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Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	P. PagesPedro Pages	I. HerreraIvan Herrera	W. Contreras Finger: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2025 Willson Contreras Finger: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2025
First Base	P. Goldschmidt Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: Three-hit effort in loss Paul Goldschmidt Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: Three-hit effort in loss	A. Burleson Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Drives in three in win Alec Burleson Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Drives in three in win	L. BakerLuken Baker B. Donovan Cardinals' Brendan Donovan: Goes deep in win Brendan Donovan Cardinals' Brendan Donovan: Goes deep in win M. CarpenterMatt Carpenter
Second Base	B. Donovan Cardinals' Brendan Donovan: Goes deep in win Brendan Donovan Cardinals' Brendan Donovan: Goes deep in win	T. SaggeseThomas Saggese	J. FerminJose Fermin
Shortstop	M. Winn Cardinals' Masyn Winn: Has cyst removed from hand Masyn Winn Cardinals' Masyn Winn: Has cyst removed from hand	T. SaggeseThomas Saggese	J. FerminJose Fermin B. Donovan Cardinals' Brendan Donovan: Goes deep in win Brendan Donovan Cardinals' Brendan Donovan: Goes deep in win
Third Base	N. Arenado Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Sitting again Sunday Nolan Arenado Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Sitting again Sunday	B. Donovan Cardinals' Brendan Donovan: Goes deep in win Brendan Donovan Cardinals' Brendan Donovan: Goes deep in win	J. FerminJose Fermin T. SaggeseThomas Saggese
Left Field	L. NootbaarLars Nootbaar	A. Burleson Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Drives in three in win Alec Burleson Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Drives in three in win	B. Donovan Cardinals' Brendan Donovan: Goes deep in win Brendan Donovan Cardinals' Brendan Donovan: Goes deep in win J. WalkerJordan Walker M. SianiMike Siani
Center Field	M. SianiMike Siani	L. NootbaarLars Nootbaar	—
Right Field	J. WalkerJordan Walker	L. NootbaarLars Nootbaar	A. Burleson Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Drives in three in win Alec Burleson Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Drives in three in win B. Donovan Cardinals' Brendan Donovan: Goes deep in win Brendan Donovan Cardinals' Brendan Donovan: Goes deep in win M. SianiMike Siani
Designated Hitter	A. Burleson Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Drives in three in win Alec Burleson Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Drives in three in win	L. BakerLuken Baker	M. CarpenterMatt Carpenter I. HerreraIvan Herrera B. Donovan Cardinals' Brendan Donovan: Goes deep in win Brendan Donovan Cardinals' Brendan Donovan: Goes deep in win P. Goldschmidt Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: Three-hit effort in loss Paul Goldschmidt Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: Three-hit effort in loss N. Arenado Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Sitting again Sunday Nolan Arenado Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Sitting again Sunday M. Winn Cardinals' Masyn Winn: Has cyst removed from hand Masyn Winn Cardinals' Masyn Winn: Has cyst removed from hand J. WalkerJordan Walker W. Contreras Finger: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2025 Willson Contreras Finger: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2025

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
S. Gray Cardinals' Sonny Gray: Expected to have normal offseason Sonny Gray Cardinals' Sonny Gray: Expected to have normal offseason	E. FeddeErick Fedde	M. MikolasMiles Mikolas	K. GibsonKyle Gibson	A. PallanteAndre Pallante

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
R. HelsleyRyan Helsley	A. KittredgeAndrew Kittredge	R. FernandezRyan Fernandez J. KingJohn King M. LiberatoreMatthew Liberatore R. O'BrienRiley O'Brien S. MatzSteven Matz K. LeahyKyle Leahy C. RoycroftChris Roycroft J. Romero Cardinals' JoJo Romero: To start throwing next week JoJo Romero Cardinals' JoJo Romero: To start throwing next week K. Middleton Forearm: Expected to be out until at least May 1, 2025 Keynan Middleton Forearm: Expected to be out until at least May 1, 2025