Following is the most current St. Louis Cardinals system roster matrix, including the initial 2009 rosters of the Batavia Muckdogs of the New York-Penn League, Johnson City Cardinals of the Appalachian League and the Gulf Coast League Cardinals.
I apologize for the delay in posting, but I needed to get an accurate GCL roster. There are still unassigned players noted below. When I get a read on their status, this matrix will be updated and the changes listed.
Hopefully, you have been here to the site previously and know what the Cardinals organization roster matrix is all about. If not, here is quick summary:
At the time of this posting, the St. Louis Cardinals have 318 players under contract – 280 previous players augmented by 38 signed members of the 2009 draft class. The matrix places each one at his current assigned level in the system as well as by position. It is kept updated throughout the season. Nowhere else will you find this comprehensive information in one place.
You will also note that I separated the pitchers on the short-season rosters between 2009 draftees and returning pitchers. At this point, starting and relieving roles are unclear and fluid.
This should be the version of the roster matrix I will be updating the rest of the summer, so remember how to find this page. Type “Roster Matrix” in the dark blue search box at the upper right or use the dropdown menu at the top of the page “Players/Staff” > “Depth Charts/Roster Matrix”.
For details behind the format used in the matrix as well as 2009 transactions to date, check out the earlier versions of the Cardinals organization roster matrix as follows:
Link to previous matrices: Jan–March 2009, April 2009, May 2009, June 2009
Transactions
June 23 updates: Mem 1B Javier Brito released. RHP Oneli Perez assigned to Mem. Mem LHR Kat Maekawa onto temporary inactive list.
June 24 updates: 2B Jaime Landin to Bat restricted list. P Edouard Estalis from EST to DSL. Ps Jose Arredondo and Matt North plus OF Joey Hage on JC DL.
June 25 updates: IF Jason Stidham (8th rd) to QC. IF Alex Castellanos to QC DL. New total 319.
June 26 updates: C Brandon Yarbrough off Mem DL. IF Allen Craig (retro to 6/25) and C Bryan Anderson onto Mem DL.
June 27 updates: 1B Mark Hamilton from Spr DL to Mem. RHR Chris Perez traded from StL to Cle for IF/OF Mark DeRosa. LHP Jonny Bravo from QC DL to GCL (rehab only).
June 29 updates: RHP Clayton Mortensen onto 40-man, from Mem to StL. IF Khalil Greene onto StL DL. LHR Kat Maekawa to Mem active roster from temp inactive list.
Earlier moves missed: OF Edwin Gomez Bat to GCL on 6/23. IF Hector Alvarez Bat to JC on 6/25. RHS David Kopp to Spr DL on 6/10.
June 30 updates: IF Alex Castellanos act from QC DL. IF Guillermo Toribio from QC to Bat.
July 1 updates: IF Brett Lilley and OF Paul Cruz released (QC). RHR Andres Rosales QC to Bat. 3B Matt Carpenter Bat to QC. OF Kyle Conley (7th rd) and RHP Nick McCully (9th rd) to QC. RHP Clayton Mortensen StL to Mem and 2B Jarrett Hoffpauir from Mem to StL. RHP Joe Kelly (3rd rd) to Bat.
July 2 update: OF Wagner Mateo signed (Dominican). New total 320.
July 3 updates: OF Daryl Jones to Spr DL, IF Daniel Descalso from Spr to Mem. OF Shane Peterson and IF Colt Sedbrook from PB to Spr. OF Andres Beras off susp (DSL). RHP Scott Bittle (4th rd) signed. New total 321.
July 4 updates: 1B/OF Andrew Brown off Spr DL, assigned to PB. LHR Ian Ostlund onto Mem DL.
July 6 updates: IF Tyler Greene from StL to Mem. IF Brian Barden from Mem to StL. C Juan Castillo back on restricted list (GCL).
July 7 updates: IF Mark DeRosa to StL DL. OF Nick Stavinoha from Mem to StL. C Paul Vazquez to PB DL. C Charles Cutler from QC to PB. C Jack Cawley from Bat to QC. OF Joey Hage from JC DL to GCL. IF Allen Craig act from Mem DL.
July 8 update: 1B Matt Arburr from Spr to PB.
