
12/19: 3 FCL players released. RHPs Americo Lugo, Brayan Ramirez and 1B/OF Francis Reynoso. New organization total: 224 players.
1/15/23: 17 international free agents signed. RHPs Jarol Baez, Emisael Carrera, Xavier Cruz, Reiner Lopez, Ruben Menes, Keiverson Ramirez, Giovanni Vargas. LHPs Bernard Mack, Stiveen Rojas. C Luis Atocha. SSs Daniel Rojas, Bracewell Taveras. OFs Hancel Almonte, Andru Arthur, Angel Gil, Fernando Roquez, Facundo Velasquez. New organization total: 241 players.
1/17: DSL OF Keshawn Rombley released. New organization total: 240 players.
1/17: 22 non-roster players (NRI) invited to StL spring training camp.
1/20: FA C Tres Barrera signed to minors deal with StL spring training invite. 23 NRIs. New organization total: 241 players.
1/27: FA LHP Andrew Suarez signed to minors deal with StL spring training invite. New organization total: 242 players.
2/3: International signee RHP Ruben Menes assigned to FCL.
2/6: FA SS Arquimedes Gamboa signed to a minors contract. New organization total: 243 players.
2/8: Acquired LHR Anthony Misiewicz from KC for cash. RHR James Naile designated for assignment. 40-man roster remains full. New organization total: 244 players.
2/10: RHR James Naile cleared waivers, outrighted to Memphis, receives NRI.
2/16: RHP Braylin Paulino, C Paulo Asprilla signed, assigned to DSL. New organization total: 246 players.
The St. Louis Cardinals Organization Roster Matrix (effective 2/16/23)
| St. Louis (30) | 40-man (40) | ||||||
| SP | RP | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| Flaherty | Z Thompson (L) | Knizner | Goldschmidt | Donovan | Edman | Arenado | Nootbaar |
| Mikolas | Hicks | W Contreras | Yepez | Gorman | DeJong | Carlson | |
| Montgomery (L) | Helsley | O’Neill | |||||
| Matz (L) | Naughton (L) | Burleson | |||||
| Wainwright | G Gallegos | ||||||
| Liberatore (L) | Pallante | ||||||
| Stratton | |||||||
| Woodford | |||||||
| VerHagen | |||||||
| W Rodriguez | |||||||
| Misiewicz (L) | |||||||
| Major League FAs (2) | |||||||
| SP | RP | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| Quintana (L) (NYM) | Dickerson (Was) | ||||||
| Minor League FAs (16) | |||||||
| SP | RP | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| G Williams (L Oak) | Bosiokovic | Coulter (SF) | Whalen (SF) | Del Perez (NYY) | Spangenberg | ||
| McFarland (L NYM) | Allen (Mia) | Baldoquin | |||||
| McAllister (Ari) | Ju Rodriguez (Det) | ||||||
| Newsome (SF) | |||||||
| Quezada | |||||||
| Pike (L) | |||||||
| Robles (L) | |||||||
| Saldana | |||||||
| Memphis (33) | |||||||
| SP | RP | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| C Thomas (L) | G Cabrera (L) | I Herrera | L Baker (NRI) | Fermin | Querecuto (NRI) | Motter (NRI) | Hurst |
| D Hudson | Romero (L) | Pages (NRI) | Robertson (NRI) | Pinder | |||
| Parsons (NRI) | Whitley (NRI) | J Alvarez (NRI) | Gamboa | M Gomez | |||
| Leahy (NRI) | Black | Barrera (NRI) | Toerner | ||||
| Walsh | Mercado (NRI) | ||||||
| Naile (NRI) | |||||||
| Loutos (NRI) | |||||||
| Pacheco | |||||||
| K Hernandez (L) | |||||||
| Sawyer | |||||||
| Komar | |||||||
| J Martinez | |||||||
| Shreve | |||||||
| Suarez (L NRI) | |||||||
| Springfield (29) | |||||||
