# Cardinals Off-Season Primer: 2023-24 Edition

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/cardinals-off-season-primer-2023-24-edition/
- Published: 2023-11-02T16:55:40-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

### **Important Dates For the Cardinals Off-Season**

The off-season is officially here now that the Rangers have taken the World Series
from the Diamondbacks. That means, things go in motion now. Here is the roadmap 
for the off-season.

 * November 2: Players can declare as free agents; this starts the exclusive negotiating
   period between free agents and their current team. The Cardinals free agents 
   are:
    - [Jacob Barnes](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/barneja01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br),
      RHP
    - [Tres Barrera](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/barretr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br),
      C
    - [Casey Lawrence](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lawreca01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br),
      RHP
    - [Taylor Motter](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/motteta01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br),
      IF
    - [Juniel Querecuto](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/q/quereju01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br),
      IF
    - [Andrew Suarez](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/suarean01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br),
      LHP
    - [Drew VerHagen](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/verhadr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br),
      RHP
    - [Adam Wainwright](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wainwad01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br),
      RHP (Retired)
 * November 5: Gold Glove Winners Announced
    - [Tommy Edman](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/edmanto01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br)(
      Utility) is the only Cardinal as a finalist.
 * November 6: Teams can start signing free agents from other organizations.
 * November 7-9: GM Meeting in Arizona.
 * November 13-16: IBWAA announces their awards.
 * November 14: Teams must make qualifying offers to free agents. This year, the
   [QO is set at $20.325](https://x.com/JonHeyman/status/1720146697316118945?s=20).
   The Cardinals probably won’t make a QO to any of their free agents.
 * November 14: Teams must set their 40-man roster for the Rule V Draft; eligible
   players must be placed on the 40-man roster to be protected. Here are the Rule
   V eligible players in the system:
    - [Jose Alvarez](https://www.baseball-reference.com/search/search.fcgi?pid=alvarjo02,alvarjo01,alvare003ric,alvare014jos&search=José+Álvarez&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br),
      C, Springfield
    - [Aaron Antonini](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=antoni000aar&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br),
      C, Memphis
    - [Benjamin Arias](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=arias-000ben&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br),
      RHP, Palm Beach
    - [Ian Bedell](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=bedell000ian&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br),
      RHP, Peoria
    - [Alexander Beltre](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=beltre000ale&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br),
      LHP, FCL
    - [Jacob Buchberger](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=buchbe000jac&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br),
      3B, Springfield
    - [Jose Cordoba](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=cordob000jos&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br),
      OF, FCL
    - [Jose Davila](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=davila002jos&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br),
      RHP, Palm Beach
    - [Yonael Dominguez](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=doming000yon&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br),
      RHP, FCL
    - [Nick Dunn](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=dunn--000nic&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br),
      2B, Memphis
    - [Roy Garcia](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=garcia000roy&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br),
      RHP, Springfield
    - [Logan Gragg](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=gragg-000log&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br),
      RHP, Springfield
    - [Justin Guerrero](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=guerre001jus&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br),
      C, FCL
    - [Nathanael Heredia](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=heredi000nat&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br),
      LHP, Peoria
    - [L.J. Jones](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=jones-004leo&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br),
      OF, Springfield
    - [Adam Kloffenstein](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=kloffe000ada&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br),
      RHP, Memphis
    - [Brandon Komar](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=komar-000bra&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br),
      RHP, Springfield
    - [Matt Koperniak](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=kopern000mat&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br),
      OF, Memphis
    - [Irving Lopez](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lopezir01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br),
      2B, Memphis
    - [Ramon Mendoza](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=mendoz006ram&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br),
