St. Louis Cardinals
40 on the 40-man reserve list and 1 parked on the 60-day IL who must be back on it by Nov 5, 2026. 7 currently optioned, 7 out of options, 0 headed to free agency after the season, 10 arbitration-eligible for 2027, and 40 farmhands exposed to the Rule 5 draft unless protected by Nov 17, 2026.
| Player | Age | Service thru 2025 | Service now | Options left (2026) | Assignments left | Roster status | Contract (2027) | Cut / option risk | Rights and exposure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers (21 + 1 on the 60-day IL) | |||||||||
| Justin BruihlRP | 29.2 | 1+112 | 2+112 | 0 | n/a | ACTIVE | PRE-ARBITRATION / AUTO-RENEWAL | 12% / 1% | OUT OF OPTIONSXX-DSUPER TWO?OCTOBER OK |
| Hunter DobbinsSP | 27 | 0+152 | 1+079 | 2 ▾ | 1 | 15-DAY ILTommy John surgery | PRE-ARBITRATION / AUTO-RENEWAL | 1% / 6% | OCTOBER OK |
| Ryan FernandezRP | 28.3 | 1+090 | 1+164 | 2 ▾ | 1 | OPTIONED | PRE-ARBITRATION / AUTO-RENEWAL | 12% / 10% | OCTOBER OK |
| Richard FittsSP | 26.7 | 0+164 | 0+164 | 2 ▾ | 5 | OPTIONED | PRE-ARBITRATION / AUTO-RENEWAL | 28% / 5% | OCTOBER OK |
| Luis GastelumRP | 25 | 0+000 | 0+069 | 3 | 5 | ACTIVE | PRE-ARBITRATION / AUTO-RENEWAL | 1% / 8% | OCTOBER OK |
| Gordon GraceffoRP | 26.5 | 0+091 | 1+091 | 1 | 4 | ACTIVE | PRE-ARBITRATION / AUTO-RENEWAL | <1% / 2% | OCTOBER OK |
| Cooper HjerpeRP | 25.5 | 0+000 | 0+009 | 3 ▾ | 5 | ACTIVE | PRE-ARBITRATION / AUTO-RENEWAL | 4% / 29% | OCTOBER OK |
| Kyle LeahySP | 29.3 | 1+140 | 2+140 | 1 | 5 | ACTIVE | SALARY ARBITRATION ELIGIBLE ("SUPER TWO") | <1% / <1% | XX-DSUPER TWOOCTOBER OK |
| Matthew LiberatoreSP | 26.9 | 2+144 | 3+144 | 1 | 5 | ACTIVE | SALARY ARBITRATION ELIGIBLE | <1% / 1% | XX-DOCTOBER OK |
| Quinn MathewsSP | 25.9 | 0+000 | 0+045 | 3 | 3 | ACTIVE | PRE-ARBITRATION / AUTO-RENEWAL | 1% / 10% | OCTOBER OK |
| Brycen MautzRP | 25.2 | 0+000 | 0+019 | 3 ▾ | 4 | ACTIVE | PRE-ARBITRATION / AUTO-RENEWAL | 5% / 30% | OCTOBER OK |
| Michael McGreevySP | 26.2 | 0+091 | 1+091 | 1 | 5 | ACTIVE | PRE-ARBITRATION / AUTO-RENEWAL | <1% / <1% | OCTOBER OK |
| Riley O'BrienRP | 31.6 | 1+129 | 2+129 | 0 | n/a | ACTIVE | SALARY ARBITRATION ELIGIBLE ("SUPER TWO") OR PRE-ARBITRATION / AUTO-RENEWAL (TBD) | 4% / <1% | OUT OF OPTIONSXX-DSUPER TWO?OCTOBER OK |
| Andre PallanteSP | 28 | 3+145 | 4+145 | 1 | 5 | ACTIVE | SALARY ARBITRATION ELIGIBLE | <1% / <1% | XX-DOCTOBER OK |
| Max RajcicRP | 25.1 | 0+000 | 0+089 | 3 | 5 | 60-DAY ILTommy John surgery | PRE-ARBITRATION / AUTO-RENEWAL | 11% / 4% | 60-DAY ILOCTOBER: REINSTATE |
| Hancel RinconRP | 24.4 | 0+000 | 0+014 | 3 | 4 | OPTIONED | PRE-ARBITRATION / AUTO-RENEWAL | 9% / 19% | DRAFT-EXCLUDEDOCTOBER: SUB ONLY |
| Tekoah RobySP | 25 | 0+000 | 0+000 | 2 ▾ | 5 | OPTIONED | PRE-ARBITRATION / AUTO-RENEWAL | 42% / 2% | OCTOBER OK |
| George SorianoRP | 27.5 | 1+095 | 2+095 | 0 | n/a | ACTIVE | PRE-ARBITRATION / AUTO-RENEWAL | 18% / 1% | OUT OF OPTIONSOCTOBER OK |
| Ryne StanekRP | 35.1 | 8+038 | 9+038 | 1* | 5 | ACTIVE | 2027 CLUB OPTION | 7% / <1% | XIX-AOCTOBER OK |
| Peter StrzeleckiRP | 31.9 | 1+029 | 1+082 | 0 | n/a | 15-DAY ILForearm extensor inflammation | PRE-ARBITRATION / AUTO-RENEWAL | 84% / 1% | OUT OF OPTIONSXX-DOCTOBER OK |
| Matt SvansonRP | 27.6 | 0+116 | 1+061 | 2 ▾ | 3 | OPTIONED | PRE-ARBITRATION / AUTO-RENEWAL | 4% / 23% | OCTOBER OK |
| Cade WinquestRP | 26.4 | 0+000 | 1+000 | 3 | 5 | ACTIVE | PRE-ARBITRATION / AUTO-RENEWAL | 19% / 24% | DRAFT-EXCLUDEDRULE 5 PICKOCTOBER OK |
