With the off-season in full swing, it’s time to track the market movement for the Cardinals. Below are all the players they’ve lost, gained, arbitration eligible, and movement of former Cardinals. I’m also linking to rumors associated with the team.
The Off-Season Tracker
Updated: 11/22/2016
| Players Lost | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos | New Team | Contract |
| Tim Cooney | LHP | Indians | Waivers |
| Oscar Cotes | 3B | — | — |
| Luke Doyle | 2B | — | — |
| Jhonatan Escudero | RHP | — | — |
| Angel Esteves | RHP | — | — |
| Jose Fernandez | 2B | — | — |
| Jaime Garcia | LHP | Cardinals | Option Exercised: 1 yr, $12.5M |
| Silfredo Garcia | RHP | — | — |
| Jeremy Hazelbaker | OF | Diamondbacks | Waivers |
| Jeremy Hefner | RHP | — | — |
| Blake Higgins | RHP | — | — |
| Matt Holliday | OF | — | — |
| Dean Kiekhefer | LHP | Mariners | Waivers |
| Hector Linares | 3B | — | — |
| Josh Lucas | RHP | Cardinals | Minor League Deal |
| Julio Mateo | RHP | — | — |
| Deck McGuire | RHP | — | — |
| Brandon Moss | OF | — | — |
| Efren Navarro | 1B | — | — |
| Sebastian Nunez | RHP | — | — |
| Mike Ohlman | C | Blue Jays | Minor League Deal |
| Mikey Reynolds | 2B | — | — |
| Jonathan Rodriguez | 1B | — | — |
| Alberto Rosario | C | Cardinals | Minor League Deal |
| Robby Rowland | RHP | Cardinals | Minor League Deal |
| J.C. Sulbaran | RHP | — | — |
| Gerwuins Velazco | RHP | — | — |
| Jordan Walden | RHP | Braves | Minor League Deal |
| Tyler Waldron | RHP | — | — |
| David Washington | OF | Orioles | Minor League Deal |
| Bobby Wheatley | LHP | Cardinals | Minor League Deal |
| Jerome Williams | RHP | — | — |
| Justin Wright | LHP | — | — |
| — | — | — | — |
| Players Gained | |||
| Player | Pos | Old Team | Contract |
| Brett Cecil | LHP | Blue Jays | 4 yr, $30.5M |
| Todd Cunningham | OF | Angels | Minor League Deal |
| Kendry Flores | RHP | Marlins | Minor League Deal |
| Jaime Garcia | LHP | Cardinals | Option Exercised: 1 yr, $12.5M |
| Chad Huffman | 1B | Tigers | Minor League Deal |
| Josh Lucas | RHP | Cardinals | Minor League Deal |
| Zach Phillips | LHP | Pirates | Minor League Deal |
| Nelson Prada | LHP | Intl NDFA | Minor League Deal |
| Alberto Rosario | C | Cardinals | Minor League Deal |
| Robby Rowland | RHP | Cardinals | Minor League Deal |
| Wilfredo Tovar | SS | Twins | Minor League Deal |
| Bobby Wheatley | LHP | Cardinals | Minor League Deal |
| — | — | — | — |
| Arbitration | ||
|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos | Contract |
| Matt Adams | 1B | — |
| Seth Maness | RHP | — |
| Carlos Martinez | RHP | — |
| Trevor Rosenthal | RHP | — |
| Kevin Siegrist | LHP | — |
| Michael Wacha | RHP | — |
| — | — | — |
| Former Cardinals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos | Old Team | New Team | Contract |
| Bryan Anderson | C | Athletics | — | — |
| Fernando Baez | RHP | Rays | Rays | Minor League Deal |
| Matt Belisle | RHP | Nationals | — | — |
| Carlos Beltran | OF | Rangers | — | — |
| Peter Bourjos | OF | Phillies | — | — |
| Joey Butler | OF | Indians | — | — |
| Alex Castellanos | OF | Rockies | — | — |
| Angel Castro | RHP | Athletics | — | — |
| Maikel Cleto | RHP | Braves | — | — |
| Coco Crisp | OF | Indians | — | Option Declined |
| Jermaine Curtis | 3B | Reds | — | — |
| Daniel Descalso | 2B | Rockies | — | — |
| Dana Eveland | LHP | Rays | Rays | Minor League Deal |
| Sam Freeman | LHP | Brewers | Braves | Minor League Deal |
| Nick Greenwood | LHP | Twins | — | — |
| Tyler Herron | RHP | Mets | — | — |
| Rich Hill | LHP | Dodgers | — | — |
| Edwin Jackson | RHP | Padres | — | — |
| Jon Jay | OF | Padres | — | — |
| Justin Masterson | RHP | Pirates | — | — |
| Michael McKenry | C | Brewers | — | — |
| Clayton Mortensen | RHP | Royals | Royals | Minor League Deal |
| Edward Mujica | RHP | Twins | — | — |
| Chris Narveson | LHP | Marlins | — | — |
| Audry Perez | C | Orioles | Orioles | Minor League Deal |
| Shane Peterson | OF | Brewers | — | — |
| A.J. Pierzynski | C | Braves | — | — |
| Jhonny Polanco | RHP | Angels | — | — |
| Colby Rasmus | OF | Astros | — | — |
| Robelys Reyes | SS | Diamondbacks | — | — |
| Mark Reynolds | 1B | Rockies | — | — |
| Shane Robinson | OF | Angels | — | — |
| Jamie Romak | 1B | Yokohama (Japan) | Padres | Minor League Deal |
| Jorge Rondon | RHP | Pirates | — | — |
| Brendan Ryan | SS | Angels | — | — |
| Marc Rzepczynski | LHP | Nationals | — | — |
| Fernando Salas | RHP | Mets | — | — |
| Xavier Scruggs | 1B | Marlins | — | — |
| Donovan Solano | 2B | Yankees | — | — |
| Ruben Tejada | SS | Giants | — | — |
| Carlos Villanueva | RHP | Padres | — | — |
| Brett Wallace | 1B | Padres | — | — |
| Colin Walsh | 2B | Athletics | Braves | Minor League Deal |
| Boone Whiting | RHP | Nationals | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | — |
Cardinal Rumors
11/13: Jose Bautista tied to Cardinals.
11/19: Cards sign Cecil via Passan.
11/19: Cards add 4 to 40-man; lose Cooney; announce minor league signings.
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