It’s been two years since the St. Louis Cardinals last reached the MLB postseason, with the NL Central franchise going from playoff lock to baseball obscurity over the last few years, with a 71-91 season in 2023 and an 83-79 campaign last year.
This season, oddsmakers from DraftKings Sportsbook are giving the Cardinals a preseason win total over/under of 77.5, to go with +600 odds of winning the NL Central for the first time since 2022, with the Show-Me State squad ranking third overall behind the Chicago Cubs (+140) and Milwaukee Brewers (+250) in the division.
BetMissouri.com paused its typical Missouri sports betting coverage and utilized Fangraphs.com to gather the 2025 salary information and projected 2025 WAR. Once acquiring that information, we divided the salary by the player’s projected WAR to determine the player’s potential value.
Most Undervalued St. Louis Cardinals on 2025 Roster
Player | 2025 Salary | 2025 Projected WAR | Value (Salary Per WAR) * |
Masyn Winn (Shortstop) | $800,000 | 3.5 | $228,571 |
Ivan Herrera (Catcher) | $800,000 | 2.4 | $333,333 |
Alec Burleson (Designated Hitter) | $800,000 | 1.5 | $533,333 |
*Rounded to nearest whole number
Note: Some players’ salaries are represented by their salary before arbitration. Only players projected on the Opening Day 40-Man Roster were included.
Who Are The Most Undervalued Cardinals Players?
The Cards’ most undervalued player when broken down by projected WAR per dollar earned is shortstop Masyn Winn, who is expected to generate 3.5 WAR in 2025 on a salary figure of $800,000, averaging out to $228,671 of value (salary per WAR).
Winn ranked just ahead of his infield mates, in catcher Ivan Herrera ($333,333 value) and designated hitter Alec Burleson ($533,333 value), as the fourth-year backstop is expected to generate 2.4 WAR on his $800,000 salary while the team’s DH is projected to finish with a 1.5 WAR season on the same salary total.
For now, what we know for sure is that St. Louis will need to rely on a cast of young players to get back to the postseason, as the Cardinals’ youthful roster will have to learn the ropes on the fly if the NL Central stalwarts are going to get back to where they once belonged come October.
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Christopher Boan is a lead writer for BetMissouri.com, specializing in covering state issues. He has covered sports and sports betting in Arizona for more than seven years, including stops at ArizonaSports.com, the Tucson Weekly and the Green Valley News.
