NOTE: As of 4/6/23, this version of the roster matrix is no longer current. It reflects changes during 2023 spring training. It should now be considered a historical reference document. For the active roster matrix during the 2023 regular season, click here.
The St. Louis Cardinals’ full system view by position and level is updated to reflect rosters and transactions for 2023 spring training.
With players reporting to spring training, the long off-season is officially over. 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 2023 spring training.
As a reminder, the previous matrix outlined all organizational transactions during the 2022-2023 off-season. As there are no injured lists during the off-season and spring training, refer to the season-ending matrix for those players who concluded 2022 on the shelf.
Free agents, both major league and minor league, have also been removed from current roster matrix. One final note. Four pitchers from the 2022 draft and all the 2023 international signees except one have not been assigned to a team roster yet. They are listed separately at the end.
A refresher
If you are new to The Cardinal Nation and not familiar with the Cardinals organization roster matrix, here is quick summary:
As 2023 spring training began, the St. Louis Cardinals had 246 players under contract from top to bottom, including a full 40-man roster. The 40-man members are called out in bold.
Players remain at the season-ended 2022 level until the regular season begins and they officially earn promotions.
The matrix places each of the 246 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
2/20: New matrix. Organization total: 246 players. Spring camp: full 40-man roster plus 25 non-roster invitees (NRI).
3/4: Seven cuts from camp. 40-man Ps Guillermo Zuniga and Freddy Pacheco optioned out. Reassigned: Cs Jimmy Crooks, Aaron Antonini and Ps James Naile, Tommy Parsons, Kodi Whitley to minors camp. 38 40-man plus 20 NRIs in camp. 58 total.
3/6: Final four 2022 draftees assigned to FCL Cardinals. LHPs Cooper Hjerpe, Brycen Mautz, Pete Hansen, RHP Max Rajcic.
3/11: Seven cuts from camp. 40-man P Jake Walsh, IF Jose Fermin. Reassigned RHPs Gordon Graceffo, Michael McGreevy, Dalton Roach, Cs Nick Raposo, Wade Stauss. 36 40-man players plus 15 NRIs in camp, 51 total.
3/14: RHR Freddy Pacheco claimed off waivers by DET. Peo IF Mack Chambers released. 40-man roster at 39. New organization total: 244 players.
3/15: NRI RHR Tink Hence assigned to minors. 36 40-man players plus 14 NRIs in camp.
3/16: LHP Connor Thomas, C Ivan Herrera, OF Moises Gomez optioned to Mem. 33 40-man players plus 14 NRIs in camp.
3/18: NRI SS Jeremy Rivas assigned to minors. 33 40-man players plus 13 NRIs in camp.
3/19: NRI Ps Kyle Leahy, Ryan Loutos, NRI C Jose Alvarez reassigned to minors. 33 40-man players plus 10 NRIs in camp.
3/21: RHP Dakota Hudson, LHP Matthew Liberatore optioned to Memphis. 31 40-man players plus 10 NRIs in camp.
3/23: LHR Anthony Misiewicz optioned to Mem. 30 40-man players plus 10 NRIs in camp.
3/24: International free agent LHP Yadiel Batista signed. New organization total: 245 players.
3/25: IF Taylor Motter, OF Jordan Walker (effective 3/29) to 40-man, 26-man rosters. 40-man roster at 41 players. LHRs Genesis Cabrera, JoJo Romero, 1B Juan Yepez optioned to Mem. RHS Adam Wainwright (15-day), RHR Wilking Rodriguez (15-day), SS Paul DeJong (10-day) to IL effective 3/27. 1B Luken Baker, SS Masyn Winn, IF Kramer Robertson, IF Juniel Querecuto, OF Oscar Mercado, Cs Pedro Pages, Tres Barrera, LHR Andrew Suarez reassigned to minor leagues.
3/27: LHRs John Beller (Spr) and Levi Prater (Peo) plus OF Johah Davis (Spr) released. New organization total 242 players.
3/29: Mem LHR Anthony Misiewicz outrighted. 40-man roster full. Spr RHR Gianluca Dalatri, RHR Michael YaSenka, Peo OF Tommy Jew released. New organization total 239 players.
3/30: Spr RHR Griffin Roberts released. New organization total 238 players.
3/31: RHS Gordon Graceffo, RHR Guillermo Zuniga, C Aaron Antonini, IF Errol Robinson, SS Masyn Winn from Spr to Mem. IF Jose Fermin to Mem IL. C Jose Alvarez from Mem to Spr. Mem LHR Anthony Misiewicz sold to Arizona. New organization total 237 players.
4/3: StL OF Lars Nootbaar to 10-day IL. OF Juan Yepez from Mem to StL.