      3B, Peoria
    - [Darlin Moquete](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=moquet001dar&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br),
      2B, Peoria
    - [Jose Moreno](https://www.baseball-reference.com/search/search.fcgi?pid=morenjo01,moreno017jos,moreno012jos&search=Jose+Moreno&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br),
      RHP, Palm Beach
    - [Wilmer Ortega](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=ortega003wil&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br),
      RHP, Palm Beach
    - [Pedro Pages](https://www.baseball-reference.com/search/search.fcgi?pid=pages-002ped,pagespe01&search=Pedro+Pagés&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br),
      C, Springfield
    - [Inohan Paniagua](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=paniag000ino&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br),
      RHP, Peoria
    - [Wilfredo Pereira](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=pereir000wil&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br),
      RHP, Springfield
    - [Jack Ralston](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=ralsto000jac&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br),
      RHP, Peoria
    - [Nick Raposo](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=raposo000nic&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br),
      C, Memphis
    - [Chandler Redmond](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=redmon003cha&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br),
      1B, Springfield
    - [Hancel Rincon](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=rincon000han&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br),
      RHP, Palm Beach
    - [Jeremy Rivas](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=rivas-000jer&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br),
      SS, Peoria
    - [Dalton Roach](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=roach-000dal&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br),
      RHP, Memphis
    - [Sem Robberse](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=robber000sem&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br),
      RHP, Memphis
    - [Dionys Rodriguez](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=rodrig006dio&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br),
      RHP, Peoria
    - G.J. Rodriguez, RHP, Peoria
    - [Luis Rodriguez](https://www.baseball-reference.com/search/search.fcgi?pid=rodrilu01,rodrig057lui,rodrig034lui,rodrig048lui,rodrig049lui,rodrig050lui,rodrig053lui,rodrig062lui,rodrig051lui,rodrig039lui,rodrig037lui,rodrig035lui,rodrig058lui,rodrig047lui,rodrig038lui,rodrig042lui,rodrig055lui,rodrig052lui,rodrig059lui,rodrig045lui&search=Luis+Rodriguez&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br),
      1B, Peoria
    - [Logan Sawyer](https://www.baseball-reference.com/search/search.fcgi?pid=sawyer000log,sawyer001log&search=Logan+Sawyer&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br),
      RHP, Springfield
    - [Ryan Shreve](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=shreve000rya&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br),
      RHP, Springfield
    - [Leonardo Taveras](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=tavera001leo&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br),
      RHP, Peoria
    - [Nick Trogrlic-Iverson](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=trogrl000nic&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br),
      RHP, Springfield
 * November 14-16: Owners Meetings in Texas; owners are expect to vote on the relocation
   of the Oakland Athletics.
 * November 17: Non-tender deadline. Players who are arbitration eligible can be
   non-tendered and become free agents. Here are the Cardinals arbitration eligible
   players with service time and projected salaries:
    - [Tyler O’Neill](https://www.baseball-reference.com/search/search.fcgi?pid=oneilty01,oneill001tyl&search=Tyler+O'Neill&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br)(
      5.059): $5.5MM
    - [Dakota Hudson](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hudsoda02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br)(
      4.156): $3.7MM
    - Tommy Edman (4.114): $6.5MM
    - [Ryan Helsley](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/helslry01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br)(
      4.105): $3MM
    - [Andrew Knizner](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kniznan01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br)(
      4.021): $2MM
    - [Dylan Carlson](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/carlsdy01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br)(
      3.104): $1.8MM
    - [[Jake Woodford (3.048): $1.1MM
    - [JoJo Romero](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/romerjo01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-11-02_br)(
      3.045): $900K
    - Non-tender candidates include Hudson, Knizner, and Woodford.
 * December 3-6: Team Meetings in Nashville.
    - December 5: 2024 Draft Lottery; the league will hold the lottery to determine
      the first round draft order (See odds [here](https://www.nyrdcast.com/2023/10/redbird-droppings-former-cardinals-herrera-2024-draft/)).
    - December 6: Rule V Draft
 * December 15: The 2023 International Free Agent period closes.
 * January 12: Deadline for players and teams to submit arbitration numbers. Deals
   can still be worked out after this date.
 * January 15: The 2024 International Free Agent period opens.
 * February 13: Pitchers and Catchers report to Spring Training.
 * February 18: All remaining players to report to Spring Training.
 * March 20-21: Dodgers vs Padres to open season in Korea.
 * March 28: Opening Day for the remaining 28 teams.
    - Rosters to be set at 26-men.

I’ll be back next week with more of the 2023 season review.

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