St. Louis Cardinals Depth Chart 2026 - CBS Sports

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	P. PagesPedro Pages	I. Herrera Cardinals' Ivan Herrera: Swats third homer Ivan Herrera Cardinals' Ivan Herrera: Swats third homer	Y. PozoYohel Pozo
First Base	A. Burleson Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Day off Wednesday Alec Burleson Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Day off Wednesday	R. UriasRamon Urias	N. GormanNolan Gorman Y. PozoYohel Pozo J. FerminJose Fermin
Second Base	J. WetherholtJJ Wetherholt	R. UriasRamon Urias	J. FerminJose Fermin N. GormanNolan Gorman T. SaggeseThomas Saggese
Shortstop	M. Winn Cardinals' Masyn Winn: Regular treatment for back issues Masyn Winn Cardinals' Masyn Winn: Regular treatment for back issues	T. SaggeseThomas Saggese	J. WetherholtJJ Wetherholt J. FerminJose Fermin
Third Base	N. GormanNolan Gorman	R. UriasRamon Urias	T. SaggeseThomas Saggese J. WetherholtJJ Wetherholt J. FerminJose Fermin
Left Field	N. Church Cardinals' Nathan Church: Flashes skills in Tuesday's win Nathan Church Cardinals' Nathan Church: Flashes skills in Tuesday's win	T. SaggeseThomas Saggese	J. FerminJose Fermin A. Burleson Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Day off Wednesday Alec Burleson Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Day off Wednesday I. Herrera Cardinals' Ivan Herrera: Swats third homer Ivan Herrera Cardinals' Ivan Herrera: Swats third homer J. Walker Cardinals' Jordan Walker: Grabbing day off Wednesday Jordan Walker Cardinals' Jordan Walker: Grabbing day off Wednesday L. Nootbaar Heel: Expected to be out until at least May 26 Lars Nootbaar Heel: Expected to be out until at least May 26
Center Field	V. Scott IIVictor Scott II	N. Church Cardinals' Nathan Church: Flashes skills in Tuesday's win Nathan Church Cardinals' Nathan Church: Flashes skills in Tuesday's win	T. SaggeseThomas Saggese L. Nootbaar Heel: Expected to be out until at least May 26 Lars Nootbaar Heel: Expected to be out until at least May 26
Right Field	J. Walker Cardinals' Jordan Walker: Grabbing day off Wednesday Jordan Walker Cardinals' Jordan Walker: Grabbing day off Wednesday	N. Church Cardinals' Nathan Church: Flashes skills in Tuesday's win Nathan Church Cardinals' Nathan Church: Flashes skills in Tuesday's win	A. Burleson Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Day off Wednesday Alec Burleson Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Day off Wednesday T. SaggeseThomas Saggese J. FerminJose Fermin V. Scott IIVictor Scott II L. Nootbaar Heel: Expected to be out until at least May 26 Lars Nootbaar Heel: Expected to be out until at least May 26
Designated Hitter	I. Herrera Cardinals' Ivan Herrera: Swats third homer Ivan Herrera Cardinals' Ivan Herrera: Swats third homer	N. GormanNolan Gorman	Y. PozoYohel Pozo A. Burleson Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Day off Wednesday Alec Burleson Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Day off Wednesday T. SaggeseThomas Saggese J. Walker Cardinals' Jordan Walker: Grabbing day off Wednesday Jordan Walker Cardinals' Jordan Walker: Grabbing day off Wednesday M. Winn Cardinals' Masyn Winn: Regular treatment for back issues Masyn Winn Cardinals' Masyn Winn: Regular treatment for back issues

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
M. LiberatoreMatthew Liberatore	M. McGreevyMichael McGreevy	D. May Cardinals' Dustin May: Sharp in Tuesday's win Dustin May Cardinals' Dustin May: Sharp in Tuesday's win	K. Leahy Cardinals' Kyle Leahy: Sunk by Marlins Kyle Leahy Cardinals' Kyle Leahy: Sunk by Marlins	A. PallanteAndre Pallante

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
R. O'Brien Cardinals' Riley O'Brien: Notches seventh save Riley O'Brien Cardinals' Riley O'Brien: Notches seventh save	J. RomeroJoJo Romero	R. StanekRyne Stanek G. GraceffoGordon Graceffo G. SorianoGeorge Soriano M. SvansonMatt Svanson J. BruihlJustin Bruihl R. FernandezRyan Fernandez M. Pushard Knee: Expected to be out until at least Apr 24 Matt Pushard Knee: Expected to be out until at least Apr 24