| 2023 St. Louis Cardinals | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Division | Central | |||
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium | |||
| City | St. Louis,Missouri | |||
| Record | 71–91 (.438) | |||
| Divisional place | 5th | |||
| Owners | William DeWitt Jr. | |||
| General managers | Mike Girsch | |||
| Managers | Oliver Marmol | |||
| Television | Bally Sports Midwest (Chip Caray,Jim Edmonds,Brad Thompson) | |||
| Radio | KMOX NewsRadio 1120 St. Louis Cardinals Radio Network (John Rooney,Rick Horton, Mike Claiborne) | |||
| Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference | |||
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The2023 St. Louis Cardinals season was the142nd season for theSt. Louis Cardinals, aMajor League Baseballfranchise inSt. Louis,Missouri. It was the 132nd season for the Cardinals in theNational League and their 18th atBusch Stadium III. They entered the season as the defending NL Central champions. The Cardinals drew an average home attendance of 40,013 in 81 home games in the 2023 MLB season, the 4th highest in the league.[1]
Their 82nd loss on September 15 (65–82) guaranteed their first losing season since2007 (78–84), after 15 consecutive winning seasons and only their third losing season since1999 (75–86).[2]
After their 89th loss on September 27, they secured their first last-place finish since1990 (70–92), with thePittsburgh Pirates finishing above them in fourth place.
TheCardinals finished the2022 season 93–69, to win the National League Central division title for the first time since2019. They lost in theWild Card round to thePhiladelphia Phillies. The season also marked the final season for Cardinal legendsAlbert Pujols andYadier Molina as both had announced their retirements prior to the season beginning.
Pursuant to the CBA, new rule changes will be in place for the 2023 season:[3]
| No. | Player | Pos. |
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| Batters | ||
| 33 | Brendan Donovan | 2B |
| 21 | Lars Nootbaar | LF |
| 46 | Paul Goldschmidt | 1B |
| 28 | Nolan Arenado | 3B |
| 40 | Willson Contreras | C |
| 27 | Tyler O'Neill | CF |
| 16 | Nolan Gorman | DH |
| 18 | Jordan Walker | RF |
| 19 | Tommy Edman | SS |
| Starting pitcher | ||
| 39 | Miles Mikolas | |
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The Cardinals won the opening series of the season, winning two out of three from theToronto Blue Jays. However, the Cardinals went on to only win one more series against theColorado Rockies, and they were swept twice by theAtlanta Braves andLos Angeles Dodgers. On April 4, drama ensued as outfielderTyler O'Neill was thrown out byRonald Acuña Jr. at home in a 4–1 loss to Atlanta. After the game, managerOliver Marmol sharply criticized O'Neill's perceived lack of effort while rounding third base, calling it "unacceptable."[5] Following the public criticism, it was considered that O'Neill might have been trying to avoid injury, as he had dealt with two hamstring injuries in 2022 and at the time of the incident it was drizzling.[6] O'Neill criticized Marmol subtlety, telling media that he did not need to take the issue public and it could have been dealt with behind closed doors.[7] As punishment, Marmol benched O'Neill for the following game.[8]
Highly touted rookieJordan Walker started his career off with a twelve game hit streak, which tied an MLB record for the longest by a player age 20 or younger to begin his career.[9] Following the end of his hit streak against the Pirates on April 13, Walker cooled down at the plate and with his subpar defensive ability in his new outfield position, he was optioned back toAAA Memphis on April 26.[10]
To start May, the Cardinals were swept at home by theLos Angeles Angels followed by dropping a series against theDetroit Tigers. Following the back-to-back series losses to start the month, the Cardinals announced that first-year catcherWillson Contreras would be removed from the catching role and be exclusively used as adesignated hitter.[11] The reason given for this move was to allow Contreras to communicate with the pitching staff and figure out how to work better together.
