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The one-year agreement is worth $8 million,
with opportunities for performance incentives. It marks the
third consecutive year that Wainwright has re-upped with the
Cardinals on a one-year contract.
Wainwright, 39, is coming off of a stellar season in the
truncated 2020 campaign affected by COVID-19. The three-time
All-Star led the Cardinals in wins (five), innings (65 2/3) and
strikeouts (54), going 5-3 in 10 starts with a 3.15 ERA,
including both of the team's complete games. He has lowered his
ERA in three consecutive season.
A 2006 World Series winner and postseason hero, Wainwright has
spent his entire 15-year career with the Cardinals. He has a
167-98 career record with a 3.38 ERA in 393 appearances (326
starts). He enjoyed a five-year span from 2009-14 when he had 19
or more wins four times, including 20-win seasons in 2010 and
2014. He did not pitch in 2011 after undergoing Tommy John
surgery.
In all-time Cardinals club rankings, Wainwright ranks third in
wins, fourth among pitchers in games started (326) and WAR
(36.9) and sixth in innings pitched (2,169 1/3). He also ranks
second in franchise history in strikeouts (1,830) -- behind only
Hall of Famer Bob Gibson.
The Cardinals still have another pair of key free agents
unsigned in nine-time All-Star catcher Yadier Molina and
two-time Gold Glove second baseman Kolten Wong.
--Field Level Media
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