July 9 updates: LHP Brad Furnish from Spr to PB. RHS Scott Gorgen from PB to Spr. RHR Fernando Salas from Mem DL to Spr. 1B/OF Andrew Brown from PB to Spr. RHP Trevor Rosenthal (21st rd) signed and assigned to GCL. RHP John Folino NOT signed, removed from Bat roster.
July 10 updates: OF Daryl Jones activated off Spr DL. RHR Eddie Degerman onto Spr DL.
July 11 updates: RHP P.J. Walters from Mem to StL. IF Brian Barden StL to Mem. RHP David Kopp activated from Spr DL.
July 12 updates: RHS Kyle Lohse activated from StL DL. RHP Blake Hawksworth StL to Mem.
July 13 updates: OF Daryl Jones returned to Spr DL. RHP Kenny Maiques from Spr susp list to Spr DL.
July 15 updates: RHP Jared Bradford from QC to GCL. C Jesus Montero from DSL to VSL. LHP Jonny Bravo from QC DL (via GCL rehab) to Bat. RHP Jorge Rondon PB to QC. RHS Brett Zawacki to QC DL. RHP Jose Arredondo from JC to GCL. 1B Mark Hamilton to Mem DL.
July 16 update: C Juan Castillo from GCL suspended list to DSL.
July 17 updates: IF Wilfred Vivas off VSL suspended list. RHP Eddie Degerman off Spr DL. RHP Brian Broderick from Spr to PB. LHP Kristhiam Linares off PB DL (GCL rehab).
July 18 updates: IF Mark DeRosa activated from StL DL. 2B Jarrett Hoffpauir from StL to Mem.
July 19 update: RHP Fermin Montanez signed, assigned to VSL. New total 322.
July 20 updates: IF Donovan Solano from Mem to Spr. RHP David Kopp from Spr to PB. RHP Cale Johnson from GCL to JC.
July 21 update: OF Chris Duncan from StL to Mem. IF Brian Barden from Mem to StL.
July 22 update: OF Chris Duncan traded to BOS for SS Julio Lugo.
July 23 updates: RHP P.J. Walters from StL to Mem. RHP Jose Pasen from DSL to GCL. P Scott Bittle from unassigned to PB DL.
July 24 updates: IF Brian Barden from StL to Mem. OF Matt Holliday from Oak for Brett Wallace (Mem), Clayton Mortensen (Mem), Shane Peterson (Spr). LHP Ian Ostlund off Mem DL. New total 320.
July 25 update: 3B David Freese from Mem DL to Spr (via 4G GCL rehab).
July 26 updates: RHP Josh Kinney from StL to Mem. RHP Blake Hawksworth from Mem to StL. RHP Jess Todd from Mem to CLE to complete Mark DeRosa trade. 1B Mark Hamilton off Mem DL. New total 319.
July 28 updates: RHP Trey Hearne from Spr to Mem. LHP Nick Additon from PB to Spr. RHR Eddie Degerman released (Spr). LHR Kat Maekawa to Mem DL.
July 30 updates: RHP Chuckie Fick from PB to Spr. LHS Hector Cardenas onto QC DL.
July 31 updates: 3B David Freese from Spr to Mem. LHP Samuel Freeman onto Spr DL. RHP Kenny Maiques released (Spr DL). LHP Justin Fiske from Spr DL to GCL. RHP Jared Bradford from GCL to PB. RHS Mitchell Boggs from Mem to StL. OF Nick Stavinoha from StL to Mem. RHP Yonathan Gonzalez from PB to QC. New total 317.
August 1 updates: LHP Justin Fiske from GCL rehab to Spr. RHS Mitchell Boggs from StL to Mem. IF Khalil Greene activated off StL DL. UT Casey Rowlett released from Mem. New total 316.
August 2 update: C Kevin Moscatel from GCL to PB.
August 3 updates: RHR Casey Mulligan from PB to Spr. 1B Osvaldo Morales, 3B Matt Carpenter, IF Jose Garcia, RHP Arquimedes Nieto from QC to PB. 3B Jermaine Curtis, IF Domnit Bolivar from PB to QC. 1B Xavier Scruggs, OF Ryde Rodriguez, OF D’Marcus Ingram, OF Kyle Conley from QC to Bat. RHP Justin Smith, 1B Matt Adams, OF Michael Swinson, RHP Jesse Simpson from JC to Bat. 3B Rich Racobaldo from JC to QC. RHP Daniel Richardson, OF Jairo Martinez released from Bat. New total 314.