The St. Louis Cardinals Organization Roster Matrix (effective 4/3/23)
| St. Louis (26+4) | 40-man (40) | ||||||
| SP | RP | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| Flaherty | Z Thompson (L) | Knizner | Goldschmidt | Donovan | Edman | Arenado | Nootbaar (10 IL) |
| Mikolas | Hicks | W Contreras | Gorman | DeJong (10 IL) | Motter | Carlson | |
| Montgomery (L) | Helsley | O’Neill | |||||
| Matz (L) | Naughton (L) | Burleson | |||||
| Wainwright (15 IL) | G Gallegos | Walker | |||||
| Woodford | Pallante | Yepez | |||||
| Stratton | |||||||
| W Rodriguez (15 IL) | |||||||
| VerHagen | |||||||
| Memphis (25+1) | |||||||
| SP | RP | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| Liberatore (L) | G Cabrera (L) | I Herrera | L Baker | Fermin (IL) | Robertson | Hurst | |
| D Hudson | Whitley | Barrera | Querecuto | Pinder | |||
| C Thomas (L) | Naile | Antonini | Robinson | M Gomez | |||
| Graceffo | Zuniga | Winn | Mercado | ||||
| A Suarez (L) | |||||||
| Walsh | |||||||
| Romero (L) | |||||||
| Parsons | |||||||
| Leahy | |||||||
| Not Memphis (10) | |||||||
| SP | RP | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| Loutos | Pages | Gamboa | Toerner | ||||
| Black | |||||||
| K Hernandez (L) | |||||||
| Sawyer | |||||||
| Komar | |||||||
| J Martinez | |||||||
| Shreve | |||||||
| Springfield (19) | |||||||
| SP | RP | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| Gragg | Brettell | Raposo | Redmond | Dunn | Buchberger | Lott | |
| Escobar | Lunn | J Alvarez | I Lopez | Koperniak | |||
| McGreevy | Granillo | Antico | |||||
| Kealey (L) | |||||||
| E Gonzalez | |||||||
| C Thompson | |||||||
| Roach | |||||||
| Peoria (22) | |||||||
| SP | RP | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| Mills | E Manzo | Stauss | LC Rodriguez | F Hernandez | LJ Jones | ||
| Pereira | Trogrlic-Iverson | McKeithan | Tovalin | Romeri | |||
| D Rodriguez | Roycroft | Mendlinger | Reichenborn | ||||
| Love | Ralston | R Mendoza | |||||
| Paniagua | Gerard (L) | ||||||
| N Heredia (L) | |||||||
| L Taveras | |||||||
| Palm Beach (32) | |||||||
| SP | RP | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| Y Dominguez | Pope | Bernal | Francisco | Moquete | Rivas | Yeager | Jo Baez |
| Davila | R Garcia | Burns | Curialle | Cabell | |||
| T Baker | N Contreras (L) | Crooks | Moore | Scott | |||
| Hence | Ruiz (L) | Linarez | Espinoza | Church | |||
| Rincon | Marrero | Iadiserria | |||||
| Hickey | Rotondo | ||||||
| GJ Rodriguez | Cho | ||||||
| Jacobson | |||||||
| Cornwell (L) | |||||||
| EST/Complex (44) | |||||||
| 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 | |||||||
| Winquest | |||||||
| King | |||||||
| Lynch (L) | |||||||
| Hjerpe (L) | |||||||
| Mautz (L) | |||||||
| Hansen (L) | |||||||
| Rajcic | |||||||
| DSL (42) | |||||||
| P (2021/prior) | P (1st year 2022) | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| H Gomez | Y Herrera (L) | Loaiza | A Encarnacion | Mejia | Carmona | ||
| Fabian | Chirinos | J Guerrero | Junco | Y Pena | |||
| Severino | D Dominguez | M Hernandez | Y Guerrero | J Suarez | |||
| B Lopez | Galvez | LA Rodriguez | E Reynoso | M Vargas | |||
| Beltre (L) | Sequera | Asprilla | M Perez | Y Ramos | |||
| Cuello | Suriel | A Batista | Velasquez | ||||
| Yanez | Ynfante | ||||||
| M Martinez | |||||||
| G Salas | P (1st year 2023) | ||||||
| Saladin | Paulino | ||||||
| E Contreras | E Carrera | ||||||
| Oliver | R Lopez | ||||||
| K Ramirez | |||||||
| Y Batista (L) | |||||||
| Signed, unassigned (12) | (international) | ||||||
| P (draft) | P | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| Ja Baez | Atocha | D Rojas | Almonte | ||||
| X Cruz | B Taveras | Arthur | |||||
| Mack (L) | Gil | ||||||
| G Vargas | Roquez | ||||||
| S Rojas (L) | |||||||
Codes
(WBC): World Baseball Classic
(NRI): non-roster invitee to MLB camp
(NRI): non-roster invitee to MLB camp reassigned to minor league camp
(opt): 40-man player optioned to minor league camp
(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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