ST. LOUIS (AP) _ The Cardinals and first baseman Matt Adams agreed to a $2.8
million, one-year deal Thursday to avoid arbitration, though his role remains
unclear with Matt Carpenter taking over his everyday job.
Adams, who made $1.65 million last season, has been shopped this offseason but
could also give St. Louis a power bat off the bench. The left-handed hitting
Adams is a career .284 hitter against right-handed pitching, so he offers an
option in a platoon role.
That route could also keep him healthy: He’s spent time on the disabled list
the past few seasons with everything from oblique and calf injuries to a torn
quadriceps.
His deal leaves right-handers Carlos Martinez, Trevor Rosenthal, Kevin Siegrist
and left-hander Michael Wacha as the Cardinals’ arbitration-eligible players.
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