NOTE: As of 6/6/23, this version of the roster matrix is no longer current. It reflects changes during the first two months of the 2023 season. It should now be considered a historical reference document. For the active roster matrix during the 2023 short-season period, click here.
With Thursday’s Opening Day at Double-A and Class-A, all full-season clubs are now active. This newest Roster Matrix covers the St. Louis Cardinals and the minor league system, including the MLB club and their four full-season affiliates plus two rookie level teams – during the 2023 full-season schedule.
As a reminder, the previous matrix outlined all organizational transactions during 2023 spring training.
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 2023 regular season opened, the St. Louis Cardinals had 237 players under contract from top to bottom, including a full 40-man roster. The 40-man members are called out in bold.
The matrix places each of the 237 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
4/6: New matrix. 40-man roster full. Organization total: 237 players.
4/6: RHR Grant Black from Spr to Mem.
4/8: LHR Packy Naughton to StL 15-day IL. LHR Genesis Cabrera from Mem to StL.
4/10: OF Scott Hurst to Mem 7-day IL. OF Justin Toerner from Spr to Mem. IF Javier Bolivar to PB 7-day IL. RHP Angel Cuenca from EST to PB. EST LHP Nelfri Contreras released. New organization total: 236 players.
4/11: IF Jose Fermin off Mem 7-day IL (erroneous report)
4/14: RHS Tommy Parsons to Mem 7-day IL. RHR Ryan Loutos from Spr to Mem. RHR Jack Ralston from FCL/EST to Spr.
4/15: StL OF Lars Nootbaar off 10-day IL. OF Juan Yepez from StL to Mem.
4/18: RHR Andre Pallante from StL to Mem. LHR JoJo Romero from Mem to StL. C Wade Stauss from Peo to Spr. 1B/OF Todd Lott to Spr 7-day IL. Peo RHS Tink Hence to 7-day IL. RHR Leonardo Taveras from EST/FCL to Peoria.
4/20: Free ageut RHP Justin Hernandez singed to a minors contract, assigned to DSL New organization total: 237 players.
4/21: RHS Dakota Hudson to Mem 7-day IL. RHS Austin Love to Peo 7-day IL. RHR Gustavo Rodriguez from PB to Peo.
4/22: RHS Michael McGreevy from Spr to Mem. IF Brody Moore off Palm Beach 7-day IL.
4/23: SS Paul DeJong off StL 10-day IL. IF Taylor Motter designated for assignment. 40-man roster at 39 players.
eff 3/30: FA RHP Andrew Bolivar signed, assigned to DSL. New organization total: 238 players.
4/25: IF Javier Bolivar from PB 7-day IL to EST/FCL. IF Taylor Motter cleared waivers, declared free agency.
4/26: IF Jordan Walker from StL to Mem. IF Taylor Motter re-signed, added to 40-man, returned to StL.
4/27: RHS Tommy Parsons off Mem 7-day IL.
5/1: OF Justin Toerner from Mem to Spr. RHR Victor Villanueva from PB to FCL/EST.
5/2: LHP Zack Thompson from StL to Mem. RHR Guillermo Zuniga from Mem to StL. OF Scott Hurst off Mem 7-day IL. RHS Gordon Graceffo onto Mem 7-day IL.
5/4: FCL OF Ryan Holgate, LHP Omar Sanches, RHP Yordy Richard released. Peo OF Patrick Romeri to 7-day IL. New organization total: 235 players.
5/5: StL OF Tyler O’Neill (10 day) and RHR Jake Woodford (15 day) placed on StL IL 1B/OF Juan Yepez, StL RHR Wilking Rodriguez from 15-day to 60-day IL RHP James Naile from StL to Mem. Naile re-added to the 40-man roster, which is full. RHP Dalton Roach from Spr to Mem.
5/6: RHS Adam Wainwright off StL 15-day IL. RHR Guillermo Zuniga from StL to Mem. StL IF Taylor Motter designated for assignment. C Tres Barrera from Mem to StL, added to 40-man roster. 40-man roster remains full. RHR Jose Martinez from Spr to Mem. RHR Chris Roycroft from Peo to Spr. RHP Jose Davila from FCL/EST to Palm Beach.
5/8: StL IF Taylor Motter cleared waivers, outrighted to Mem.
5/9: IF Errol Robinson to Mem paternity list. RHR Jose Martinez from Mem to Spr. IF Irving Lopez, C Nick Raposo from Spr to Mem. IF Noah Mendlinger from Peo to Spr,
5/9: RHR Andre Pallante from Mem to StL. LHR JoJo Romero from StL to Mem.