The Cardinals then started a successful run of baseball, where they won a series against the rivalChicago Cubs atWrigley Field, followed by a three-game sweep of theBoston Red Sox atFenway Park. Following the sweep of the Red Sox, the Cardinals announced that Contreras would return to catching duties to start the upcoming home stand.[12] They then returned home to win back to back series, starting with a three-game series against theMilwaukee Brewers and then a four-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
To finish the month, the Cardinals cooled off with a split of a four-game series against theReds in Cincinnati, followed by dropping a three-game series against theCleveland Guardians, which was also the Cardinals' first series loss since May 6. The Cardinals ended the month by splitting a two-game series with theKansas City Royals at home, which involved a Game One loss where Royals pitchersJosh Staumont andMike Mayers took aperfect game into the 8th inning before being broken up by aNolan Arenado single.[13]
In June, the Cardinals dropped their first four series, which included falling victim to sweeps by thePittsburgh Pirates on the road and theSan Francisco Giants at home. During this stretch, 2022 All-Star closerRyan Helsley was also placed on the 15-Day IL with a right forearm strain on June 12,[14] which was followed with the decision to assignJordan Hicks the closer role. Hicks was one of the few bright spots of the team in June, earning 5saves in the second half of the month which involved earning saves on three straight days against theNew York Mets andWashington Nationals and hitting 104.3 miles per hour.[15] These saves were also the first earned by Hicks since he earned 14 in the2019 season.[16]
The Cardinals also played the Chicago Cubs in the2023 London Series as the home team, which involved a two-game series split where the Cubs took game one by a score of 9–1 that involved outfielderIan Happ hitting two home runs off of starterAdam Wainwright,[17] followed by the Cardinals winning game two by a score of 7–5.[18]
The Cardinals won two of three series before the All-Star Break, in which Nolan Arenado was the sole Cardinal All-Star selection, starting at third base for theNational League.[19] Coming out of the All-Star Break, the Cardinals pulled off a six-game win streak which included a sweep of theMiami Marlins at home, their best win streak of the season, before fading at the end of the month and losing the final two of three series of July, both to the Chicago Cubs.
A positive turn for the Cardinals in the month of July however as they fell further out of contention was starting pitcherSteven Matz, who had started the season with a 0–7 record and an ERA around five. In July however Matz found his stride, as he went 5.1 innings scoreless against the Chicago White Sox on July 9 before the All-Star Break. Matz then picked up his first win of the season on July 20 against the Chicago Cubs after going 5.0 innings and surrendering one earned run. Matz followed that start with two consecutive quality starts, going 6.0 innings scoreless against both the Arizona Diamondbacks and Chicago Cubs again, picking up his second win of the year in the start against Chicago. Matz finished the month of July with a 2–0 record and a 2.17 ERA in 29.0 IP in the month.[20]
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On September 18,Adam Wainwright, 42, pitching at home against the division-leadingMilwaukee Brewers, won his 200th game, 1-0, pitching seven scoreless innings, giving up only four hits, walking two, striking out three. His 2,202 career strikeouts make him the 66th pitcher to have at least 2,200 strikeouts. His 200 wins make him the 122nd pitcher in baseball history to reach that milestone. His 200 wins, all with the Cardinals, rank him third in the team's history, joiningBob Gibson (251) andJesse Haines (210).[21]
At home on September 29, Wainwright batted for the first time since October 6,2021. In the sixth inning with the team trailing 14-2, he pinch-hit fordesignated hitterLuken Baker. On the second pitch, he grounded out sharply to second base. It was his only at-bat that night. Over his career, he has 10 home runs, 75 RBIs, and a .193 batting average. He has five seasons batting over .200.[22]
In his final game and the team for the season on October 1, Wainwright struck out swinging in the eighth inning, with the team leading 4-3, the final score. Wainwright was 0-for-2 for the season.[23]
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March/April: 10–19 (Home: 5–8; Away: 5–11)
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May: 15–13 (Home: 7–8; Away: 8–5)
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June: 8–15 (Home: 3–8; Away: 5–7)
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July: 14–13 (Home: 8–5; Away: 6–8)
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August: 11–16 (Home: 7–9; Away: 4–7)
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September/October: 13–15 (Home: 5–8; Away: 8–7)
