2014-2018 St. Louis Cardinals Transactions

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St. Louis Cardinals Transactions

2014 Season

12/11/13: Non-tendered C Steven Hill, OF Joe Benson, OF Joe Mather, P Blake Hawksworth, P Kyle Weiland

1/12/14: Matched RFA P Joel Peralta (14: $3M)

1/13/14: Matched RFA P Chris Tillman (14: $8.5M 15: $8M 16: $8M 17: $7.5M)

1/31/14: Released CI Michael Young

2/1/14: Signed P John Axford (14: $5M)

2/8/14: Signed C Wil Nieves (14: $1M)

2/22/14: Signed MI Yunel Escobar (14: $5M), MI Skip Schumaker (14: $1M 15: $1M)

2/25/14: Traded OF James Ramsey, OF Steven Piscotty and MI Taylor Lindsay to the Giants for C Jarrod Saltalamacchia, MI Cesar Hernandez, and CI Chevez Clarke

2/28/14: Drafted P Ryne Stanek

3/1/14: Signed CI/OF Sean Rodriguez (14: $1M)

3/5/14: Drafted P Ian Clarkin

3/11/14: Drafted P Ryan Eades

3/30/14: Released MI Jamey Carroll

4/19/14: Signed MI Brandon Hicks (AAS: $0.6M)

5/24/14: Signed OF Ichiro Suzuki (14: $0.5M), OF Reed Johnson (14: $0.5M)

6/18/14: Promoted P Andrew Heaney, DFA OF Justin Maxwell

2015 Season

12/18/15: Non-tendered MI Brandon Hicks, P Josh Kinney, P PJ Walters, P Steve Johnson

1/12/15: Matched RFA MI Yunel Escobar (15: $5M 16: $7M)

2/7/15: Signed P Tony Watson (15: $5M 16: $6M 17: $7M), P Jean Machi (15: $4.3M 16: $4.3M 17: $4.3M), P JP Howell (15: $4.2M), P Scott Atchison (15: $3.8M)

2/12/15: Released CI Kellen Sweeney

2/24/15: Drafted P Tyler Kolek

2/25/15: Traded P Tony Watson to the Angels for P Tyler Clippard

2/28/15: Drafted C Max Pentecost

3/1/15: Drafted OF Derek Hill

3/2/15: Released OF Everett Williams

3/5/15: Drafted CI Sam Travis

3/6/15: Released OF Chevez Clarke

3/21/15: Signed C Tuffy Gosewisch (AAS: $1.5M), MI Clint Barmes (15: $2M 16: $2M)

2016 Season

12/14/15: Non-tendered MI Pete Kozma, OF Logan Schafer, Franchise Tagged P JP Howell (16: $6.25M)

1/13/16: Traded C Max Pentecost and P Tyler Clippard to the Nationals for C Wilson Ramos and P Anthony Ranaudo

1/17/16: Demoted P Danny Hultzen to the Exempt List

1/23/16: Signed P Mike Pelfrey (16: $0.5M)

1/30/16: Signed MI Jimmy Rollins (16: $5.9M)

2/4/16: Released C Jarrod Saltalamacchia to the Royals via Waivers

2/6/16: Signed P Koji Uehara (16: $6M)

2/22/16: Drafted P Dillon Tate, Released P Deck McGuire

2/27/16: Signed MI Cliff Pennington (16: $0.5M), OF Cole Gillespie (16: $0.5M), P Ryan Pressly (16: $0.5M)

2/28/16: Drafted P Jon Harris, Released P Danny Hultzen

3/3/16: Drafted C Chris Betts, Released C Cameron Gallagher

6/16/16: Released MI Clint Barmes

6/29/16: Released MI Jimmy Rollins

7/2/16: Signed OF Adam Frazier (AAS: $0.5M), MI Ramiro Pena (16: $0.5M)

7/9/16: Signed P Matt Belisle (16: $0.5M)

2017 Season

12/18/16: Non-tendered C Tuffy Gosewisch, P Anthony Ranaudo, Franchise Tagged CI Josh Donaldson (17: $17M)

1/7/17: Signed P Hisashi Iwakuma (17: $6M 18: $6M)

1/14/17: Signed MI Alcides Escobar (17: $5.9M 18: $5.9M), P David Phelps (17: $6.75M 18: $6.75M 19: $6.75M), P Pedro Strop (16: $6.5M)

1/28/17: Signed P Santiago Casilla (17: $3.8M 18: $3.8M), P Ryan Buchter (17: $4M 18: $4M 19: $4M)

2/4/17: Signed OF Carlos Beltran (17: $8.5M), OF Curtis Granderson (17: $8.5M)

3/4/17: Signed MI Jed Lowrie (17: $2.15M)

3/8/17: Drafted P Riley Pint

3/11/17: Drafted CI Nolan Jones, Released MI Levi Michael and P Ryan Eades

3/18/17: Drafted C Will Smith

3/21/17: Released C Chris Betts

3/25/17: Signed C Nick Hundley (17: $0.5M)

2018 Season

12/18/17: Franchise Tagged CI Josh Donaldson (18: $23M)