5/10: Mem OFs Scott Hurst, Chase Pinder to 7-day IL. FA RHP Luis Gastelum signed, assigned to FCL/EST. New organization total: 236 players.
5/11: Spr RHR Michael Brettell off IL and released. New organization total: 235 players. RHS Tink Hence off Peo 7-day IL. RHS Zane Mills onto Peo 7-day IL.
5/12: MIF Brody Moore from PB to Peo.
5/15: IF Errol Robinson off Mem Paternity List. IF Irving Lopez from Mem to Spr. LHR Chris Gerard from PB to Peo. IF Javier Bolivar from FCL/EST to Palm Beach.
5/17: LHS Matthew Liberatore from Mem to StL. RHR James Naile from StL to Mem. OF Dylan Carlson to StL 10-day IL. OF Oscar Mercado from Mem to StL, added to 40-man roster. LHR Packy Naughton from StL 15-day IL to 60-day IL. 40-man roster remains full. OF Matt Koperniak from Spr to Mem.
5/20: RHS Dakota Hudson off Mem 7-day IL. International RHP Jefferson Moran signed. New organization total: 236 players.
5/22: PB OF Trejyn Fletcher released. New organization total: 235 players.
5/23: IF Brody Moore, LHR Chris Gerard to Peo 7-day IL. 2B Darlin Moquete, RHR Roy Garcia from PB to Peo. SS Jonathan Mejia, LHR Nathanael Heredia from EST/FCL to PB.
5/30: OF Chase Pinder off Mem IL, sent down to Spr. LHS Cooper Hjerpe to Peo 7-day IL. RHR Nathanael Heredia from PB to Peo. Ps Austin Love, Chris Gerard, IF Brody Moore from Peo 7-day IL to 60-day IL.
6/1: SS Jonathan Mejia to PB TI list. RHP Augusto Calderon from EST/FCL to PB. OF Scott Hurst off Mem 7-day IL, released. DSL RHP Estaban Contreras released. New organization total: 233 players.
6/2: OF Lars Nootbaar to StL 10-day IL. OF Jordan Walker from Mem to StL.
6/3: RHS Zane Mills off Peo 7-day IL. SS Adari Grant from EST/FCL to PB.
6/4: 1B Luken Baker to 40-man, Mem to StL StL C Tres Barrera designated for assignment. 40-man roster at 40 players. OF Chase Pinder from Spr to Mem. LHR Jack Lynch from PB to FCL. RHP Ludwin Jimenez, RHP Yonael Dominguez, RHP Alec Willis, LHP Alexander Beltre to FCL 7-day IL. RHP Andrew Bolivar, RHP Junior Chirinos, RHP Diego Dominguez to DSL 60-day IL. RHP Jefferson Moran to DSL restricted list. 3 DSL signings that were effective 2/18 but missed initially. RH Kener Perez, C Chris Lopez, C Heriberto Caraballo. New organization total 236 players. SS Jonathan Mejia off PB TI list. IF Adari Grant from PB to FCL.
6/5: Peo RHP Leonardo Taveras suspended 80 games.