August 4 updates: 2B Aaron Luna from PB to Spr. LHP Jaime Garcia from GCL to PB (rehab). From GCL to JC: RHPs Angel De Jesus and Zach Russell, 1B Jonathan Rodriguez, 3B Kleininger Teran, OF Joey Hage. OF Mark Shorey to Mem DL. RHP Fernando Salas from Spr to Mem. LHP Kat Maekawa off Mem DL and released. New total 313.
August 5 update: LHR Ian Ostlund onto Mem DL.
August 7 updates: IF Alex Castellanos from QC to PB. IF Guillermo Toribio from Bat to QC. IF Brian Barden outrighted off 40-man roster. LHP Pat Daugherty from GCL to JC. C Blake Murphy onto PB DL (retro 8/5).
August 9 update: RHP Javier Avendano from VSL to GCL.
August 10 updates: RHPs Jose Arredondo and Omar Javier released from GCL. 1B Matt Arburr onto PB DL. New total 311.
August 11 update: RHS Scott Schneider from Bat to QC. RHR Joel Pichardo to QC DL. RHP Mitchell Boggs from Mem to StL. RHP Todd Wellemeyer to StL DL.
August 12 update: LHR Ian Ostlund activated from Mem DL.
August 16 updates: C Blake Murphy off PB DL. C Kevin Moscatel from PB to GCL.
August 17 updates: IF Juan Cabrera from DSL to GCL. RHP Joel Pichardo off QC DL. RHP Miguel Tapia onto QC DL. 1st rd pick RHP Shelby Miller signed. New total 312.
August 18 updates: RHP Gary Daley from QC to Spr. RHP Mark Diapoules from PB DL to QC. LHR Tyler Norrick from Spr to Mem. OF Antone DeJesus onto Spr DL.
August 19 update: RHP John Smoltz signed. RHP Mitchell Boggs from StL to Mem. LHR Ian Ostlund onto Mem DL (retro 8/17). New total 312.
August 20 update: LHS Jaime Garcia off StL DL and optioned to Mem.
August 21 updates: RHS Trey Hearne from Mem to Spr. LHR Charlie Manning onto Mem DL. 1B Matt Arburr off PB DL.
August 22 updates: RHS Kyle Lohse onto StL DL. RHS Mitchell Boggs from Mem to StL. OF Mark Shorey off Mem DL. LHR Justin Fiske onto Spr DL.
August 24 updates: OF Daryl Jones off Spr DL. C Nick Derba onto Spr DL. OF Beau Riportella released (Bat). OF Edwin Gomez from GCL to Bat. New total 311.
August 25 updates: OF Mark Shorey onto Mem DL. LHR Ian Ostlund off Mem DL.
August 27 updates: RHP Keith Butler from GCL to JC. RHP Mark Diapoules from QC to PB. RHR Francisco Samuel to Spr DL. RHR Blake King from PB to Spr. OF Nick Stavinoha onto Mem DL. LHR Charlie Manning off Mem DL.
August 28 updates: RHR Elvis Hernandez off PB DL. RHP Pablo Ortiz from JC to GCL.
August 30 update: C Robert Stock from JC to QC.
September 1 updates: RHP David Kopp onto PB DL sometime after 8/22. 3B Troy Glaus activated off StL DL. OF Mark Shorey activated off Mem DL. 2B Daniel Descalso to inactive list for Team USA.
September 2 updates: RHPs Andrew Moss and Aaron Terry from JC to Bat.
September 3 updates: RHR Todd Wellemeyer off StL DL. RHP Shelby Miller activated by QC. C Roberto Espinoza onto QC DL. LHP Ryan Kulik onto Spr DL. LHP Justin Fiske off Spr DL
September 4 updates: LHS Jaime Garcia onto Mem temp inactive list. RHS Lance Lynn from Spr to Mem. RHP Scott McGregor onto QC DL. RHP Miguel Tapia off QC DL. C Paul Vazquez off PB DL. LHP George Brown onto PB DL.
September 5 updates: RHP Lance Lynn from Mem to Spr. 1B Curt Smith onto PB temp inactive list. 1B Matt Arburr onto PB DL.
September 6 update: RHP Kyle Lohse activated from StL DL.
