2017 St. Louis Cardinals season

2017 St. Louis Cardinals
2017 St. Louis Cardinals
	File:Saint Louis Cardinals Logo.png
Division	Central Division
Ballpark	Busch Stadium
City	St. Louis, Missouri
Owners	William DeWitt, Jr. ; Fred Hanser
Managers	Mike Matheny
Television	Fox Sports Midwest; (Dan McLaughlin, Al Hrabosky, Rick Horton, Tim McCarver, Jim Edmonds)
Radio	KMOX NewsRadio 1120; St. Louis Cardinals Radio Network; (Mike Shannon, John Rooney, Rick Horton, Mike Claiborne)
Stats	ESPN.com; Baseball Reference

The St. Louis Cardinals 2017 season is the 136th for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in St. Louis, Missouri, the 126th season in the National League (NL), and the 12th at Busch Stadium III.

Off-season

Overview

Personnel moves

Injuries

Acquisitions, departures, and roster moves

Players

Spring training

Season standings

National League Central

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NL Central
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago Cubs	92	70	.568	—	48‍–‍33	44‍–‍37
Milwaukee Brewers	86	76	.531	6	46‍–‍38	40‍–‍38
St. Louis Cardinals	83	79	.512	9	44‍–‍37	39‍–‍42
Pittsburgh Pirates	75	87	.463	17	44‍–‍37	31‍–‍50
Cincinnati Reds	68	94	.420	24	39‍–‍42	29‍–‍52

National League playoff standings

Playoff standings

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Division Leaders
Team	W	L	Pct.
Los Angeles Dodgers	104	58	.642
Washington Nationals	97	65	.599
Chicago Cubs	92	70	.568

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Wild Card teams
(Top 2 teams qualify for postseason)
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Arizona Diamondbacks	93	69	.574	+6
Colorado Rockies	87	75	.537	—
Milwaukee Brewers	86	76	.531	1
St. Louis Cardinals	83	79	.512	4
Miami Marlins	77	85	.475	10
Pittsburgh Pirates	75	87	.463	12
Atlanta Braves	72	90	.444	15
San Diego Padres	71	91	.438	16
New York Mets	70	92	.432	17
Cincinnati Reds	68	94	.420	19
Philadelphia Phillies	66	96	.407	21
San Francisco Giants	64	98	.395	23

National League head-to-head records

Head-to-head records

2017 National League record v t e Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2017
Team	AZ	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	LAD	MIA	MIL	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL	WSH	AL
Arizona	—	2–4	3–3	3–3	11–8	11–8	3–4	4–3	6–1	6–1	4–3	11–8	12–7	3–4	2–4	12–8
Atlanta	4–2	—	1–6	3–3	3–4	3–4	11–8	4–2	7–12	6–13	2–5	5–2	4–3	1–5	9–10	9–11
Chicago	3–3	6–1	—	12–7	2–5	2–4	4–3	10–9	4–2	4–3	10–9	2–4	4–3	14–5	3–4	12–8
Cincinnati	3–3	3–3	7–12	—	3–4	0–6	2–5	8–11	3–4	4–2	13–6	3–4	4–3	9–10	1–6	5–15
Colorado	8–11	4–3	5–2	4–3	—	10–9	2–4	4–3	3–3	5–2	3–3	12–7	12–7	2–4	3–4	10–10
Los Angeles	8–11	4–3	4–2	6–0	9–10	—	6–1	3–3	7–0	4–3	6–1	13–6	11–8	4–3	3–3	16–4
Miami	4–3	8–11	3–4	5–2	4–2	1–6	—	2–4	12–7	8–11	3–4	5–1	5–1	2–5	6–13	9–11
Milwaukee	3–4	2–4	9–10	11–8	3–4	3–3	4–2	—	5–2	3–3	9–10	5–2	3–4	11–8	4–3	11–9
New York	1–6	12–7	2–4	4–3	3–3	0–7	7–12	2–5	—	12–7	3–3	3–4	5–1	3–4	6–13	7–13
Philadelphia	1–6	13–6	3–4	2–4	2–5	3–4	11–8	3–3	7–12	—	2–5	1–5	4–3	1–5	8–11	5–15
Pittsburgh	3–4	5–2	9–10	6–13	3–3	1–6	4–3	10–9	3–3	5–2	—	3–3	1–5	8–11	4–3	10–10
San Diego	8–11	2–5	4–2	4–3	7–12	6–13	1–5	2–5	4–3	5–1	3–3	—	12–7	3–4	2–5	8–12
San Francisco	7–12	3–4	3–4	3–4	7–12	8–11	1–5	4–3	1–5	3–4	5–1	7–12	—	3–4	1–5	8–12
St. Louis	4–3	5–1	5–14	10–9	4–2	3–4	5–2	8–11	4–3	5–1	11–8	4–3	4–3	—	3–3	8–12
Washington	4–2	10–9	4–3	6–1	4–3	3–3	13–6	3–4	13–6	11–8	3–4	5–2	5–1	3–3	—	10–10

