Who Will Make up St. Louis Cardinals 26-Man Roster?

The St. Louis Cardinals have less than a week before it begins the 2026 regular season against the Tampa Bay Rays on 3:15 p. m.

CT on March 26 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. The Cardinals  have gone full-steam ahead in their rebuilt efforts over the last year.

As a result, they aren't expected to be in a position to contend for a playoff spot this year, but there's still several young, talented players within the organization who are likely to get a look at some point. Here's an overview on who is predicted to make the roster according to FanGraphs' roster resource: Starting rotation Matthew Liberatore, LHP Michael McGreevy, RHP Dustin May, RHP Kyle Leahy, RHP Andre Pallante, RHP Bullpen Long relief: Gordon Graceffo, RHP Middle leverage: George Soriano, RHP Middle leverage: Matt Pushard, RHP Middle leverage: Justin Bruihl, LHP Closer: Ryne Stanek, RHP Closer: Matt Svanson, RHP Closer: JoJo Romero, LHP Closer: Riley O'Brien, RHP Lineup JJ Wetherholt, LHH, 2B Mason Winn, RHH, SS Alec Burleson, LHH, 1B Ivan Herrera, RHH, DH Nolan Gorman, LHH, 3B Jordan Walker, RHH, RF Nelson Velazquez, RHH, LF Pedro Pages, RHH, C Victor Scott II, LHH, CF Bench Yohel Pozo, RHH, 1B/C Ramon Urias, RHH, UTIL Jose Fermin, RHH, UTIL Nathan Church, LHH, OF Notes The lineup is projected to have multiple players who earned their jobs in spring training. Wetherholt, the No.

5 prospect in baseball according to MLB Pipeline and St. Louis' first-round pick from the 2024 MLB Draft, entered this spring with legitimate major league aspirations for the first time in his pro career. Wetherholt has put up a decent spring.