In preparation for their Sunday road exhibition against the Quad Cities River Bandits, the Springfield Cardinals of the Double-A Texas League have announced their 24-man season-opening roster.
At first blush, the team may look heavy at first base and light in the outfield, but be aware that Andrew Brown (pictured) can also play in the outfield and saw considerable time there in spring training. Skipper Ron “Pop” Warner was quoted in the Springfield paper saying that Steven Hill would be given 60 starts behind the plate with the rest of his time at first and in the outfield.
| # | Pitchers | (12) | B/T | Ht | Wt | DOB | Acquired | 2008 teams |
| 24 | Brandon | Dickson | R/R | 6-5 | 190 | 11/3/1984 | FA/06 | Palm Beach/Springfield |
| 31 | Justin | Fiske | L/L | 5-11 | 185 | 9/3/1984 | FA/07 | Quad Cities/PB/Springfield |
| 32 | Brad | Furnish | L/L | 6-1 | 185 | 1/19/1985 | 2nd/06 | Palm Beach/Springfield |
| 33 | Trey | Hearne | R/R | 6-1 | 193 | 8/19/1983 | 28th/05 | Minatitlan |
| 29 | Elvis | Hernandez | R/R | 6-3 | 180 | 4/27/1985 | FA/05 | Palm Beach |
| 23 | Tyler | Herron | R/R | 6-3 | 190 | 8/5/1986 | 1st/05 | Palm Beach/Springfield |
| 30 | Kristhiam | Linares | L/L | 6-1 | 175 | 5/17/1986 | FA/08 | Did not play |
| 27 | Kenny | Maiques | R/R | 6-0 | 170 | 6/25/1985 | 37th/05 | Quad Cities/Palm Beach |
| 36 | Kyle | Mura | R/R | 6-4 | 215 | 11/24/1984 | 42nd/06 | Palm Beach/Springfield |
| 26 | Tyler | Norrick | L/L | 6-3 | 190 | 9/27/1983 | 6th/06 | Palm Beach |
| 16 | Pete | Parise | R/R | 6-1 | 180 | 12/5/1984 | FA/07 | Quad Cities/Palm Beach |
| 19 | Francisco | Samuel | R/R | 6-2 | 150 | 12/20/1986 | FA/06 | Palm Beach |
| Catchers | (2) | |||||||
| 10 | Tony | Cruz | R/R | 5-11 | 205 | 8/18/1986 | 26th/07 | Palm Beach |
| 21 | Steven | Hill | R/R | 5-11 | 190 | 3/14/1985 | 13th/07 | Palm Beach/Springfield |
| Infielders | (6) | |||||||
| 18 | Andrew | Brown | R/R | 6-0 | 185 | 9/10/1984 | 18th/07 | Quad Cities/PB/Springfield |
| 44 | Brandon | Buckman | L/L | 6-6 | 225 | 2/14/1984 | 19th/06 | Palm Beach/Springfield |
| 3 | Daniel | Descalso | L/R | 5-10 | 190 | 10/19/1986 | 3rd/07 | Palm Beach/Springfield |
| 8 | Mike | Folli | S/R | 5-10 | 175 | 7/17/1985 | 42nd/07 | Quad Cities/Palm Beach |
| 11 | Donovan | Solano | R/R | 5-10 | 185 | 12/17/1987 | FA/05 | Palm Beach/Springfield |
| 25 | Brett | Wallace | L/R | 6-1 | 245 | 8/26/1986 | 1st/08 | Quad Cities/Springfield |
| Outfielders | (4) | |||||||
| 5 | Antonio | DeJesus | L/L | 5-11 | 185 | 1/25/1986 | 16th/07 | Palm Beach |
| 12 | Tyler | Henley | L/L | 5-11 | 200 | 6/10/1985 | 8th/07 | Palm Beach |
| 4 | Daryl | Jones | L/L | 6-0 | 180 | 6/25/1987 | 3rd/05 | Palm Beach/Springfield |
| 7 | Jim | Rapoport | L/L | 6-0 | 180 | 6/25/1985 | 35th/06 | Palm Beach/Springfield |