Regular season summary

Current roster

40-man roster

Non-roster invitees

Coaches/Other

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

37 Oliver Marmol

Coaches

87 Brandon Allen (assistant hitting)
90 Dusty Blake (pitching)
-- Brant Brown (hitting)
82 Stubby Clapp (first base)
34 Daniel Descalso (bench)
88 Packy Elkins (game planning)
19 Jon Jay (assistant coach)
89 Dean Kiekhefer (assistant pitching)
94 Jamie Pogue (assistant coach/bullpen)
74 Julio Rangel (assistant pitching/bullpen)
76 Kleininger Teran (bullpen catcher)
75 Ron 'Pop' Warner (third base)

60-day injured list

38 Drew Rom

35 active, 0 inactive, 0 non-roster invitees

7-, 10-, or 15-day injured list
* Not on active roster
^† Suspended list
Roster, coaches, and NRIs updated November 1, 2024
Transactions • Depth chart
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Injury report

Injury Report

Name	Duration of Injury on DL		Injury type	Disabled list	Games missed	Ref.
Name	Start	End	Injury type	Disabled list	Games missed	Ref.
Zach Duke	October 14, 2016	TBD	Tommy John surgery, forearm flexor (Oct. 3-7)		162 in 2017^[1]	^[2]

Statistics

Batting statistics

(through April 2)

Legend
Pos	Position	R	Runs scored	HR	Home runs	SB	Stolen bases	AVG	Batting average
G	Games played	H	Hits	RBI	Runs batted in	CS	Caught stealing	OBP	On-base percentage
PA	Plate appearances	2B	Doubles	BB	Bases on balls	HBP	HBP	SLG	Slugging percentage
AB	At bats	3B	Triples	SO	Strikeouts	GIDP	GIDP	OPS	On-base plus slugging percentage

Key to symbols and categories

Names

* – left-handed batter or pitcher
# – switch hitter
Bold: active and on both 25-man roster and 40-man roster
''₤ – on 40-man roster but not 25-man roster
Italics: on 10-day disabled list (DL) or 60-day DL (§)

Starting lineup /
rotation

Table half above first double line: Appeared in most games at that position or top five pitchers in starts

Below double line: Ranked by AB regardless of position for position players / Role, then IP for pitchers

Statistics

: Team leader

Bold: Major League Baseball (MLB) leader or tied for lead
Bold (non-italicized): American (AL) or National League (NL) leader or tied for lead
^† – top-ten in AL or NL

Regular Season^[3]
Pos	Player	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	HBP	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS

Pitching statistics

Legend
Role	Pitcher	G	Games pitched	ShO	Shutouts	HR	Home runs allowed	H/9	Hits per nine innings pitched
W	Wins	GS	Games started	SV	Save	BB	Bases on balls allowed	BB/9	Bases on balls per 9 innings pitched
L	Losses	GF	Games finished	IP	Innings pitched	SO	Strikeouts	SO/9	Strikeouts per 9 innings pitched
ERA	Earned run average	CG	Complete game	H	Hits allowed	WHIP	Walks plus hits per inning pitched	BFP	Batters faced by pitcher

Key to symbols and categories

Names

* – left-handed batter or pitcher
# – switch hitter
Bold: active and on both 25-man roster and 40-man roster
''₤ – on 40-man roster but not 25-man roster
Italics: on 10-day disabled list (DL) or 60-day DL (§)

Starting lineup /
rotation

Table half above first double line: Appeared in most games at that position or top five pitchers in starts

Below double line: Ranked by AB regardless of position for position players / Role, then IP for pitchers

Statistics

: Team leader

Bold: Major League Baseball (MLB) leader or tied for lead
Bold (non-italicized): American (AL) or National League (NL) leader or tied for lead
^† – top-ten in AL or NL

Regular Season **(through April 2)**
Name	W	L	W%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	ShO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	BFP

Executives and Club officials

Source: Cardinals front office

Executive officers

Chairman and chief executive officer: William DeWitt, Jr.
President: William DeWitt III
Senior vice president & general counsel: Mike Whittle
Vice president of business development: Dan Good

