Cardinals, 1B Matt Adams agree to $2.8 million contract

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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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