St. Louis Cardinals' 2023 Projected Starting Lineup, Pitching Rotation, Bullpen

Here's a look at our projected starting lineup, pitching rotation and bullpen for the Cardinals in 2023.

St. Louis Cardinals

The St. Louis Cardinals are less than two months away from Opening Day.

Over the winter, the Cardinals replaced longtime catcher Yadier Molina with former Chicago Cubs backstop Willson Contreras. Aside from signing Contreras, the club was relatively quiet.

The Cardinals are the slight favorite to win the National League Central this season according to the Fanduel gambling website. Their odds are set at plus-130, with the Milwaukee Brewers slightly behind.

Here's a look at our projected starting lineup, pitching rotation and bullpen for the Cardinals in 2023, featuring 2022 slash lines and statistics:

Cardinals' projected starting lineup

Adam Wainwright: 11-12, 3.71 ERA, 32 starts, 191.2 IP, 1.28 WHIP, 2.65 SO/W, 103 ERA+
Miles Mikolas: 12-13, 3.29 ERA, 32 starts, 202.1 IP, 1.03 WHIP, 3.92 SO/W, 116 ERA+
Jack Fleharty: 2-1, 4.25 ERA, 8 starts, 36 IP, 1.61 WHIP, 1.50 SO/W, 91 ERA+
Jordan Montgomery: 6-3, 3.11 ERA, 11 starts, 63.2 IP, 1.08 WHIP, 4.69 SO/W, 123 ERA+
Steven Matz: 5-3, 5.25 ERA, 10 starts, 48 IP, 1.25 WHIP, 5.40 SO/W, 73 ERA+

OTHER ROTATION OPTIONS (THAT COULD APPEAR IN THE BULLPEN):

Dakota Hudson: 8-7, 4.45 ERA, 26 starts, 139.2 IP, 1.45 WHIP, 1.28 SO/W, 86 ERA+

Matthew Liberatore: 2-2, 5.97 ERA, 7 starts, 34.2 IP, 1.73 WHIP, 1.56 SO/W, 65 ERA+

BULLPEN

Ryan Helsley: 9-1, 19 saves, 1.25 ERA, 54 appearances, 64.2 IP

Andre Pallante: 6-5, 0 saves, 3.17 ERA, 47 appearances, 108 IP

Giovanny Gallegos: 3-6, 14 saves, 3.05 ERA, 57 appearances, 59 IP

Zack Thompson: 1-1, 1 save, 2.08 ERA, 22 appearances, 34.2 IP

Chris Stratton: 5-0, 0 saves, 2.78 ERA, 20 appearances, 22.2 IP

Drew Verhagen: 3-1, 0 saves, 6.65 ERA, 19 appearances, 21.2 IP

Jake Woodford: 4-0, 0 saves, 2.23 ERA, 27 appearances, 48.1 IP

Jordan Hicks: 3-6, 0 saves, 4.84 ERA, 35 appearances, 61.1 IP

Genesis Cabrera: 4-2, 1 save, 4.63 ERA, 39 appearances, 44.2 IP

JoJo Romero: 0-0, 0 saves, 3.77 ERA, 15 appearances, 14.1 IP

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