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| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Milwaukee Brewers | 92 | 70 | .568 | — | 49–32 | 43–38 |
| Chicago Cubs | 83 | 79 | .512 | 9 | 45–36 | 38–43 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 82 | 80 | .506 | 10 | 38–43 | 44–37 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 76 | 86 | .469 | 16 | 39–42 | 37–44 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 71 | 91 | .438 | 21 | 35–46 | 36–45 |
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Braves | 104 | 58 | .642 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 100 | 62 | .617 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 92 | 70 | .568 |
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Phillies | 90 | 72 | .556 | +6 |
| Miami Marlins | 84 | 78 | .519 | — |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 84 | 78 | .519 | — |
| Chicago Cubs | 83 | 79 | .512 | 1 |
| San Diego Padres | 82 | 80 | .506 | 2 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 82 | 80 | .506 | 2 |
| San Francisco Giants | 79 | 83 | .488 | 5 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 76 | 86 | .469 | 8 |
| New York Mets | 75 | 87 | .463 | 9 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 71 | 91 | .438 | 13 |
| Washington Nationals | 71 | 91 | .438 | 13 |
| Colorado Rockies | 59 | 103 | .364 | 25 |
Source:MLB Standings Grid – 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | LAD | MIA | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | WSH | AL |
| Arizona | — | 3–3 | 6–1 | 3–4 | 10–3 | 5–8 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 7–6 | 7–6 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 21–25 |
| Atlanta | 3–3 | — | 4–2 | 5–1 | 7–0 | 4–3 | 9–4 | 5–1 | 10–3 | 8–5 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 8–5 | 26–20 |
| Chicago | 1–6 | 2–4 | — | 6–7 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 6–7 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 10–3 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 8–5 | 3–4 | 25–21 |
| Cincinnati | 4–3 | 1–5 | 7–6 | — | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–10 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–8 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 6–7 | 4–3 | 28–18 |
| Colorado | 3–10 | 0–7 | 2–4 | 2–4 | — | 3–10 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 4–9 | 4–9 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 18–28 |
| Los Angeles | 8–5 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 10–3 | — | 3–3 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 30–16 |
| Miami | 4–2 | 4–9 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 3–3 | — | 3–4 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 11–2 | 26–20 |
| Milwaukee | 2–4 | 1–5 | 7–6 | 10–3 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 4–3 | — | 6–1 | 4–2 | 8–5 | 6–1 | 2–5 | 8–5 | 3–3 | 28–18 |
| New York | 6–1 | 3–10 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 8–4 | 1–6 | — | 6–7 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 7–6 | 19–27 |
| Philadelphia | 4–3 | 5–8 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 6–7 | 2–4 | 7–6 | — | 3–3 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 7–6 | 28–18 |
| Pittsburgh | 2–4 | 3–4 | 3–10 | 8–5 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 5–8 | 3–3 | 3–3 | — | 5–1 | 2–4 | 9–4 | 5–2 | 19–27 |
| San Diego | 6–7 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 9–4 | 4–9 | 4–2 | 1–6 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 1–5 | — | 8–5 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 28–18 |
| San Francisco | 6–7 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 9–4 | 6–7 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 5–8 | — | 6–1 | 1–5 | 20–26 |
| St. Louis | 3–3 | 2–4 | 5–8 | 7–6 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 5–8 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 4–9 | 3–3 | 1–6 | — | 4–2 | 23–23 |
| Washington | 1–5 | 5–8 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 2–11 | 3–3 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 2–4 | — | 23–23 |
Updated with the results of all games through October 1, 2023.
Source:MLB Standings | ||||||||||||||||
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | |
| Arizona | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | |
| Atlanta | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | |
| Chicago | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Cincinnati | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | |
| Colorado | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | |
| Los Angeles | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| Miami | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | |
| Milwaukee | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | |
| New York | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | |
| Philadelphia | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | |
| Pittsburgh | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | |
| San Diego | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| San Francisco | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
