St. Louis Cardinals 2012 (Major League Roster)

last updated 10/13/12

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 2012 
For 2012 Opening Day roster, click HERE For 2012-13 Offseason Team Page, click HERE.

*Players on the 40-man rosterBOLD.
*Players who are injured: +
*Baseball America '12 pre-season prospect rankings: BLUE #
*Baseball Prospectus '12 pre-season prospect rankings: GREEN #

Memphis (AAA)/ Springfield (AA)

Palm Beach (Hi-A)/ Quad Cities (Lo-A)/ Rookie Levels

'MLBDepthCharts Magazine' includes this roster projection feature but includes additional info, such as player age, 2012 level and stats, 2012 salary and contract info in an easy-to-read, printer-friendly pdf file and excel spreadsheet.

*40-man roster total (40) 
Click HERE to see 'How Assembled Charts'

*Estimated 2012 Payroll: est. $113,000,000 according to MLBDC Magazine

NLCS ROSTER (*indicates left-handed batter **indicates switch-hitter) 
Game 1 Starting Lineup (Click HERE for last 7 lineups) 
1 CF Jon Jay
2 RF Carlos Beltran** 
3 LF Matt Holliday
4 1B Allen Craig 
5 C Yadier Molina 
6 3B David Freese  
7 2B Daniel Descalso*
8 SS Pete Kozma

Bench
C Tony Cruz BA#20
1B/3B Matt Carpenter* BA#12 BP#10
2B/OF Skip Schumaker*
OF Adron ChambersBA#19 BP#14
OF Shane Robinson

Starting Rotation
1 RHP Lance Lynn BA#7 
2 RHP Chris Carpenter 
3 RHP Kyle Lohse
4 RHP Adam Wainwright 

Bullpen 
CL RHP Jason Motte
SU RHP Mitchell Boggs
SU RHP Edward Mujica
MID LHP Marc Rzepczynski 
MID RHP Trevor Rosenthal BA#11 BP#13 
MID RHP Joe Kelly BA#16 BP#16
MID RHP Fernando Salas
LR RHP Shelby Miller

Not on NLCS Roster
Position Players
C Bryan Anderson*
C/1B Steven Hill 
1B Lance Berkman** +  OUT FOR SEASON  
IF Ryan Jackson BA#13 BP#11

Pitchers
RHP Victor Marte
RHP Jake Westbrook + 
LHP Samuel Freeman BA#30
LHP Jaime Garcia +  REMOVED FROM NLDS ROSTER (strained rotator cuff)  

Disabled List
Position Players
SS Rafael Furcal** +  OUT FOR SEASON  UPDATE 8/31 - placed on 15-Day DL (strained elbow)

Pitchers
RHP Kyle McClellan +  OUT FOR SEASON  UPDATE 5/18 - placed on 15-Day DL (elbow injury) UPDATE 6/30 - transferred to 60-Day DL UPDATE 7/12 - underwent season-ending shoulder surgery

Restricted List
LHP Brian Fuentes UPDATE 8/14 - placed on Restricted List (personal reasons)

Minor Leaguers on 40-Man Roster 
Position Players
1B Matt AdamsBA#9 BP#4

Pitchers

RHP Maikel Cleto BA#14 BP#13
RHP Brandon Dickson BA#22
RHP Adam Reifer BA#21
RHP Eduardo Sanchez BA#8
LHP Barret Browning

Prospect Corner TOP 15 Pre-Season Prospects
(*indicates left-handed hitting position player **indicates switch-hitting position player)  
RHP Shelby Miller AAA
RHP Carlos Martinez AA
OF Oscar Taveras* AA
4 RHP Tyrell Jenkins A
5 2B Kolten Wong* AA
6 3B Zack Cox* AAA UPDATE 7/31 - traded to Marlins
7 1B Matt AdamsAAA
8 RHP Trevor Rosenthal AAA
9 RHP Jordan Swagerty AA +  
10 RHP Lance Lynn MLB
12 OF Charlie Tilson*
13 RHP Joe Kelly MLB
14 SS Ryan Jackson MLB

*Prospect Corner is the minor league edition of MLBDC Magazine. Prospects are ranked using a system that assigns points based on trusted industry rankings around the web, and tracked throughout the season. 

Latest Roster Moves/Projection Changes
09/21/12
•C. Carpenter has contract purchased from minors; J. Gaub outrighted to minors

09/10/12
•S. Hill recalled from minors

09/04/12
•S. Miller has contract purchased from minors; A. Chambers and R. Jackson recalled from minors

09/03/12
•V. Marte recalled from minors

09/01/12
•L. Berkman activated from DL; S. Freeman recalled from minors

08/31/12
•R. Furcal placed on DL, P. Kozma recalled from minors

08/29/12
•B. Anderson and T. Rosenthal recalled, R. Jackson and B. Dickson optioned to minors

08/24/12
•B. Dickson recalled, B. Browning optioned to minors

08/19/12
•J. Garcia activated from 60-Day DL, T. Rosenthal optioned to minors

08/17/12
•M. Hamilton released

08/14/12
•B. Fuentes placed on Restricted List, T. Rosenthal recalled from minors