September 8 updates: LHR Ian Ostlund onto Mem DL (retro 9/7), IF Donovan Solano from Spr to Mem. LHS Jaime Garcia off Mem temp inactive list. IF Jose Garcia from PB to Spr.
September 9 updates: LHP Ryan Kulik off Spr DL. RHR Blake King onto Spr DL.
September 22 update: Contract of July 2 signee OF Wagner Mateo is voided. New total 310.
September 23 updates: IFs Tyler Greene and David Freese, RHR Josh Kinney and C Matt Pagnozzi from Mem to StL. Pagnozzi added to 40-man roster.
October 6 update: IF Alan Ahmady (Bat) suspended 50 games, starting 2010 season.
October update: IF Brian Barden and LHR Royce Ring (both Mem) elected free agency. New total 308
October 17 update: RHP Elvis Hernandez (PB), C Jack Cawley (QC), 2b Guillermo Toribio (QC), RHP Tyler Leach (Bat), 1B Matt Rigoli (JC) released. New total 303.
October 19 update: RHR Fabian Marquez, IF Moises Marquez. OF Jose Cortez, SS Carlos Yeguez, RHR Gregorio Ramos. LHR Ruben Alvarado (all VSL) released. 2B Michael Avila (DSL) released. New total 296.
October 21 update: Signed RHP Kevin Cueto, 3B Ronnierd Garcia, RHP Jhonatan Escudero (VSL). New total 299.
October 29 update: Signed RHP Pedro Rodriguez. Released LHP Jonny Bravo.
November 3 updates: 2B Jarrett Hoffpauir claimed by Toronto. RHP Brad Thompson released. RHR Matt Scherer and IF Joe Thurston outrighted to minors. New total 297.
November 11 updates: RHP Angel Cruz and SS Juan Mosquera (GCL) released. New total 295. C/3B Wilmer Alvarado reinstated from inactive list and released.
November updates: Nine major leaguers declare free agency: John Smoltz, Todd Wellemeyer, Joel Pineiro, Jason LaRue, Mark DeRosa, Rick Ankiel, Troy Glaus, Khalil Greene, Matt Holliday. Seven minor leaguers declare: Kristhiam Linares, Julio Castellano, Brandon Yarbrough, Oneli Perez, Evan MacLane, Ian Ostlund, Charlie Manning. New total 279.
November 18 updates: Eight added to 40-man roster: Allen Craig, Daryl Jones, Jon Jay, Bryan Anderson, Adam Ottavino, Mark Hamilton, Francisco Samuel, Tyler Norrick.
November 20 updates: 2B Joe Thurston declared free agency. RHR Omar Diaz released. New total 277.
November 30 updates: C Jason LaRue re-signs. IF Ruben Gotay signed to minor league deal with spring invite. New total 279.
December 4 update: DSL RHP Jefferson Segundo suspended 50 games.
December 8 update: Free agent RHS Brad Penny signs. New total 280.
December 10 updates: RHP Mike Parisi to ChC, LHP Ben Jukich to StL and LHP Matt Meyer to Mem in Rule 5. New total 281
December 11 update: RHP Mark McCormick released. New total 280.
December 21 update: GCL OF Tyler Bighames suspended 50 games.
January 5 update: Free agent OF Matt Holliday re-signs. New total 281.
January 14 updates: GCL RHP Geney Rios and IF Juan Cabrera released. Mem RHS Charlie Zink signed. New total 28.
January 20 updates: RHP Oneli Perez and LHP Evan MacLane re-signed (Mem). RHP Pablo Ortiz (GCL) to restricted list. New total 282.
January 26 updates: 17 non-roster invitees in italics. LHP Rich Hill signed to minor league deal with MLB camp invite. Minor league pitchers Rich Rundles, Yoffri Martinez and Houston Summers and IF Kevin Howard signed. New total 287.
February 22 updates: RHP Shelby Miller and LHP Samuel Freeman added to major league camp.