| Catchers (3) | |||||||||
| Leonardo BernalC | 22.6 | 0+000 | 0+014 | 3 ▾ | 5 | ACTIVE | PRE-ARBITRATION / AUTO-RENEWAL | 1% / 8% | OCTOBER OK |
| Jimmy Crooks IIIC | 25.2 | 0+031 | 0+125 | 3 ▾ | 4 | OPTIONED | PRE-ARBITRATION / AUTO-RENEWAL | 4% / 12% | OCTOBER OK |
| Pedro PagesC | 28 | 1+166 | 2+166 | 2 | 5 | ACTIVE | SALARY ARBITRATION ELIGIBLE ("SUPER TWO") | 1% / 1% | SUPER TWOOCTOBER OK |
| Infielders (4) | |||||||||
| Alec Burleson1B | 27.8 | 3+029 | 4+029 | 3 | 5 | ACTIVE | SALARY ARBITRATION ELIGIBLE | <1% / <1% | XX-DOCTOBER OK |
| Nolan Gorman3B | 26.3 | 3+114 | 4+042 | 2 ▾ | 4 | ACTIVE | SALARY ARBITRATION ELIGIBLE | 11% / 23% | XX-DOCTOBER OK |
| Thomas Saggese2B | 24.4 | 0+144 | 1+061 | 2 ▾ | 3 | ACTIVE | PRE-ARBITRATION / AUTO-RENEWAL | <1% / 6% | OCTOBER OK |
| Masyn WinnSS | 24.5 | 2+045 | 3+045 | 3 | 5 | ACTIVE | SALARY ARBITRATION ELIGIBLE | <1% / <1% | XX-DOCTOBER OK |
| Outfielders and DH (12) | |||||||||
| Joshua BaezOF | 23.2 | 0+000 | 0+031 | 3 ▾ | 5 | ACTIVE | PRE-ARBITRATION / AUTO-RENEWAL | <1% / 8% | OCTOBER OK |
| Nathan ChurchCF | 26.2 | 0+043 | 1+043 | 3 | 5 | ACTIVE | PRE-ARBITRATION / AUTO-RENEWAL | <1% / 1% | OCTOBER OK |
| Jose FerminINF/OF | 27.5 | 1+075 | 2+075 | 0 | n/a | ACTIVE | PRE-ARBITRATION / AUTO-RENEWAL | 7% / <1% | OUT OF OPTIONSOCTOBER OK |
| Ivan HerreraDH | 26.3 | 2+034 | 3+034 | 0 | n/a | ACTIVE | SALARY ARBITRATION ELIGIBLE | <1% / <1% | OUT OF OPTIONSXX-DOCTOBER OK |
| Victor Scott IIOF | 25.6 | 1+083 | 2+000 | 2 ▾ | 4 | ACTIVE | PRE-ARBITRATION / AUTO-RENEWAL | 2% / 21% | OCTOBER OK |
| Blaze Jordan3B/1B | 23.7 | 0+000 | 0+095 | 3 | 5 | 10-DAY ILSprained ankle | PRE-ARBITRATION / AUTO-RENEWAL | <1% / 3% | OCTOBER OK |
| Everson PereiraOF | 25.4 | 0+090 | 1+090 | 0 | n/a | 10-DAY ILHand contusion | PRE-ARBITRATION / AUTO-RENEWAL | 11% / 1% | OUT OF OPTIONSOCTOBER OK |
| Cesar Prieto2B/SS/3B | 27.3 | 0+031 | 0+075 | 2 ▾ | 2 | OPTIONED | PRE-ARBITRATION / AUTO-RENEWAL | 30% / 15% | OCTOBER OK |
| Bryan TorresLF | 29.2 | 0+000 | 0+116 | 3 ▾ | 5 | ACTIVE | PRE-ARBITRATION / AUTO-RENEWAL | 3% / 6% | OCTOBER OK |
| Ramon UriasINF | 32.3 | 5+025 | 6+025 | 0* | n/a | ACTIVE | 2027 MUTUAL OPTION | 44% / <1% | XIX-AOCTOBER OK |
| Jordan WalkerRF | 24.3 | 2+044 | 3+044 | 1 | 5 | ACTIVE | SALARY ARBITRATION ELIGIBLE | <1% / <1% | XX-DOCTOBER OK |
| JJ WetherholtINF | 24 | 0+000 | 1+000 | 3 | 5 | 10-DAY ILWrist tendinitis | SIGNED THRU 2034 | <1% / <1% | OCTOBER OK |
Service time is years+days (172 days is a year), through last season per FanGraphs RosterResource; the “now” column adds this season's days from the transaction log. Options left is reconstructed from every option and recall since 2010, with the 20-day rule and spring-training exclusion applied; ▾ marks a player who has already used a 2026 option year. Assignments left counts against the five-per-season cap. * = five or more years of service, so he can refuse an assignment regardless.
Cut / option risk is the model's probability that he is designated or released, and that he is optioned, within the next 90 days, from roster status and history alone (how it is built and how well it does). RED means the club is exposed (out of options, Rule 5, free agency); GREEN means the player holds a consent right; AMBER is something about to change. Hover a stamp for the reason, or open the player for the full explanation and history. Data as of Sep 14, 2026.