1/6/18: Signed OF Avisail Garcia (18: $9.51M 19: $9.51M 20: $9.51M 21: $9.51M)

1/8/18: Matched RFA P Pedro Strop (18: $6M 18: $6M)

1/13/2018: Signed P Ryan Madson (18: $11.03M)

1/27/2018: Signed P Jeremy Jeffress (18: $1.1M)

2/3/2018: Signed P Miguel Gonzalez (18: $2.33M)

2/24/2018: Signed OF Austin Jackson (18: $2M 19: $2M)

2/26/2018: Drafted OF Austin Beck

3/3/2018: Signed C Roberto Perez (18: $2.5M 19: $2.5M 20: $2.5M), DFA'd P Hisashi Iwakuma

3/4/2018: Drafted P Griffin Canning

3/11/2018: Released P Hisashi Iwakuma

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St. Louis Cardinals Transactions


2014 Season

12/11/13: Non-tendered C Steven Hill, OF Joe Benson, OF Joe Mather, P Blake Hawksworth, P Kyle Weiland

1/12/14: Matched RFA P Joel Peralta (14: $3M)

1/13/14: Matched RFA P Chris Tillman (14: $8.5M 15: $8M 16: $8M 17: $7.5M)

1/31/14: Released CI Michael Young

2/1/14: Signed P John Axford (14: $5M)

2/8/14: Signed C Wil Nieves (14: $1M)

2/22/14: Signed MI Yunel Escobar (14: $5M), MI Skip Schumaker (14: $1M 15: $1M)

2/25/14: Traded OF James Ramsey, OF Steven Piscotty and MI Taylor Lindsay to the Giants for C Jarrod Saltalamacchia, MI Cesar Hernandez, and CI Chevez Clarke

2/28/14: Drafted P Ryne Stanek

3/1/14: Signed CI/OF Sean Rodriguez (14: $1M)

3/5/14: Drafted P Ian Clarkin

3/11/14: Drafted P Ryan Eades

3/30/14: Released MI Jamey Carroll

4/19/14: Signed MI Brandon Hicks (AAS: $0.6M)

5/24/14: Signed OF Ichiro Suzuki (14: $0.5M), OF Reed Johnson (14: $0.5M)

6/18/14: Promoted P Andrew Heaney, DFA OF Justin Maxwell

2015 Season

12/18/15: Non-tendered MI Brandon Hicks, P Josh Kinney, P PJ Walters, P Steve Johnson

1/12/15: Matched RFA MI Yunel Escobar (15: $5M 16: $7M)

2/7/15: Signed P Tony Watson (15: $5M 16: $6M 17: $7M), P Jean Machi (15: $4.3M 16: $4.3M 17: $4.3M), P JP Howell (15: $4.2M), P Scott Atchison (15: $3.8M)

2/12/15: Released CI Kellen Sweeney

2/24/15: Drafted P Tyler Kolek

2/25/15: Traded P Tony Watson to the Angels for P Tyler Clippard

2/28/15: Drafted C Max Pentecost

3/1/15: Drafted OF Derek Hill

3/2/15: Released OF Everett Williams

3/5/15: Drafted CI Sam Travis

3/6/15: Released OF Chevez Clarke

3/21/15: Signed C Tuffy Gosewisch (AAS: $1.5M), MI Clint Barmes (15: $2M 16: $2M)

2016 Season

12/14/15: Non-tendered MI Pete Kozma, OF Logan Schafer, Franchise Tagged P JP Howell (16: $6.25M)

1/13/16: Traded C Max Pentecost and P Tyler Clippard to the Nationals for C Wilson Ramos and P Anthony Ranaudo

1/17/16: Demoted P Danny Hultzen to the Exempt List

1/23/16: Signed P Mike Pelfrey (16: $0.5M)

1/30/16: Signed MI Jimmy Rollins (16: $5.9M)

2/4/16: Released C Jarrod Saltalamacchia to the Royals via Waivers

2/6/16: Signed P Koji Uehara (16: $6M)

2/22/16: Drafted P Dillon Tate, Released P Deck McGuire

2/27/16: Signed MI Cliff Pennington (16: $0.5M), OF Cole Gillespie (16: $0.5M), P Ryan Pressly (16: $0.5M)

2/28/16: Drafted P Jon Harris, Released P Danny Hultzen

3/3/16: Drafted C Chris Betts, Released C Cameron Gallagher

6/16/16: Released MI Clint Barmes

6/29/16: Released MI Jimmy Rollins

7/2/16: Signed OF Adam Frazier (AAS: $0.5M), MI Ramiro Pena (16: $0.5M)

7/9/16: Signed P Matt Belisle (16: $0.5M)

2017 Season

12/18/16: Non-tendered C Tuffy Gosewisch, P Anthony Ranaudo, Franchise Tagged CI Josh Donaldson (17: $17M)

1/7/17: Signed P Hisashi Iwakuma (17: $6M 18: $6M)

1/14/17: Signed MI Alcides Escobar (17: $5.9M 18: $5.9M), P David Phelps (17: $6.75M 18: $6.75M 19: $6.75M), P Pedro Strop (16: $6.5M)

