ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
MAJOR TRANSACTIONS
09/10/2025
Tuesday, September 9th , 2025
Failed to sign 12th round draft pick Cliff Warrington.
Failed to sign 13th round draft pick Greg Watkins.
Failed to sign 14th round draft pick Luis Díaz.
Failed to sign 15th round draft pick Sam Anderson.
Failed to sign 16th round draft pick Ben Goode.
Failed to sign 19th round draft pick River Morris.
Tuesday, September 2nd , 2025
Purchased the contract of SP Oliver Montoya from Triple A Memphis.
Purchased the contract of C Rene Pinto from Triple A Memphis.
Sunday, August 24th , 2025
Assigned SP Dewitt Barnes to Double A Springfield.
Saturday, August 23rd , 2025
Assigned SP Jesús Mila to Double A Springfield.
Thursday, August 21st , 2025
Signed Pitching Coach Ryoji Moriyama to a 3-year contract extension.
Sunday, August 10th , 2025
Signed SS Elehuris Montero to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $900,000.
Monday, August 4th , 2025
Assigned SP Geoffrey Webber to Rookie League Johnson City.
Sunday, August 3rd , 2025
Signed Geoffrey Webber to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $1,300,000.
Wednesday, July 23rd , 2025
Signed Fred Marcel to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $1,600,000.
Assigned SP Fred Marcel to Short Season A State College.
Optioned 2B Lucas Tirado to Triple A Memphis.
Purchased the contract of 3B Raúl Gómez from Triple A Memphis.
Friday, July 18th , 2025
Signed Jonathon Grimes to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $4,250,000.
Wednesday, July 16th , 2025
Assigned C Joey Byrd to Rookie League St. Louis (GCL).
Sent RF Juan Encarnación to Triple A Memphis for injury rehab.
Tuesday, July 15th , 2025
Signed Joey Byrd to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $530,000.
Sunday, July 13th , 2025
Signed Luis Sánchez to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $500,000.
Signed Pancho Medina to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $650,000.
Assigned 3B Luis Sánchez to Class A Peoria.
Assigned 3B Pancho Medina to Rookie League St. Louis (GCL).
Thursday, June 26th , 2025
Signed Hitting Coach Yusuke Torigoe to a 4-year contract extension.
Friday, June 20th , 2025
Traded 24-year old minor league RHP Pete Lambert to the New York Yankees, getting 18-year old minor league C Stu Clark in return.
Sunday, June 15th , 2025
Placed LF Jason Heyward on the active roster.
Activated LF Jason Heyward from the injured list.
Tuesday, June 10th , 2025
Placed RF Juan Encarnación on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to 06/09/2025.
Thursday, June 5th , 2025
Placed LF Jason Heyward on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to 06/04/2025.
Placed 2B Eric Anderson on the active roster.
Monday, May 26th , 2025
Assigned RF Raphael Ramirez to Short Season A State College.
Assigned RP Dave Richardson to Short Season A State College.
Sunday, May 18th , 2025
Traded 21-year old minor league 3B Ken Smith to the Los Angeles Angels, getting 27-year old RHP Jim Rose and 24-year old minor league CF Phil Logan in return.
Wednesday, April 30th , 2025
Placed SP Shelby Miller on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 04/29/2025.
Purchased the contract of RP Stu Cook from Triple A Memphis.
Released former Rule 5 draft pick SP Touki Toussaint, returned to original Organization Los Angeles Dodgers.
Purchased the contract of RP Chad Cooke from Triple A Memphis.
Released former Rule 5 draft pick SP Touki Toussaint, returned to original Organization Los Angeles Dodgers.
Wednesday, April 23rd , 2025
Signed free agent SP Von Barr to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,000,000.
Optioned SP Julius Cooper to Triple A Memphis.
Placed SP Von Barr on the active roster.
Saturday, April 12th , 2025
Placed 2B Eric Anderson on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to 04/11/2025.
Purchased the contract of 2B Lucas Tirado from Triple A Memphis.
Friday, March 21st , 2025
Assigned CF Rikyu Ichihara to Triple A Memphis.
Monday, March 10th , 2025
Placed CF Juan Encarnación on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to 03/09/2025.
Tuesday, March 4th , 2025
Recalled RF Wilbert Casey from Triple A Memphis.
Recalled RP Dave Richardson from Triple A Memphis.
Recalled SP Shelby Miller from Triple A Memphis.
Recalled SP Julius Cooper from Triple A Memphis.
Recalled SP Tony Juaneza from Triple A Memphis.
