Right now, there are 45 players on the 40 man roster.
I have the following subtractions upcoming:
Retirement:
1. Adam Wainwright – 42 – (7.40 ERA)
Cut:
2. Jacob Barnes – 33 – (6.75 ERA)
3. James Naile – 30 – (8.80 ERA)
4. Andrew Suarez – 31 – (7.50 ERA)
5. Drew Verhagen – 32 – (3.97 ERA)
6. Casey Lawrence – 35 – (5.63 ERA)
7. Juniel Querecuto – 31 – 0.00 OPS
Players I would try to trade, but probably be forced to cut:
8. Juan Yepez – 25 – .572 OPS
9. Moises Gomez – 25 – Minors
10. Luken Baker – 26 – .608 OPS
Players I would actively shop in a trade, but willing to keep:
11. Giovanny Gallegos – 32 – (4.42 ERA)
12. Dakota Hudson – 29 – (4.95 ERA)
13. Andrew Knizner – 28 – .712 OPS
14. Dylan Carlson – 24 – .651 OPS
15. Tyler O’Neill – 28 – .715 OPS
Interesting that Verhagen and Gallegos are the same age, and Verhagen was cheaper and outperformed Gallegos this year.
I firmly had Fermin in the cut decision, until I saw he is only 24…
Not sure if Cardinals will cut bait on Guillermo Zuniga (the injured Rule 5 pick who missed the entire year).