The St. Louis Cardinals Roster Matrix (effective 2/22/10)
| St. Louis (25) | 40-man (38) | ||||||
| SP | RP | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| C Carpenter | Franklin | LaRue
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Pujols | Schumaker | Holliday | ||
| Lohse |
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Molina |
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Ryan |
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| Penny | McClellan | Pagnozzi |
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Lugo
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Freese |
Ludwick | |
| Wainwright | Motte |
T Greene
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Rasmus |
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Hawksworth
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| Boggs
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T Miller (L) | ||||||
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Reyes (L) | ||||||
| Jukich (L)
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| Kinney
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| Memphis (25) | 9 NRI | ||||||
| SP | RP | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| O Perez | Parise | Anderson |
Hamilton | Descalso | Craig |
Jay |
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| MacLane | Rundles (L) | Gotay | Howard |
Cazana |
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| Zink | Scherer | Solano | Shorey | ||||
| Ottavino |
Robinson |
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| Ja Garcia (L) | Salas | Stavinoha |
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| R Hill | |||||||
| Walters |
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| Meyer (L) | |||||||
| Norrick (L) | |||||||
| Springfield (34) | 7 NRI | ||||||
| SP | RP | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| Gorgen | M Gonzalez | S Hill |
A Brown | Luna | Kozma | Folli | Jones |
| Additon (L) | Fick | T Cruz |
Jo Garcia | Jo Martinez | Rapoport | ||
| Dickson | Freeman (L) | Derba | Sedbrook | Ant. DeJesus | |||
| Lynn | Samuel |
Henley | |||||
| Kulik (L) | Y Martinez | Mather | |||||
| Hearne | Dew | ||||||
| King | |||||||
| Daley, Jr. | |||||||
| Sanchez | |||||||
| Mura | |||||||
| Fiske (L) | |||||||
| Mulligan | |||||||
| Summers | |||||||
| Palm Beach (25+1) | 1 NRI | ||||||
| SP | RP | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| G Brown (L) | Buursma | P Vazquez | Rivera | Marmol | M Carpenter | Chambers | |
| R Castillo | Eager | Murphy | C Smith | Pham | |||
| Kopp | Cutler | Arburr | A Castellanos | Swauger | |||
| Furnish (L) | Reifer | Morales | |||||
| Broderick | |||||||
| Nieto | Bradford | ||||||
| Diapoules | Garceau | ||||||
| Bittle | |||||||
| Quad Cities (27+1) | 2 NRI | ||||||
| SP | RP | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| D Carpenter | Scruggs | Stidham | Curtis | Parejo | |||
| Fornataro | Delgado | Espinoza | Bolivar | Racobaldo | R Rodriguez | ||
| Schneider | Pichardo | Stock | Ingram | ||||
| McCully | Bogany | ||||||
| Cardenas (L) | M Tapia | ||||||
| Thomas | Frevert | ||||||
| Zawacki | McGregor | ||||||
| S Miller | Veres | ||||||
| Rondon | |||||||
| J Wilson (restr) | Y Gonzalez | ||||||
| Batavia (29+2) | |||||||
| 2009 draft P | Other P | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| Calhoun (L) | Blazek | L DeLaCruz | Adams | Landin (restr) | Jackson | N Vasquez | |
| Corrigan | Castro | Ahmady (susp) | Goodwin | Mitchell | |||
| Ju Edwards (L) | Hooker | Gomez | |||||
| Kelly | Jo Edwards | ||||||
| Lavigne | Maertz | Conley | |||||
| Simpson | Mayes | Swinson | |||||
| Squatrito | |||||||
| J Smith | Siegrist (L) | Shepherd | |||||
| Moss | Rosales | ||||||
| Terry | P Rodriguez | ||||||
| Johnson City (31) | |||||||
| 2009 draft P | Other P | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| Durham (L) | A Ferrara (L) | Tartamella | J Rodriguez | L Mateo | Y Castillo | Teran | Beatty |
| Heim (L) | R Gonzalez | A Perez | Obregon | R Smith | |||
| Kington | Notti | R Ruiz | Lara | ||||
| Lawler | Alvarez | R Rosario | |||||
| Rada | Hage | ||||||
| Novak | Santos | ||||||
| Daugherty (L) | Ang. DeJesus | ||||||
| C Johnson | North | ||||||
| Russell | |||||||
| M Thompson | |||||||
| Butler | |||||||
| GCL (20+2) | |||||||