| St. Louis | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| Washington | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
Updated with the results of all games through October 1, 2023.
| 2023 St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
| Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches
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| = Indicates team leader |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average;OBP = On-base percentage;SLG = Slugging percentage
* = bats left-handed
# = bats both (switch-hitter)
TEAM .742OPS (On-base + Slugging percentages; 6th of 15 NL teams), 101OPS+ (adjusted for the team's ballpark)
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Goldschmidt | 154 | 593 | 89 | 159 | 31 | 0 | 25 | 80 | 11 | 87 | 161 | .268 | .363 | .447 |
| Nolan Arenado | 144 | 560 | 71 | 149 | 26 | 2 | 26 | 93 | 3 | 41 | 101 | .266 | .315 | .459 |
| Tommy Edman# | 137 | 479 | 69 | 119 | 25 | 4 | 13 | 47 | 27 | 35 | 84 | .248 | .307 | .399 |
| Willson Contreras | 125 | 428 | 55 | 113 | 27 | 0 | 20 | 67 | 6 | 51 | 111 | .264 | .358 | .467 |
| Lars Nootbaar* | 117 | 426 | 74 | 111 | 23 | 1 | 14 | 46 | 11 | 72 | 99 | .261 | .367 | .418 |
| Jordan Walker | 117 | 420 | 51 | 116 | 19 | 2 | 16 | 51 | 7 | 37 | 104 | .276 | .342 | .445 |
| Nolan Gorman* | 119 | 406 | 59 | 96 | 17 | 0 | 27 | 76 | 7 | 53 | 148 | .236 | .328 | .478 |
| Brendan Donovan* | 95 | 327 | 48 | 93 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 34 | 5 | 33 | 53 | .284 | .365 | .422 |
| Alec Burleson* | 107 | 315 | 34 | 77 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 36 | 3 | 23 | 45 | .244 | .300 | .390 |
| Paul DeJong | 81 | 279 | 38 | 65 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 32 | 4 | 21 | 87 | .233 | .297 | .412 |
| Tyler O'Neill | 72 | 238 | 27 | 55 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 28 | 67 | .231 | .312 | .403 |
| Andrew Knizner | 70 | 224 | 30 | 54 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 31 | 2 | 12 | 62 | .241 | .288 | .424 |
| Dylan Carlson# | 76 | 219 | 27 | 48 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 3 | 26 | 49 | .219 | .318 | .333 |
| Masyn Winn | 37 | 122 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 26 | .172 | .230 | .238 |
| Richie Palacios* | 32 | 93 | 9 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 11 | .258 | .307 | .516 |
| Luken Baker | 33 | 86 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 31 | .209 | .313 | .314 |
| Taylor Motter | 29 | 76 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 31 | .171 | .232 | .211 |
| Juan Yepez | 28 | 60 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 20 | .183 | .246 | .300 |
| José Fermín | 21 | 51 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 8 | .235 | .339 | .255 |
| Iván Herrera | 13 | 37 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | .297 | .409 | .351 |
| Óscar Mercado | 20 | 31 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .290 | .313 | .387 |
| Juniel Querecuto# | 9 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .100 | .143 | .150 |
| Irving Lopez* | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Michael Siani* | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Tres Barrera | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Adam Wainright | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Totals | 162 | 5,510 | 719 | 1,376 | 264 | 12 | 209 | 697 | 101 | 570 | 1,326 | .250 | .326 | .416 |
| Rank in NL | — | 5 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Source:[25]
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses;ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed;ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts;WHIP = Walks plus hits per inning pitched
* = throws left-handed
TEAMBF = 6,273;ERA+ = 90
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
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| Miles Mikolas | 9 | 13 | 4.78 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 201.1 | 226 | 110 | 107 | 26 | 39 | 137 | 1.32 |
| Jordan Montgomery* | 6 | 9 | 3.42 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 121.0 | 116 | 54 | 46 | 12 | 35 | 108 | 1.25 |
| Jack Flaherty | 7 | 6 | 4.43 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 109.2 | 116 | 56 | 54 | 10 | 54 | 106 | 1.55 |
| Steven Matz* | 4 | 7 | 3.86 | 25 | 17 | 0 | 105.0 | 108 | 48 | 45 | 9 | 32 | 98 | 1.33 |
| Adam Wainwright | 5 | 11 | 7.40 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 101.0 | 151 | 89 | 83 | 20 | 41 | 55 | 1.90 |
| Dakota Hudson | 6 | 3 | 4.98 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 81.1 | 88 | 46 | 45 | 9 | 34 | 45 | 1.50 |
| Andre Pallante | 4 | 1 | 4.76 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 68.0 | 76 | 37 | 36 | 6 | 30 | 43 | 1.56 |
| Zack Thompson* | 5 | 7 | 4.48 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 66.1 | 69 | 35 | 33 | 8 | 25 | 72 | 1.42 |
| Matthew Liberatore* | 3 | 6 | 5.25 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 61.2 | 66 | 42 | 36 | 5 | 25 | 46 | 1.48 |