| SP | RP | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| Gragg | Brettell | Antonini (NRI) | Redmond | Dunn | Winn (NRI) | Buchberger | Lott |
| Escobar | Beller (L) | Raposo (NRI) | I Lopez | Robinson | Koperniak | ||
| Graceffo (NRI) | Roberts | J Davis | |||||
| McGreevy (NRI) | Lunn | Antico | |||||
| E Gonzalez | Walker (NRI) | ||||||
| C Thompson | |||||||
| Roach (NRI) | |||||||
| YaSenka | |||||||
| Kealey (L) | |||||||
| Granillo | |||||||
| Dalatri | |||||||
| Zuniga | |||||||
| Peoria (25) | |||||||
| SP | RP | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| Mills | E Manzo | Stauss (NRI) | LC Rodriguez | Chambers | F Hernandez | Jew | |
| Pereira | Trogrlic-Iverson | McKeithan | Tovalin | Romeri | |||
| D Rodriguez | Roycroft | Mendlinger | Reichenborn | ||||
| Love | Ralston | R Mendoza | LJ Jones | ||||
| Paniagua | Gerard (L) | ||||||
| N Heredia (L) | |||||||
| Prater (L) | |||||||
| L Taveras | |||||||
| Palm Beach (32) | |||||||
| SP | RP | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| Y Dominguez | Pope | Bernal | Francisco | Moquete | Rivas (NRI) | Yeager | Jo Baez |
| Davila | R Garcia | Burns (NRI) | Curialle | Cabell | |||
| T Baker | N Contreras (L) | Crooks | Moore | Scott | |||
| Hence (NRI) | Ruiz (L) | Linarez | Espinoza | Church | |||
| Rincon | Marrero | Iadiserria | |||||
| Hickey | Rotondo | ||||||
| GJ Rodriguez | Cho | ||||||
| Jacobson | |||||||
| Cornwell (L) | |||||||
| Complex (40) | |||||||
| P | P (from DSL) | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| Willis | Arias | R Heredia | F Diaz | S De La Rosa | Grant | B Hernandez | R Cabrera |
| Richard | Calderon | J Zapata | Bolivar | R Guzman | Holgate | ||
| Giulianelli | Clemente | J Ramos | |||||
| E Nunez | Cervantes | Pino | |||||
| Carpenter | W Ortega | F Taveras | |||||
| Cuenca | D Guerrero (L) | A Cruz | |||||
| Villanueva | Menes | Cordoba | |||||
| Heinecke (L) | Fletcher | ||||||
| Arnold | |||||||
| J Moreno | |||||||
| Hayes | |||||||
| L Jimenez | |||||||
| O Sanchez (L) | |||||||
| Bedell | |||||||
| King | |||||||
| Lynch (L) | |||||||
| DSL (37) | |||||||
| P (2021/prior) | P (1st year 2022) | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| H Gomez | Y Herrera (L) | Loaiza | Mejia | Carmona | |||
| Fabian | Chirinos | J Guerrero | A Encarnacion | Y Pena | |||
| Severino | D Dominguez | M Hernandez | Y Guerrero | Suarez | |||
| B Lopez | Galvez | L Rodriguez | E Reynoso | M Vargas | |||
| Beltre (L) | Sequera | Asprilla | M Perez | Y Ramos | |||
| Cuello | Suriel | Batista | |||||
| Yanez | Ynfante | Junco | |||||
| M Martinez | |||||||
| G Salas | P (1st year 2023) | ||||||
| Saladin | Paulino | ||||||
| E Contreras | |||||||
| Oliver | |||||||
| Signed, unassigned (20) | |||||||
| P (draft) | P (int’l) | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| Hjerpe (L) | Je Baez | Atocha | D Rojas | Almonte | |||
| Mautz (L) | E Carrera | B Taveras | Arthur | ||||
| Hansen (L) | X Cruz | Gil | |||||
| Rajcic | R Lopez | Roquez | |||||
| Mack (L) | Velasquez | ||||||
| G Vargas | |||||||
| K Ramirez | |||||||
| S Rojas (L) | |||||||
Codes
(IL): injured list
(TI): temporarily inactive list
(PL): paternity leave
(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 (IL+TI+PL+RL) players
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