St. Louis Cardinals Depth Chart - MLB Starters and Backup Players - CBSSports.com

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	P. PagesPedro Pages	I. HerreraIvan Herrera	W. ContrerasWillson Contreras
First Base	W. ContrerasWillson Contreras	A. BurlesonAlec Burleson	L. BakerLuken Baker B. DonovanBrendan Donovan
Second Base	B. DonovanBrendan Donovan	N. Gorman Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: Will see significant playing time Nolan Gorman Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: Will see significant playing time	T. SaggeseThomas Saggese J. FerminJose Fermin
Shortstop	M. Winn Cardinals' Masyn Winn: Aiming to steal 30 to 40 bases Masyn Winn Cardinals' Masyn Winn: Aiming to steal 30 to 40 bases	T. SaggeseThomas Saggese	J. FerminJose Fermin B. DonovanBrendan Donovan
Third Base	N. Arenado Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Blocks potential trade to Houston Nolan Arenado Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Blocks potential trade to Houston	B. DonovanBrendan Donovan	J. FerminJose Fermin T. SaggeseThomas Saggese N. Gorman Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: Will see significant playing time Nolan Gorman Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: Will see significant playing time
Left Field	L. NootbaarLars Nootbaar	A. BurlesonAlec Burleson	B. DonovanBrendan Donovan J. Walker Cardinals' Jordan Walker: Working on rediscovering swing Jordan Walker Cardinals' Jordan Walker: Working on rediscovering swing M. SianiMike Siani
Center Field	M. SianiMike Siani	L. NootbaarLars Nootbaar	—
Right Field	J. Walker Cardinals' Jordan Walker: Working on rediscovering swing Jordan Walker Cardinals' Jordan Walker: Working on rediscovering swing	L. NootbaarLars Nootbaar	A. BurlesonAlec Burleson B. DonovanBrendan Donovan M. SianiMike Siani
Designated Hitter	A. BurlesonAlec Burleson	N. Gorman Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: Will see significant playing time Nolan Gorman Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: Will see significant playing time	L. BakerLuken Baker I. HerreraIvan Herrera B. DonovanBrendan Donovan N. Arenado Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Blocks potential trade to Houston Nolan Arenado Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Blocks potential trade to Houston M. Winn Cardinals' Masyn Winn: Aiming to steal 30 to 40 bases Masyn Winn Cardinals' Masyn Winn: Aiming to steal 30 to 40 bases J. Walker Cardinals' Jordan Walker: Working on rediscovering swing Jordan Walker Cardinals' Jordan Walker: Working on rediscovering swing W. ContrerasWillson Contreras

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
S. GraySonny Gray	E. FeddeErick Fedde	M. MikolasMiles Mikolas	A. PallanteAndre Pallante	S. MatzSteven Matz

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
R. Helsley Cardinals' Ryan Helsley: Settles with Cards Ryan Helsley Cardinals' Ryan Helsley: Settles with Cards	J. Romero Cardinals' JoJo Romero: Inks contract for 2025 JoJo Romero Cardinals' JoJo Romero: Inks contract for 2025	R. FernandezRyan Fernandez J. King Cardinals' John King: Settles with St. Louis John King Cardinals' John King: Settles with St. Louis R. O'BrienRiley O'Brien K. LeahyKyle Leahy C. RoycroftChris Roycroft