According to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, the St. Louis Cardinals have locked up infielder Matt Carpenter to a lucrative deal.
Source: Carpenter’s six-year, $52M deal with #STLCards includes $18.5M club option or $2M buyout for 2020.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) March 8, 2014
Carpenter breakdown with #STLCards: $1.5M signing bonus, $1M, $3.5M, $6.25M, $9.75M, $13.5M, $14.5M, $18.5M club option or $2M buyout.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) March 8, 2014
Carpenter had a breakout season for the Cardinals in 2013 leading Major League Baseball in hits (199) runs scored (126) and doubles (55) while making his first All-Star appearance.