From ESPN:
Free-agent shortstop Jhonny Peralta and the St. Louis Cardinals have agreed on a four-year deal worth around $52 million, a source told ESPN.com's Jim Bowden on Sunday.
Peralta, 31, is a two-time All-Star and .268 career hitter with 156 home runs in 11 seasons with Cleveland and Detroit. He missed 50 games late last season in conjunction with his involvement in Major League Baseball's Biogenesis scandal.
Peralta's signing will be the second significant move this week for Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak, who acquired outfielder Peter Bourjos from the Angels on Friday in a four-player trade that sent third baseman David Freese to Los Angeles.
The Cardinals expect to slot Peralta in at shortstop in place of Pete Kozma next season. Matt Carpenter will move from second base to third and rookie Kolten Wong will play second in a reconfigured infield for the National League champions.
Since Peralta did not receive a qualifying offer from Detroit, the Cardinals will not have to surrender a draft pick in exchange for signing him.
Free-agent shortstop Jhonny Peralta and the St. Louis Cardinals have agreed on a four-year deal worth around $52 million, a source told ESPN.com's Jim Bowden on Sunday.
Peralta, 31, is a two-time All-Star and .268 career hitter with 156 home runs in 11 seasons with Cleveland and Detroit. He missed 50 games late last season in conjunction with his involvement in Major League Baseball's Biogenesis scandal.
Peralta's signing will be the second significant move this week for Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak, who acquired outfielder Peter Bourjos from the Angels on Friday in a four-player trade that sent third baseman David Freese to Los Angeles.
The Cardinals expect to slot Peralta in at shortstop in place of Pete Kozma next season. Matt Carpenter will move from second base to third and rookie Kolten Wong will play second in a reconfigured infield for the National League champions.
Since Peralta did not receive a qualifying offer from Detroit, the Cardinals will not have to surrender a draft pick in exchange for signing him.
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