Cardinals Announce Wild Card Roster

The Cardinals have announced their roster for tonight’s showdown with the Dodgers in the NL wild card game.  Adam Wainwright has already been announced as the starting pitcher, one of 12 pitchers the Cards will carry along with 14 position players.

Right-handed pitchers

• Jack Flaherty
• Giovanny Gallegos
• Luis Garcia
• Dakota Hudson
• Miles Mikolas
• Alex Reyes
• Adam Wainwright
• Kodi Whitley

Left-handed pitchers

• Genesis Cabrera
• Kwang Hyun Kim
• T.J. McFarland
• Andrew Miller

Catchers

• Andrew Knizner
• Yadier Molina

Infielders

• Nolan Arenado
• Matt Carpenter
• Paul DeJong
• Tommy Edman
• Paul Goldschmidt
• Jose Rondon
• Edmundo Sosa
• Juan Yepez

Outfielders

• Harrison Bader
• Dylan Carlson
• Lars Nootbaar
• Tyler O’Neill

Of the Cardinals’ regular starting pitchers, Jon Lester, J.A. Happ and Jake Woodford weren’t included on the roster — none surprising omissions due to the one-game nature of the playoff.  Mikolas, Hudson, and Flaherty are there to provide some level of depth if Wainwright has to make an early exit from the game.  Of the position players, Yepez is the most intriguing name, as the 23-year-old has posted big numbers in Triple-A this season but has never appeared in a Major League game.