| 2009 draft P | Other P | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| Calero | Je Polanco | D Medina | Mambell | R DeLaCruz | Babrick | ||
| Rosenthal | A Garcia | Washington | Valera | Bighames (susp) | |||
| M DeLaCruz (L) | A Castillo | Moscatel | V Hill | ||||
| Rivero | |||||||
| H Hernandez (L) | Avendano | ||||||
| Ortiz (restr) | |||||||
| Pasen | |||||||
| Munoz | |||||||
| Orozco | |||||||
| July 2 signings (0) | |||||||
| P | P | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| DSL (32+2) | |||||||
| SP | RP | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| A Tapia T4 | Concepcion | Alcala | Pimentel | G Hernandez | Beras | ||
| Santana T2 | L Mata | L Perez | V Ferreira | J Lopez | Encanacion | ||
| Jimenez T3 | Rudecindo | J Castillo | W Perez | J Pena | |||
| Urena | R Reyes | ||||||
| Pinard T1 | D Rodriguez (L) | Hiraldo (restr) | Sandoval | ||||
| Herrera (L) T1 | Mercedes (L) | Taveras | |||||
| S Lopez T4 | P Pena (L) | ||||||
| Uribe (L) T3 | Paulino | ||||||
| Segundo (susp) | |||||||
| B Martinez | |||||||
| Estalis | |||||||
| VSL (32+1) | |||||||
| SP | RP | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF |
| Cedeno | Rivas | R Perez | O Medina | H Garcia | Argenal | ||
| Bier | Cueto | Viloria | Vargas | R Garcia | |||
| Corpas | Guzman | Velazco | Vivas | H Martina | Fonseca | ||
| Nieves | Jh Polanco | Montero | Inojoza | ||||
| Oraa | Ulacio | A Castellano | |||||
| Colorado (L) | Escudero | Martines | |||||
| Solarte | |||||||
| Weffer (L) | |||||||
| De Aguas (L) | |||||||
| Echeverria (L) | |||||||
| Villanueva (susp L) | |||||||
| Montanez | |||||||
Codes:
(#): My Cardinals prospect ranking from over the winter at Scout.com
(i): injured – on the disabled list
(t): temporary inactive list
(susp): suspended list
(L) left-handed pitcher
Bold: on the Cardinals’ 40-man roster
(#+#) number of active players on the roster plus number of inactive (i+t+susp) players
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Hoffpauir’s June hitting streak earns him consideration for a call-up. He is doing what he had to do, lift his game at AAA, where he is lately the best hitter. Hoffpauir could platoon at 2B with Schumacker. Or be traded, as was M. Worrell and Gregerson, after they became ML ready.
Barring injury, i don’t see Hoff getting a call before Sept no matter what he does.
the Cardinals were criticized by some for not drafting enough left handers this year but it looks like they increased the number they have in short season ball by over 200%.
Yep CC, looks like they went for left-handed quantity in the middle-late rounds: 10, 12, 16, 28, 29, 38, 43, 44.
Last year, Hoffpauir did not do enough to warrant a callup. It was not a terrible year, yet ho-hum and that is not going to get a call, unless something strange happens. This month, i June, he moved up in the order and has lifted his hitting to where he could be an option.
The Cards can use a right swinger to platoon with Schumaker. They could send T. Greene to Memphis to play everyday. K. Greene would have to serve as the backup SS, behind Ryan. That could be a little iffy. But if KG continues on an upswing, then Hoffpauir could come up to platoon at 2B.
With Lohse coming back, Glaus and Freese possibly headed back, Hoffpauir lifting his game, Todd, Ring, Pagnozzi, Stavinoha, and Shorey, the Cards have reinforcements and some encouraging depth, in case of need.
Brian, Jon Bravo (on the QC DL) must have been activated b/c he pitched last night for the GCL Cards,
Thanks for the news, AR.
Update: I checked and Bravo is on a rehab assignment from QC, but since MiLB shows him on the GCL roster, I went ahead and moved him. I usually don’t do that since rehabbing players don’t count against roster limits and don’t stay long.
Thanks. Appreciate the explanation.
I caught up on a couple of missed moves above, thanks to UConnCard. Also despite the roster given me by Batavia, Alan Ahmady has not appeared as a catcher. He has one game at 2B, one at DH and one at 3B. I moved him to 2B for now. Also, they had Jairo Martinez at 1B, but he is clearly the Batavia LF, so I moved him back to the OF.
After more thought, I put Bravo back on QC DL to be consistent. I know he is on that roster, but on rehab in GCL. Also, Ahmady told Scout.com’s Dustin Mattison that he is indeed going to get some work at catcher, but that is clearly not his primary position.
