The 2020 season, whatever existed of it, ended with a thud for the Cardinals a week ago. While other teams are still battling one another for the technically-not-asterisked-but-maybe-should-be World Series title, John Mozeliak and the Cardinals front office can begin preparing for the off-season. It’s going to be one of the more chicanery-laden off-seasons in recent memory for a variety of reasons, which we’ll get into shortly. First, it seems like a good time to update the payroll matrix and see where the roster stands before we address everything else.
I’ve included all players currently on the 40-man roster.