The Cardinals 40-man roster has seen a lot of turmoil amidst their rebuild
The St. Louis Cardinals are deep into their top-to-bottom organizational rebuild.
Just this past year, the Cardinals have dealt closer Ryan Helsley, starting pitcher Sonny Gray and first baseman/catcher Willson Contreras.
St. Louis can have more deals in the work and are rumored to be looking for deals for third baseman Nolan Arenado and second baseman Brendan Donovan.
The Cardinals have gotten both minor league and major league depth in their trades this past calendar year, including major league starting pitchers Richard Fitts and Hunter Dobbins. The club also signed Dustin May to a one-year, $12.5 million contract with a $20 million mutual option for 2027.
These moves likely won't help St. Louis be competitive in 2026 but it will help the organization set up pieces to return to contention beyond.
The Cardinals' 40-man roster will likely take a much different shape before pitchers and catchers report to the team's spring training complex in Jupiter, Fla.
With that being said, here's where St. Louis' 40-man roster stands as of Dec. 28.
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PITCHERS
RELIEVERS
Ryan Fernandez, RHP
Gordon Graceffo, RHP
Andre Granillo, RHP
Tink Hence, RHP
Cooper Hjerpe, LHP
Zak Kent, RHP
Brycen Mautz, LHP
Riley O'Brien, RHP
Matt Pushard, RHP
Nick Raquet, LHP
Tekoah Roby, RHP
JoJo Romero, LHP
Chris Roycroft, RHP
Matt Svanson, RHP
STARTERS
Hunter Dobbins, RHP
Richard Fitts, RHP
Matthew Liberatore, LHP
Dustin May, RHP
Michael McGreevy, RHP
Andre Pallante, RHP
Kyle Leahy, RHP
CATCHERS
Leonardo Bernal, SH
Jimmy Crooks, LH
Ivan Herrera, RH
Pedro Pages, RH
Yohel Pozo, RH
INFIELDERS
Nolan Arenado, 3B, RH
Alec Burleson, UTIL, LH
Brendan Donovan, 2B, LH *2025 All-Star
Jose Fermin, UTIL, RH
Nolan Gorman, UTIL, LH
Cesar Prieto, 2B, LH
Thomas Saggese, UTIL, RH
Masyn Winn, SS, RH
OUTFIELDERS
Joshua Baez, RH
Nathan Church, LH
Lars Nootbaar, LH
Victor Scott II, LH
Bryan Torres, LH
Jordan Walker, RH
OVERVIEW
- Donovan, who has drawn reported interest from the Seattle Mariners, San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cleveland Guardians, Red Sox, Houston Astros and Kansas City Royals, is the only 2025 All-Star currently on the roster.
- Arenado has a no-trade clause, which he's reported to have waived to make a trade happen.
- Leahy has been a reliever since he made his major league debut in 2023. It's been reported the team wants to transition him to the starting rotation in 2026.
- Dobbins is currently recovering from a torn left ACL he suffered last year with Boston. Bloom said in a news conference he's recovering well but didn't have more information on a timeline.
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