Sedbrook will take Descalso’s place and is listed as a 2B rather than SS.
Sedbrook will certainly fill in at second for Springfield given the need. But he played mostly SS last year at Batavia and in the Cardinals media guide is listed as a SS/2B. I am very careful not to take MiLB.com at face value all the time. Players, especially middle infielders, do get moved around a bit in-season. I don’t change the matrix unless I know their permanent home is changed.
Fourth-rounder Scott Bittle is signed. Details in a subscriber-only article at Scout.com. Until he is assigned to a club, I will list him above as “unassigned” as I did with Kelly for awhile.
I understand the reasoning for Sedbrook. Thanks, Brian.
By the way, how often is the media guide updated? just curious
Good news on Bittle’s signing.
Hope they go easy on his arm the rest of this year.
He’s got an out pitch that good SEC hitters had trouble picking up and getting good “wood” on.
I spoke with Scott Friday evening as he was packing to head to Jupiter. I appended our audio interview to the earlier article on the Scout.com homepage (subscriber content). I have never seen Bittle pitch live, but I am hoping he will be ready to join Batavia soon as I will be catching up with the club later this month.
The media guide is an annual publication.
Brian, do you know where McCormack and Dew are officially assigned? You have them at Springfield but they aren’t on the official roster there. Are they simply unassigned?
Arrendondo is no longer on the JC DL but active at GCL. He’s a guy I was high on but who knows after the injury.
CC, what are you considering the “official roster”? Not MiLB.com, I hope. There are often errors there. In fact, as far as MiLB.com is concerned, neither Dew nor McCormick exists. Try to find them. Arredondo has yet to pitch in a game but was on the last “official roster” I was provided by JC. I go with what the clubs provide, not what is on MiLB.com.
Well the subject came up when I was trying to convince Matt Baker to do an update on McCormack’s injury status (since he had just done one on Kopp’s) He said that neither McCormack or Dew were on the rosters he gets from the Springfield Cardinals on a regular basis. At that point I did refer to Milb.com.
Are team sites at Milb.com the team sites in a consistent format (a la scout.com) or are they Milb.com sites with info on each team? I assumed that the Springfield site was the Springfield official site in a Milb.com format but maybe not.
I can understand the confusion. Neither of the players (McCormick and Dew) are with the club, but for paperwork purposes, that is where the Cardinals placed them this season. Physically, they are likely either in Jupiter or rehabbing at home. That contrasts with Kopp.
In past seasons, Mike Lindskog of Springfield maintained the team’s roster, which was on their official website. It was separate from MiLB’s. MiLB has been busy assimilating individual team and league sites, bringing (forcing) them into the MiLB template, which happened to Spr this season.
Brown looks like another Bravo situation. They assign him to PB but he’s playing in the GCL game. Salas is in the GCL game today also.
A junior college freshman, Rosenthal (21) reputedly has a strong arm, so its nice that he signed. He should have had college offers, so the Cards were competitive with these. Probably had to spend some money on his bonus.
Its uncommon for a contract to be disinvented, as with Folino (27). The Cards wanted to add lots of pitchers, but apparently changed their mind in his case, though he was in Batavia and on the team, interviewed by his hometown newspaper. Maybe the medical review. Since he had not pitched yet, the contract could be disinvented with minimal publicity.
Some players get suspended after an infraction, some get put on the DL owing to an injury, some are listed as restricted. Restriction could include guys who choose to stop playing and do something else. One player listed as restricted is corner OF Shepherd, an 11th rounder in 08 and unsigned 5th rounder in 06. He is a strong guy, a Mr. Goodbody projection, who has yet to harness his gifts. Too bad if he got frustrated and gave up. But its a long climb and young men can reasonably choose to do something else. For this reason, the Cards sign as many such guys as they can, in case some others break through.
Wilfred Vivas (2B VSL), suspended 50 games, could be activated on the 16th — or other appropriate action taken.
Ryde-Rod punished NYPa pitching again today.
And the Johnson City legend of Big Matt Adams is rising toward mythic proportions.
I covered the Batavia game today and am posting my observations for Scout.com subscribers now.
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http://www.rockathletics.com/news/2009/6/11/BB_0611095335.aspx
Big Matt Adams is hitting .400 for Johnson City. He is the 4th player drafted by the Cards from Rock, three others being selected back in 1982 and 1983.
