Today the Cardinals agreed to a contract with Mark Reynolds. It is a one year $2M contract with incentives. In 2015 Reynolds will be used as a back up for first baseman Matt Adams and third base for Matt Carpenter. He will be the power bat that the Cardinals have been looking for even thought Reynolds has led the league in strikeouts from 2008-2011. Reynolds has hit 224 home runs in eight seasons in the majors with Arizona, Baltimore, Cleveland, the Yankees and the Brewers. He also strikes out a lot, and four times has led the league in that category. I am hoping Reynolds to be a presence with his bat in 2015 instead of becoming Ty Wigginton during the 2013 season with the Cardinals, a huge bust. At least he has hit 20 or more for the past four seasons
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