The St. Louis Cardinals Organization Roster Matrix (effective 6/5/23)
| St. Louis (26+7) | 40-man (40+2) | ||||||
| SP | RP | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| Flaherty | Woodford (15 IL) | Knizner | Goldschmidt | Donovan | Edman | Arenado | Nootbaar (10 IL) |
| Mikolas | Hicks | W Contreras | L Baker | Gorman | DeJong | Carlson (10 IL) | |
| Montgomery (L) | Helsley | Barrera (DFA) | O’Neill (10 IL) | ||||
| Matz (L) | Naughton (L 60 IL) | Burleson | |||||
| Wainwright | G Gallegos | Yepez | |||||
| Liberatore (L) | Pallante | Mercado | |||||
| Stratton | Walker | ||||||
| W Rodriguez (60 IL) | |||||||
| VerHagen | |||||||
| G Cabrera (L) | |||||||
| Memphis (26+2) | |||||||
| SP | RP | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| Z Thompson (L) | Leahy | I Herrera | Fermin (7 IL) | Robertson | Motter | Koperniak | |
| D Hudson | Whitley | Antonini | Querecuto | M Gomez | |||
| C Thomas (L) | Loutos | Raposo | Robinson | Pinder | |||
| Graceffo (7 IL) | Romero (L) | Winn | |||||
| Parsons | A Suarez (L} | ||||||
| McGreevy | Walsh | ||||||
| Naile | Roach | ||||||
| Black | |||||||
| Zuniga | |||||||
| Springfield (25+4) | |||||||
| SP | RP | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| Komar | Escobar | Pages | Redmond | Dunn | Gamboa | Buchberger | LJ Jones |
| Lunn | Sawyer | Raposo | I Lopez | Mendlinger | Lott (7 IL) | ||
| Gragg | Granillo | J Alvarez | Toerner | ||||
| K Hernandez (L) | Ralston | Stauss | Antico | ||||
| Pereira | Shreve | ||||||
| Trogrlic-Iverson | |||||||
| Kealey (L IL) | |||||||
| J Martinez | |||||||
| E Gonzalez (IL) | |||||||
| C Thompson (IL) | |||||||
| Roycroft | |||||||
| Peoria (27+7) | |||||||
| P | P | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| Hence | E Manzo | Crooks | LC Rodriguez | Moquete | Rivas | F Hernandez | Reichenborn |
| Hjerpe (L 7 IL) | GJ Rodrgiuez | McKeithan | Francisco | Moore (60 IL) | Tovalin | Romeri (7 IL) | |
| Love (60 IL) | Pope | R Mendoza | Cabell | ||||
| T Baker | L Taveras (SL) | Scott | |||||
| Mills | Ruiz (L) | Church | |||||
| Paniagua (7 IL) | Marrero | ||||||
| Cornwell (L) | Hickey | ||||||
| Bedell | D Rodriguez | ||||||
| Gerard (L 60 IL) | |||||||
| R Garcia | |||||||
| N Heredia (L) | |||||||
| Palm Beach (27+3) | |||||||
| P | P | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| Mautz (L) | Davila | Bernal | Curialle | Yeager | Jo Baez | ||
| Rajcic | Arnold | Linarez | Espinoza | B Hernandez | Iadiserria | ||
| Hansen (L) | Cuenca | J Zapata | J Bolivar | Rotondo | |||
| Rincon | Jacobson | Mejia | Cho | ||||
| Winquest | King | A Cruz | |||||
| Hayes | E Nunez | ||||||
| Calderon | |||||||
| Heinecke (L 7 IL) | |||||||
| Carpenter (7 IL)_ | |||||||
| J Moreno (7 IL) | |||||||
| EST/Complex (39+4) | |||||||
| P | P (from DSL) | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| Willis (7 IL) | H Gomez | R Heredia | F Diaz | S De La Rosa | Y Guerrero | R Guzman | R Cabrera |
| Villanueva | Fabian | Loaiza | A Encarnacion | Grant | J Ramos | ||
| Giulianelli | B Lopez | J Guerrero | Y Ramos | ||||
| Y Dominguez (7 IL) | Beltre (L 7 IL) | M Hernandez | Pino | ||||
| Arias | Cuello | LA Rodriguez | F Taveras | ||||
| L Jimenez (7 IL) | Yanez | Burns | Cordoba | ||||
| Clemente | M Martinez | J Suarez | |||||
| Cervantes | G Salas | M Vargas | |||||
| W Ortega | Saladin | ||||||
| D Guerrero (L) | Sequera | ||||||
| Lynch (L) | |||||||
| (1st year 2023) | |||||||
| Menes | |||||||
| Gastelum | |||||||
| DSL (35+4) | |||||||
| P (2022/prior) | P (1st year 2023) | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| Severino | Paulino | Asprilla | E Reynoso | Carmona | |||
| Ynfante | E Carrera | Atocha | M Perez | Y Pena | |||
| Oliver | R Lopez | C Lopez | A Batista | Velasquez | |||
| Y Herrera (L) | K Ramirez | Caraballo | Junco | Almonte | |||
| Chirinos (60 IL) | Y Batista (L) | D Rojas | Arthur | ||||
| D Dominguez (60 IL) | Ja Baez | B Taveras | Gil | ||||
| Galvez | X Cruz | Roquez | |||||
| Suriel | Mack (L) | ||||||
| G Vargas | |||||||
| S Rojas (L) | |||||||
| A Bolivar (60 IL) | |||||||
| Moran (RL) | |||||||
| J Hernandez | |||||||
| K Perez | |||||||
| Signed, unassigned (0) | |||||||
| P (draft) | P (international) | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
Codes
(TI): temporarily inactive list
(PL): paternity leave
(RL): restricted list
(SL): suspended 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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