Slippery Rock is a Division II NCAA school. In 2009, Adams led all Division II colleges in batting average. I guess the provides perspective about Division II baseball. Just because you play well there, does not make you a high draft choice.
Another guy like this was 1B Curt Smith. Smith hit a ton for the University of Maine-Orono, but this only got him drafted in the 40th round, because an undersized 1B. Smith hit well at Johnson City last summer and has shown he can handle the stick at Palm Beach and Springfield this year. (Because a bigger guy, Big Matt projects better at 1B.)
Another Div II wonder is 3B Racobaldo. He is a senior from a college that was the national Division II champion in 2008. He is hitting .400 at Johnson City as well.
Some folks are dismissive about small college guys. But the Cards are getting good production out of some of them.
Matt Baker tweets that Donovan Solano has been sent from Memphis to Springfield.
And David Kopp has been sent to Palm Beach.
I can understand Kopp goint back to Palm Beach. Less sure about Solano taking a step back.
Division II pitching can be not that great, based on seeing a lot of it at summer league games in Hannibal and Quincy. Matt Adams is hitting at Johnson City, but I think AA pitching will show us if we have a prospect.
Minor Erratum — In the Aug 3 transactions, it should be Kyle Conley (not Cawley).
It’s correct in the matrix.
Thank goodness I am not writing prescriptions. Typo fixed. Thanks, ArR.
Brian, I dont know much about how the short season teams fit in, except I think college players go there as the first stop. What is the difference between Johnson City and Batavia and why might Matt Adams get sent from one to the other? Sorry if this is a stupid question.
bb, not a stupid question at all. Glad you asked it. There is a hierarchy in the minor leagues, which is why the teams are listed in the order presented above. It is generally based on level of play and ages of the players. Some leagues actually have rules on player ages, for example.
It used to be that the college players would generally start at Batavia and the high schoolers would go to Johnson City. The Cards were often at a disadvantage by definition with a very young JC team, not having an entry-level US team in either the Arizona or Gulf Coast Leagues like most other organizations. They fixed that several years ago, adding a team in the GCL. In addition to draftees, the GCL club is most often the first US stopping off point for players that have graduated from the academies in the Dominican Republic and Venezuela.
From lower to higher, you have GCL -> JC -> Batavia, so Adams’ move should be considered a promotion.
One other thought. Because the GCL team is located in the Cardinals complex in Jupiter, Florida, same place as Palm Beach, more and more injured players are doing rehab time in the GCL. A simple matter of convenience.
Hope that helps…
Thanks. Matt Adams told his hometown paper that he was told before he even signed up that he’d switch positions from catcher to first base. Maybe he started at JC rather than Bat. to work on the new position. If he advances too quick, he will have to switch again.
Brian,
The Cardinals Web site and affiliated mlb.com both show Hoffpauir as being off the 40-man. Was he quietly outrighted at some point or is that an error? Error is possible, since the sites also show Boggs off the 40-man.
The omissions of both Hoff and Boggs are in fact errors, s.f.. Hoff’s has been that way for weeks, but Boggs is recent, as I printed the 40-man off the site on July 23 and Boggs was still there. (In reality, he was last optioned out just six days ago.)
Just because they are the “official” site, it doesn’t mean they are always right!
It’s good to see Bryan Anderson in a game, getting a hit, scoring a run, and catching 4 innings!
(GCL Cards)
Agreed, ArR!
Jaime Garcia has been activated from the St Louis DL and optioned to Memphis.
This follows his 90-pitch start last Wednesday. Good for him!
The Cards have been making interesting use of the DL, to optimize their player assets.
Yarbrough spent a lot of time on the Memphis DL and got a break when Bryan Anderson was injured. Yarbrough has an OPS about 100 points higher. Catchers are valuable, such that use of the DL has enabled the Cards to keep 3 catchers at the AAA level.
OF Amaury Cazana Marti played in Mexico. This enables us to retain him, though there is not capacity for him on our AAA roster.
OF Mark Shorey has done ok as a AAA rookie. But because we are tight for slots at AAA, he is now on the DL.
Being a part-time AAA player should enable a guy to collect steady AAA pay, so it offers advantages to the player. He does not have to scramble to find a slot with another organization, often long odds. A guy like Yarbrough could conceivably catch a lucky break and find himself on a 40 man ML roster.
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