Cardinals receive:
CI Placido Polanco 4m (2011)
 
Marlins receive:
OF Hart, Corey, $2m (2012)

The Fish did this trade to acquire a talented OF with a cheap contract that I was looking for. And it's hard to give up Polanco but I was not going to extend his contract for the next years to come. Thanks for the easy negotations Paul 

Cardinals to confirm   

Marlins release P Meyer, Dan, $0.5m (P-2011) to bring their roster back to 40 players 

Marlins release C Baker, John, $0.5m (P-2011)

0.5m

Current Roster:27/40
2015 Salary Cap: $68.5m   
Cap Space: $0 million
Expected 2016 Salary Cap: $70m   
Cap Space: $17.5 million


Starting Lineup:
1. Ichiro Susuki       (OF)
2. Justin Turner        (CI)
3. A.J Pollock            (OF)
4. Billy Butler           (DH)
5. A.J. Pierzynski       (C)
6. Erik Aybar            (MI)
7. Chris Johnson      (CI)
8. Eduardo Escobar  (MI)
9. Matt Joyce           (OF)

Bench::
Delmon Young         (OF)
Chris Denofia          (OF)
Wilin Rosario           (C)

Starting Rotation:
1. Jose Fernandez         (SP)
2. Chris Tillman            (SP)
3. Jeremy Hellickson      (SP)
4. Bartolo Colon            (SP)
5. Tim Cooney              (SP)

DL
Wily Peralta                  (SP)
Bronson Arroyo            (SP)
Aaron Harang               (SP)

Bullpen:
1. Sam Dyson              (RP)
2. Brandon League       (RP)
3. Jean Machi              (RP)
4. Dale Thayer             (RP)
5. Justin Grimm           (RP)
6. Eddie Butler            (RP)

Bench:
James Chad                (RP)
Zack Von Rosenberg   (RP)

Top 10 Prospects:
1. Robert Stephenson (SP)
2. Jameson Taillon       (SP)
3. Kohl Stewart           (SP)
4. Michael Fulmer         (SP)
5. Joseph Gatto           (SP)
6. Grant Holmes          (SP)
7. ZacK Cox                 (CI)
8. Grayson Garvin        (SP)
9. Brett Phillips           (OF)
10. Daniel Burawa       (RP)

Transactions in the 2014-2015 Offseason:
In:                                                 Out:
Matt Joyce           (OF)                    Ian Desmond          (MI)
Billy Butler           (CI)                     Mike Morse              (OF)
Wilin Rosario        (C)                     Roberto Hernandez (SP)
Eduardo Escobar (MI)                    Jonathan Sanchez   (SP)
Erik Aybar          (MI)
Bartolo Colon     (SP)
Chris Tillman       (SP)
Jeremy Hellickson (SP)
Dale Thayer          (RP)