Baseball operations department

Senior vice president of baseball operations / general manager (GM): John Mozeliak
Assistant general manager: Mike Girsch
Special assistants to the GM: Ryan Franklin, Mike Jorgensen, Cal Eldred, Willie McGee, and Red Schoendienst
Director of player development: Gary LaRocque
Director of player personnel: Matt Slater
Director of Major League administration: Judy Carpenter-Barada
Director of baseball administration: John Vuch
Baseball operations coordinator for player development: Tony Ferreira
Director of scouting: Randy Flores
Director of international operations: Moisés Rodríguez
Assistant director of international scouting: Luís Morales
Manager for baseball information: Jeremy Cohen
Baseball development analysts: Matt Bayer, Kevin Seats, Dane Sorensen
Baseball developers: Pat Casanta, Brian Seyfert
Additional coaching staff
- Senior medical advisor: Barry Weinberg
- Head athletic trainer: Adam Olsen
- Strength/conditioning coach: Pete Prinzi
- Equipment manager: Rip Rowan
- Traveling secretary: C. J. Cherre

Communications department

Vice president: Ron Watermon
Director: Brian Bartow

Cardinals Care and community relations department

Vice president for community relations & executive director for Cardinals Care: Michael Hall
Vice president for event services and merchandising: Vicki Bryant

Finance and administration department

Senior vice president and chief financial officer: Brad Wood

Operations department

Vice president: Joe Abernathy

Ticket sales, marketing & corporate sales department

Senior vice president of sales & marketing: Dan Farrell

Minor league system and first-year player draft

Teams

Level	Team	League	Division	Manager	Refs
AAA	Memphis Redbirds	Pacific Coast	American–South	Stubby Clapp	^[4]
AA	Springfield Cardinals	Texas	North	Johnny Rodriguez	^[4]
A+	Palm Beach Cardinals	Florida State	South	Dann Bilardello	^[4]
A	Peoria Chiefs	Midwest	Western	Chris Swauger	^[4]
A (SS)	State College Spikes	New York–Penn	Pinckney	Joe Kruzel	^[4]
Rookie	Johnson City Cardinals	Appalachian	West	Roberto Espinoza	^[4]
	GCL Cardinals	Gulf Coast	East	Steve Turco	^[4]
	DSL Cardinals	Dominican Summer	Boca Chica North	Frey Peniche	^[4]

References

^ "Cardinals reliever Duke has Tommy John surgery". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 14, 2016.
^ "Duke to miss 2017 season after arm surgery". MLB.com. October 14, 2016.
^ "St. Louis Cardinals - BATTING". MLB.com. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Cardinals announce Minor League staffs". MLB.com. November 30, 2016.

External links

[1] "Cardinals reliever Duke has Tommy John surgery". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 14, 2016.

[2] "Duke to miss 2017 season after arm surgery". MLB.com. October 14, 2016.

[3] "St. Louis Cardinals - BATTING". MLB.com. Retrieved July 15, 2016.

[MinLg-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Cardinals announce Minor League staffs". MLB.com. November 30, 2016.

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v t e St. Louis Cardinals current roster
Active roster	0 Masyn Winn 11 Victor Scott II 12 Erick Fedde 15 José Fermín 16 Nolan Gorman 18 Jordan Walker 21 Lars Nootbaar 25 Thomas Saggese 26 Luken Baker 28 Nolan Arenado 32 Steven Matz 33 Brendan Donovan 36 Michael McGreevy 39 Miles Mikolas 40 Willson Contreras 41 Alec Burleson 43 Pedro Pagés 47 John King 48 Iván Herrera 52 Matthew Liberatore 53 Andre Pallante 54 Sonny Gray 55 Riley O'Brien 56 Ryan Helsley 57 Zack Thompson 58 Chris Roycroft 59 JoJo Romero 61 Sem Robberse 62 Kyle Leahy 63 Michael Siani 64 Ryan Fernandez 66 Adam Kloffenstein 67 Gordon Graceffo 68 Ryan Loutos -- Roddery Muñoz
60-day Injured list	38 Drew Rom
Coaching staff	Manager 37 Oliver Marmol Bench 34 Daniel Descalso Pitching 90 Dusty Blake Hitting -- Brant Brown First Base 82 Stubby Clapp Third Base 75 Ron Warner Assistant Coach 19 Jon Jay Game Planning 88 Packy Elkins Assistant Hitting 87 Brandon Allen Assistant Pitching 89 Dean Kiekhefer Assistant Pitching/Bullpen 74 Julio Rangel Assistant Coach/Bullpen 94 Jamie Pogue Bullpen Catcher 76 Kleininger Teran