1/28/17: Signed P Santiago Casilla (17: $3.8M 18: $3.8M), P Ryan Buchter (17: $4M 18: $4M 19: $4M)

2/4/17: Signed OF Carlos Beltran (17: $8.5M), OF Curtis Granderson (17: $8.5M)

3/4/17: Signed MI Jed Lowrie (17: $2.15M)

3/8/17: Drafted P Riley Pint

3/11/17: Drafted CI Nolan Jones, Released MI Levi Michael and P Ryan Eades

3/18/17: Drafted C Will Smith

3/21/17: Released C Chris Betts

3/25/17: Signed C Nick Hundley (17: $0.5M)

2018 Season

12/18/17: Franchise Tagged CI Josh Donaldson (18: $23M)

1/6/18: Signed OF Avisail Garcia (18: $9.51M 19: $9.51M 20: $9.51M 21: $9.51M)

1/8/18: Matched RFA P Pedro Strop (18: $6M 18: $6M)

1/13/2018: Signed P Ryan Madson (18: $11.03M)

1/27/2018: Signed P Jeremy Jeffress (18: $1.1M)

2/3/2018: Signed P Miguel Gonzalez (18: $2.33M)

2/24/2018: Signed OF Austin Jackson (18: $2M 19: $2M)

2/26/2018: Drafted OF Austin Beck

3/3/2018: Signed C Roberto Perez (18: $2.5M 19: $2.5M 20: $2.5M), DFA'd P Hisashi Iwakuma

3/4/2018: Drafted P Griffin Canning

3/11/2018: Released P Hisashi Iwakuma

El Guapo takes over Cardinals:

7/28 2018: Release Alberto Pujols 1B/DH LAA 2018: -$27M 2019: $28M 2020: $29M 2021: $30M -- **New Owner One-Time Release.

7/31/2018: Cardinals trade  Andrew Heaney SP/LAA, Ryne Stanek RP/TB and Jeremy Jeffress RP/MIL plus prospect Riley Pint  to Nationals for prospects Jesus Sanchez OF/TB and Alex Kirilloff OF/MIN plus  Carlos Gomez OF/TB and Dillon Maples RP/CHC.

8/4/2018: Cardinals release two players from its MiLB Roster: Tyler Kolek SP/MIA and Derek Hill OF/DET.

8/4/2018: Cardinals sign Contract Bids players: Austin Allen C/SD, Chad Spanberger 1B/TOR,  Patrick Sandoval SP/LAA, Thomas Burrows RP/ATL, Alex Fagalde SP/STL, Zac Houston RP/DET  and Cody Carroll RP/BAL.

8/8/2018: Cardinals release three MiLB players from its MiLB roster: Dillon Tate, Jon Harris and Ian Clarkin.

8/11/2018: Cardinals sign Contract Offer Bids players: Diosbel Arias SS/TEX, Luis Gil SP/NYY, David Parkinson SP/PHI, Antonio Cabello C/NYY, Curtis Terry 1B/TEX, Jean Carlos Mejia SP/CLE, Ignacio Feliz SP/CLE and Joey Meneses 1B/PHI.

8/12/2018: Cards trade Cesar Hernandez MI/PHI $5.1M (PP5/5) and prospect Will Smith C/LAD $0.55M to Marlins for prospect Heath Quinn OF/SF and Andrew Knizner C/STL $0.55M. (VETOED)

8/20/2018: Cards sign Contract Offer Bids players: Taylor Walls 2B/TB ($0.60M) and Joerlin De Los Santos OF/STL ($2.2M).

8/25/2018: Cards sign Contract Offer Bids players: Tyler Phillips SP/TEX ($1.1M), Demarcus Evans RP/TEX ($1M)
Leandro Cedeno 1B/STL ($1M).

8/29/2018: Cardinals release Ryan Madson RP/WAS ($11.03M)

9/1/2018: Cardinals sign Contract Offer bids: Brock Burke SP/TB - ($1.1M) and J.D. Hammer RP/PHI  ($0.60M).

10/1/2018: PENDING St Louis Cardinals 2018 Post-Season Releases

CI - Josh Donaldson 3B/TOR 2018: $23M RFA
OF - Carlos Gomez OF/TB - 2018: $8.11MM
MI - Cesar Hernandez (PHI) 2018: $5.1M (PP 5/5) FA
MI - Alcides Escobar (KC) 2018: $5.9M
SP - Adam Wainwright (STL) 2018: $18.8M
SP - Miguel Gonzalez (CHW) 2018: $2.33M
SP - Shelby Miller (ARI) 2018: $4.9M (PP 5/5)
RP - Santiago Casilla (SF) 2018: $3.8M
RP - Dillon Maples RP/CHC - 2018: $.55M (PP 1/5)
CI - Ryan Rua CI/OF/TEX $0.55M (PP 1/5)
MI - Sam Travis (BOS) 2018: $0.55M** (PP 1/5)
RP - Cody Carroll RP/BAL - 2018: $1M (PP 1/5)

Total: $74.59M