ST. LOUIS (AP) - The Cardinals and infielder Daniel Descalso avoided arbitration, agreeing to a $1.29-million, one-year contract, the midpoint between the $1.65 million he had asked for and the $930,000 St. Louis had offered.
St. Louis settled with all three arbitration-eligible players, agreeing earlier this month with outfielders Peter Bourjos and Jon Jay. The 27-year-old set career bests with five home runs, 42 RBI, 25 doubles and 43 runs scored last season.