St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals Multi-Year Payrolls
Cardinals Multi-Year Payrolls
Salary Payroll Breakdown Totals
A current & future look at the signed players & cap dollars allocated by position group.
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Payroll Allocations | $145,054,168 | $98,750,000 | $73,000,000 | $34,000,000 | $33,500,000 | |
| Signed Players | 31 | 31 | 27 | 17 | 9 | |
| Catchers | $11,100,000 | $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 | $18,500,000 | |
| Infield | $52,366,668 | $62,500,000 | $36,000,000 | $16,000,000 | $15,000,000 | |
| Outfield | $4,950,000 | |||||
| Starting Pitchers | $61,150,000 | $12,500,000 | $12,500,000 | |||
| Relief Pitchers | $18,137,500 | $5,750,000 | $6,500,000 | |||
| Designated Hitter | ||||||
| Disabled List | ||||||
| Suspended | ||||||
| Retained/Deferred |
Roster Payroll Figures
Current & future salary payroll figures for players on the active roster. For more view the complete Cardinals Salary Payroll Table
Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Club Option
Mutual Option
Estimate
| Players | Age | Pos. | Exp. | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Arenado | 32 | 3B | 9.155 | $35,000,000 | $35,000,000 | $32,000,000 | $27,000,000 | $15,000,000 |
| Paul Goldschmidt | 35 | 1B | 11.059 | $26,000,000 | $26,000,000 | UFA | - | - |
| Adam Wainwright | 41 | SP | 17.027 | $18,500,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Miles Mikolas | 34 | SP | 6.037 | $16,750,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Steven Matz | 32 | SP | 7.099 | $10,500,000 | $12,500,000 | $12,500,000 | UFA | - |
| Willson Contreras | 31 | C | 6.108 | $10,000,000 | $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 | $18,500,000 |
| Jordan Montgomery | 30 | SP | 5.153 | $10,000,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Paul DeJong | 29 | SS | 5.057 | $9,166,668 | $12,500,000 | $15,000,000 | UFA | - |
| Jack Flaherty | 27 | SP | 5.006 | $5,400,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Tyler O'Neill | 28 | LF | 4.059 | $4,950,000 | ARB 3 | UFA | - | - |
| Giovanny Gallegos | 31 | RP | 4.085 | $4,750,000 | $5,750,000 | $6,500,000 | UFA | - |
| Tommy Edman | 28 | 2B | 3.114 | $4,200,000 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | UFA | - |
| Drew VerHagen | 32 | RP | 4.066 | $3,000,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Chris Stratton | 32 | RP | 5.100 | $2,800,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Ryan Helsley | 28 | RP/CL | 3.105 | $2,150,000 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | UFA | - |
| Jordan Hicks | 26 | RP | 5.000 | $1,837,500 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Andrew Knizner | 28 | C | 3.021 | $1,100,000 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | UFA | - |
| Genesis Cabrera | 26 | RP | 3.011 | $950,000 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | UFA | - |
| Alec Burleson | 24 | OF | 0.029 | PRE-ARB | PRE-ARB | PRE-ARB | PRE-ARB | ARB 1 |
| Dylan Carlson | 24 | CF | 2.104 | PRE-ARB | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | UFA |
| Brendan Donovan | 26 | OF | 0.164 | PRE-ARB | PRE-ARB | PRE-ARB | ARB 1 | - |
| Nolan Gorman | 23 | 3B | 0.139 | PRE-ARB | PRE-ARB | PRE-ARB | ARB 1 | - |
| James Naile | 30 | RP | 0.054 | PRE-ARB | - | - | - | - |
| Packy Naughton | 27 | RP | 1.003 | PRE-ARB | PRE-ARB | ARB 1 | - | - |
| Lars Nootbaar | 25 | OF | 1.076 | PRE-ARB | PRE-ARB | ARB 1 | - | - |
| Andre Pallante | 24 | RP | 1.000 | PRE-ARB | PRE-ARB | ARB 1 | - | - |
| Wilking Rodriguez | 33 | RP | 0.008 | PRE-ARB | PRE-ARB | PRE-ARB | PRE-ARB | ARB 1 |
| JoJo Romero | 26 | RP | 2.101 | PRE-ARB | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | - |
| Zack Thompson | 25 | SP | 0.100 | PRE-ARB | PRE-ARB | PRE-ARB | ARB 1 | - |
| Jake Woodford | 26 | SP | 2.052 | PRE-ARB | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | - |
| Juan Yepez | 25 | 3B | 0.127 | PRE-ARB | PRE-ARB | PRE-ARB | ARB 1 | - |
Deferred Payroll Figures
| Pos. | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Wainwright | SP | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| Nolan Arenado | 3B | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 |
Prospects
| Pos. | Level | Rank | ETA | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Liberatore | SP | MLB | #4 | 2022 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 |
| Ivan Herrera | C | MLB | #7 | 2022 | ARB 3 | ARB 3 | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 |
| Jake Walsh | RP | MLB | #21 | 2022 | ARB 3 | ARB 3 | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 |
| Connor Thomas | SP | MLB | #24 | 2022 | ARB 3 | ARB 3 | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 |
| Moises Gomez | OF | WIN | #30 | 2023 | ARB 3 | ARB 3 | ARB 3 | ARB 1 | ARB 2 |