| Drew VerHagen | 5 | 1 | 3.98 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 61.0 | 52 | 30 | 27 | 9 | 26 | 60 | 1.28 |
| Giovanny Gallegos | 2 | 4 | 4.42 | 56 | 0 | 10 | 55.0 | 54 | 28 | 27 | 11 | 12 | 59 | 1.20 |
| Chris Stratton | 1 | 1 | 4.19 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 53.2 | 45 | 28 | 25 | 4 | 17 | 59 | 1.16 |
| Jake Woodford | 2 | 3 | 6.23 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 47.2 | 61 | 34 | 33 | 11 | 22 | 29 | 1.74 |
| Jordan Hicks | 1 | 6 | 3.67 | 40 | 0 | 8 | 41.2 | 39 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 24 | 59 | 1.51 |
| Ryan Helsley | 3 | 4 | 2.45 | 33 | 0 | 14 | 36.2 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 52 | 1.06 |
| JoJo Romero* | 4 | 2 | 3.68 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 36.2 | 29 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 42 | 1.06 |
| Drew Rom* | 1 | 4 | 8.02 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 33.2 | 51 | 34 | 30 | 7 | 19 | 32 | 2.08 |
| Génesis Cabrera* | 1 | 1 | 5.06 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 32.0 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 38 | 1.56 |
| Andrew Suárez* | 0 | 0 | 7.16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 27.2 | 33 | 27 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 1.74 |
| Casey Lawrence | 1 | 0 | 6.59 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 27.1 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 1.54 |
| John King* | 1 | 0 | 1.45 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 18.2 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1.34 |
| James Naile | 0 | 0 | 8.80 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 15.1 | 27 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2.35 |
| Jacob Barnes | 0 | 1 | 5.93 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13.2 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1.54 |
| Packy Naughton* | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.60 |
| Ryan Tepera | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.00 |
| Guillermo Zuñiga | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| Alec Burleson* | 0 | 0 | 21.60 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.80 |
| Kyle Leahy | 0 | 1 | 21.60 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5.40 |
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
| Totals | 71 | 91 | 4.79 | 162 | 162 | 36 | 1,428.1 | 1,549 | 829 | 760 | 179 | 530 | 1,215 | 1.456 |
| Rank in NL | 13 | 2 | 12 | — | — | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 14 | — |
Source:[26]
| Level | Team | League | Division | Manager | W–L/Stats | Standing | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triple-A | Memphis Redbirds | International League | West | Ben Johnson | 7–8 | [27] | |
| Double-A | Springfield Cardinals | Texas League | North | José Leger | 9–0 | ||
| High-A | Peoria Chiefs | Midwest League | West | Patrick Anderson | 5–4 | ||
| Single-A | Palm Beach Cardinals | Florida State League | East | Gary Kendall | 64–63 | ||
| Rookie | FCL Cardinals | Florida Complex League | East | Roberto Espinoza | 17–33 | ||
| Foreign Rookie | DSL Cardinals | Dominican Summer League | South | Fray Peniche | 17–36 |
The2023 Major League Baseball (MLB) First-Year Player Draft took place on July 9–11, 2023, inSeattle. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to MLB teams.
| Round | Pick | Name, Age | Pos / Bats (P throws) | School (State) | Signing bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | Chase Davis, 21 | OF / L | University of Arizona (AZ) | $6.3 million[30][31] |
| 2 | No pick due to the signing ofWillson Contreras | ||||
| 3 | 90 | Travis Honeyman, 21 | OF / R | Boston College (MA) | $700,000 |
| 4 | 122 | Quinn Mathews, 22 | P / L | Stanford University (CA) | $600,000 |
| 5 | 158 | Zach Levenson, 21 | OF / R | University of Miami (FL) | $381,300 |
| 6 | 185 | Jason Savacool, 21 | P / R | University of Maryland (MD) | $302,300 |
| 7 | 215 | Charles Harrison, 21 | P / R | UCLA (CA) | $236,700 |
| 8 | 245 | Ixan Henderson, 21 | P / L | Fresno State University (CA) | $230,000 |
| 9 | 275 | Christian Worley, 21 | P / R | Virginia Tech (VA) | $200,000 |
| 10 | 305 | Caden Kendle, 21 | OF / R | University of California-Irvine (CA) | Did not sign |
| 11 | 335 | Dakota Harris, 21 | SS / S | University of Oklahoma (OK) | $150,000 |
| 12 | 365 | Brayden Jobert, 22 | OF / L | LSU (LA) | $150,000 |
| 13 | 395 | William Sullivan, 22 | 1B / L | Troy University (AL) | $150,000 |
| 14 | 425 | Jacob Odle, 19 | P / R | Orange Coast College (CA) | $150,000 |
| 15 | 455 | Tre Richardson, 21 | SS / R | Texas Christian University (TX) | $150,000 |
| 16 | 485 | Tyler Bradt, 22 | P / R | East Carolina University (NC) | $75,000 |
| 17 | 515 | Trey Paige, 22 | 3B / L | Delaware State University (DE) | $150,000 |
| 18 | 545 | Hunter Kublick, 20 | P / R | Umpqua Community College (OR) | $150,000 |
| 19 | 575 | Graysen Tarlow, 22 | C / R | California State-Northridge (CA) | $125,000 |
| 20 | 605 | Cameron Johnson, 18 | P / L | IMG Academy HS (FL) | Did not sign |