Recalled RP Joe Cameron from Triple A Memphis.
Recalled C Cristián Gómez from Triple A Memphis.
Recalled LF Jon Clark from Triple A Memphis.
Recalled 3B António Flores from Triple A Memphis.
Recalled SP Cal Hewer from Triple A Memphis.
Recalled 2B Eric Anderson from Triple A Memphis.
Recalled 1B Ron Locke from Double A Springfield.
Sunday, March 2nd , 2025
Placed 3B Brian Schales on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to 02/27/2025.
Thursday, February 13th , 2025
Assigned 2B Chad Robinson to High A Palm Beach.
Monday, February 3rd , 2025
Signed free agent SP Ken Nicholson to a 3-year contract worth a total of $4,800,000.
2B Chad Robinson was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Placed SP Ken Nicholson on the active roster.
Saturday, January 18th , 2025
Assigned 2B José Jiménez to Class A Palm Beach.
Tuesday, January 14th , 2025
Signed 3B Raúl Gómez to a 8-year contract extension worth a total of $42,500,000.
Tuesday, January 7th , 2025
Signed free agent CF Phil King to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,500,000.
Friday, January 3rd , 2025
Assigned RP Pedro Baez to Triple A Memphis.
Wednesday, December 25th , 2024
SP Erick Fedde was claimed off waivers by Pittsburgh.
RF Michael Gettys was claimed off waivers by Oakland.
Placed CF Juan Encarnación on the active roster.
Assigned RP Chad Cooke to Triple A Memphis.
Assigned 3B Elehuris Montero to Triple A Memphis.
Tuesday, December 24th , 2024
Drafted SP Touki Toussaint in the 2024 Rule 5 Draft (Round 1, Pick 7, 7th overall Pick) from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Drafted SP Touki Toussaint in the 2024 Rule 5 Draft (Round 1, Pick 7, 7th overall Pick) from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Sunday, December 22nd , 2024
CF Juan Encarnación was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
RP Chad Cooke was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Tuesday, December 10th , 2024
Signed free agent RF Rikyu Ichihara to a 1-year contract worth a total of $640,000.
Wednesday, December 4th , 2024
Traded 32-year old LHP Marco Gonzales (retaining 25%) to the Toronto Blue Jays, getting 23-year old minor league 3B Raúl Gómez and 22-year old minor league RHP Bob Vaughn in return.
Monday, December 2nd , 2024
2B Al White received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
C Irving Wilson received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
3B Eugenio Suarez becomes a free-agent.
SP Yordano Ventura becomes a free-agent.
2B Lucas Tirado received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
SP Andy Boone received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
CF Arturo Morales received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
SP Ed Franklin received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
3B Brian Schales received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
RP Stu Cook received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $1,020,000.
RF Raphael Ramirez received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
RP Nelson Acosta received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
RP Carlos A. Salazar received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
RP Chad Cooke received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
C Jeremy Weaver received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
SP Jim Crocker received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
LF Jon Clark received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
RP Joe Cameron received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
2B José Jiménez received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $1,300,000.
SP Julius Cooper received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
C Cristián Gómez received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
2B Chad Robinson received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
3B Elehuris Montero received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
3B António Flores received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
Sunday, December 1st , 2024
Released SP Ernesto Stainforth.
Saturday, November 30th , 2024
SP Ernesto Stainforth received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $5,440,000.
LF Luis Díaz was not offered arbitration, becomes a free agent.
LF Zak Taylor received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,850,000.
LF Sergio Cortés received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $5,169,600.
SP Kurt Heyer was not offered arbitration, becomes a free agent.
Saturday, November 23rd , 2024
Signed SS Chris Jarvis to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,430,000.
Signed 3B Juan Álvarez to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,670,000.
Signed 1B Avery Romero to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,050,000.
Signed SP Luiz Gohara to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,670,000.
Friday, November 15th , 2024
Traded 30-year old LHP Frank Lopez to the Vancouver Aurora, getting 26-year old minor league 2B Al White in return.
Thursday, November 14th , 2024
Traded 34-year old 3B Brett Lawrie (retaining 85%) to the Arizona Diamondbacks, getting 21-year old minor league 3B Ken Smith and 18-year old minor league RF Phil Bass in return.
Monday, November 11th , 2024
Placed 3B Brett Lawrie on the active roster.
Activated 3B Brett Lawrie from the 60-day injured list.
Friday, November 8th , 2024
CF Jason Heyward has executed his contract year option.
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