08/10/12
•R. Jackson has contract purchased from minors

08/09/12
•T. Greene traded to Astros for PTBNL or cash

08/03/12
•L. Berkman placed on DL, S. Robinson recalled from minors

08/01/12
•T. Rosenthal optioned to minors

07/31/12
•E. Mujica acquired from Cardinals for Z. Cox

07/27/12
•C. Fick lost off waivers to Astros

07/25/12
•B. Fuentes has contract purchased from minors, V. Marte optioned to minors; C. Fick designated for assignment

07/16/12
•T. Rosenthal has contract purchased from minors, M. Cleto optioned to minors; J. Garcia transferred to 60-Day DL

07/14/12
•L. Berkman activated from DL, S. Robinson optioned to minors

07/13/12
•Y. Molina reinstated from Bereavement List

07/12/12
•B. Anderson optioned to minors

07/06/12
•Y. Molina placed Bereavement List, B. Anderson recalled from minors

06/30/12
•B. Browning has contract purchased, M. Cleto recalled; E. Sanchez and S. Freeman optioned to minors; K. McClellan transferred to 60-Day DL

06/22/12
•J. Jay and M. Carpenter activated from DL, M. Adams and M. Carpenter optioned to minors

06/19/12
•S. Schumaker activated from DL, M. Cleto optioned to minors

06/10/12
•J. Kelly has contract purchased from minors, S. Hill optioned to minors; C. Carpenter transferred to 60-Day DL

06/09/12
•S. Linebrink released; J. Gaub claimed off waivers from Rangers

06/07/12
•J. Garcia placed on DL, F. Salas recalled from minors

06/01/12
•A. Craig activated from DL, M. Cleto and S. Freeman recalled; S. Schumaker placed on DL, B. Dickson and C. Fick optioned to minors

05/26/12
•C. Fick recalled, F. Salas optioned to minors

05/23/12
•M. Carpenter placed on DL, S. Hill has contract purchased from minors

05/20/12
•L. Berkman placed on DL, M. Adams has contract purchased from minors

05/18/12
•A. Craig, K. McClellan activated from DL, A. Chambers, B. Dickson recalled from minors

05/15/12
•J. Jay placed on DL, S. Robinson recalled from minors

05/14/12
•J.C. Romero released, E. Sanchez recalled from minors

05/13/12
•L. Berkman activated from DL, S. Robinson optioned to minors

05/04/12
•E. Komatsu lost off waivers to Twins

05/01/12
•A. Craig activated from DL, E. Komatsu designated for assigment

04/20/12
•L. Berkman placed on DL, S. Schumaker activated from DL

04/06/12
•V. Marte has contract purchased from minors, S.Linebrink placed on 15-Day DL






11 comments:

Clark said... April 23, 2012 at 1:30 PM  

Organizational depth being tested early

Anonymous said... April 25, 2012 at 6:11 PM  

When Craig returns, does he get Cf starts with Jay to bench?

Jason - MLBDepthCharts.com said... April 25, 2012 at 7:08 PM  

No. Even if Jay goes to the DL, I'd expect him to bounce around and get his 4-6 starts each week between 1B, 2B, 3B, LF, RF, and maybe CF.

Anonymous said... April 26, 2012 at 6:05 PM  

Wait, Jay bounces around or Craig?

Jason - MLBDepthCharts.com said... April 26, 2012 at 6:07 PM  

Sorry, that wording was confusing. Craig is the super-utilityman that bounces around 4-5 different positions.

Sean said... April 28, 2012 at 3:55 PM  

With Craig's knee mending I don't really see him bouncing around as much as he did under the TLR regime. With Berkman still ailing, first base is all his. He will also be able to spell Beltran and Holliday in the corner outfield spots and Berk against lefties, but I would bet good money that he doesn't see any time at any position besides those three. The way Matheny has been shuffling the veteran players to give them plenty of rest Craig will get 4 to 5 starts per week, plus being the first bat off the bench when he sits. And I may be dreaming but just one day I want to see Craig in right and beltran in center to see the type of offense juggernaut they could be

Excited to see his name back on the lineup card

Jason - MLBDepthCharts.com said... April 29, 2012 at 4:36 PM  

Definitely expect him to play primarily at 1B with Berkman out. But with Berkman expected back soon, he's gonna have to get his AB's elsewhere.

Anonymous said... April 30, 2012 at 4:03 PM  

Jon Jay has been hitting 2nd with Carp hitting 7th and Beltran has been hitting clean up

Jason - MLBDepthCharts.com said... April 30, 2012 at 4:39 PM  

Thanks for the heads up!

Anonymous said... May 1, 2012 at 1:03 PM  

Filthy lineup with Craig hitting 7th. Have mercy. Forget the AL, Cards can bring an AL lineup everyday in the NL

Anonymous said... June 30, 2012 at 6:31 AM  

Mind boggling how awful this bullpen is

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