St. Louis Cardinals Depth Chart 2026 - CBS Sports

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	I. HerreraIvan Herrera	P. PagesPedro Pages	J. CrooksJimmy Crooks
First Base	A. BurlesonAlec Burleson	B. JordanBlaze Jordan	R. Urias Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jul 24 Ramon Urias Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jul 24 J. FerminJose Fermin
Second Base	J. WetherholtJJ Wetherholt	R. Urias Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jul 24 Ramon Urias Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jul 24	B. Torres Cardinals' Bryan Torres: On bench Friday Bryan Torres Cardinals' Bryan Torres: On bench Friday J. FerminJose Fermin
Shortstop	M. Winn Cardinals' Masyn Winn: Swipes bag in loss Masyn Winn Cardinals' Masyn Winn: Swipes bag in loss	J. WetherholtJJ Wetherholt	J. FerminJose Fermin
Third Base	J. FerminJose Fermin	B. JordanBlaze Jordan	R. Urias Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jul 24 Ramon Urias Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jul 24 J. WetherholtJJ Wetherholt
Left Field	B. Torres Cardinals' Bryan Torres: On bench Friday Bryan Torres Cardinals' Bryan Torres: On bench Friday	L. NootbaarLars Nootbaar	N. VelazquezNelson Velazquez N. ChurchNathan Church J. FerminJose Fermin A. BurlesonAlec Burleson I. HerreraIvan Herrera J. Walker Cardinals' Jordan Walker: Records 13th steal Jordan Walker Cardinals' Jordan Walker: Records 13th steal
Center Field	N. ChurchNathan Church	B. Torres Cardinals' Bryan Torres: On bench Friday Bryan Torres Cardinals' Bryan Torres: On bench Friday	L. NootbaarLars Nootbaar J. FerminJose Fermin
Right Field	L. NootbaarLars Nootbaar	J. Walker Cardinals' Jordan Walker: Records 13th steal Jordan Walker Cardinals' Jordan Walker: Records 13th steal	N. ChurchNathan Church N. VelazquezNelson Velazquez B. Torres Cardinals' Bryan Torres: On bench Friday Bryan Torres Cardinals' Bryan Torres: On bench Friday A. BurlesonAlec Burleson J. FerminJose Fermin
Designated Hitter	J. Walker Cardinals' Jordan Walker: Records 13th steal Jordan Walker Cardinals' Jordan Walker: Records 13th steal	I. HerreraIvan Herrera	N. VelazquezNelson Velazquez B. JordanBlaze Jordan J. CrooksJimmy Crooks A. BurlesonAlec Burleson B. Torres Cardinals' Bryan Torres: On bench Friday Bryan Torres Cardinals' Bryan Torres: On bench Friday L. NootbaarLars Nootbaar M. Winn Cardinals' Masyn Winn: Swipes bag in loss Masyn Winn Cardinals' Masyn Winn: Swipes bag in loss J. FerminJose Fermin

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
D. May Cardinals' Dustin May: Lacks command in loss Dustin May Cardinals' Dustin May: Lacks command in loss	M. LiberatoreMatthew Liberatore	M. McGreevy Cardinals' Michael McGreevy: Fires fourth straight quality start Michael McGreevy Cardinals' Michael McGreevy: Fires fourth straight quality start	A. PallanteAndre Pallante	K. LeahyKyle Leahy

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
R. O'Brien Cardinals' Riley O'Brien: Secures save No. 25 Riley O'Brien Cardinals' Riley O'Brien: Secures save No. 25	G. SorianoGeorge Soriano	J. Romero Cardinals' JoJo Romero: Battling appendicitis Abdomen: Expected to be out until at least Jul 29 JoJo Romero Cardinals' JoJo Romero: Battling appendicitis Abdomen: Expected to be out until at least Jul 29 R. StanekRyne Stanek J. BruihlJustin Bruihl M. SvansonMatt Svanson G. GraceffoGordon Graceffo S. Blewett Cardinals' Scott Blewett: Joins MLB bullpen Scott Blewett Cardinals' Scott Blewett: Joins MLB bullpen L. GastelumLuis Gastelum M. Rajcic Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Sep 11 Max Rajcic Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Sep 11