St. Louis, MO (SportsNetwork.com) – The St. Louis Cardinals and outfielder Jon Jay agreed on a two-year contract through 2016, avoiding salary arbitration, the team announced Monday. Jay, 29, hit team-best .303 with three...
St. Louis, MO (SportsNetwork.com) – The St. Louis Cardinals signed pitcher Carlos Villanueva to a minor-league contract with an invitation to spring training on Wednesday. The right-hander appeared in 42 games, with five starts, last season for the Cubs, going 5-7 with a 4.64 ERA. Over nine seasons with the Brewers, Blue Jays and Cubs, […]
St. Louis, MO (SportsNetwork.com) – St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Lance Lynn has agreed to a three-year contract, avoiding arbitration. Financial terms were not disclosed, but CBSSports.com reported the deal to be worth $22 million. It will cover the remainder of Lynn’s arbitration-eligible years. “We are pleased to have reached this agreement with Lance,” said Cardinals […]
St. Louis, MO (SportsNetwork.com) – The St. Louis Cardinals and reliever Jordan Walden avoided salary arbitration, agreeing to terms on a two-year contract Tuesday. The deal includes a club option for 2017. St. Louis acquired the right-hander along with outfielder Jason Heyward in a trade with the Atlanta Braves last month. Walden, 27, had a […]
Denver, CO (SportsNetwork.com) – The Colorado Rockies signed infielder Daniel Descalso to a two-year contract on Tuesday. Descalso spent the first five years of his career with the St. Louis Cardinals. Last season, he hit .242 in 104 games. For his career, Descalso has a .243 average with 10 homers and 111 RBI.
San Diego, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – The St. Louis Cardinals have signed infielder Mark Reynolds. Although terms of the pact are not known, MLB.com and CBS Sports are reporting that the deal is done pending a physical. Reynolds hit just .196 in 130 games last season for the Milwaukee Brewers and hasn’t gone above .225 since […]
St. Louis, MO (SportsNetwork.com) – The St. Louis Cardinals announced the signing of free agent reliever Matt Belisle to a one-year contract on Tuesday. Belisle spent the last six seasons with the Colorado Rockies, accumulating a 32-32 record and 3.88 earned run average in 412 2/3 innings over 392 appearances. In 2014, the right-hander was […]