Here is to hoping that Joel Pineiro is worth every penny: 2-year deal will keep Pineiro here Last month Joel Pineiro couldn't wait to test the free agent market. By Monday morning he decided the market could survive without him for another two years. Providing a degree of certainty for himself and the suddenly aggressive Cardinals, the pending free agent agreed to a two-year, $13 million contract that ensures a degree of depth for a starting rotation under renovation. "I was going to test the market and see how it is," said Pineiro, who last winter accepted a one-year, $4 million contract with the Boston Red Sox that he thought offered an opportunity to start or close but actually did neither. "But there's no reason for it." Pineiro, 29, was 6-4 with a 3.96 ERA in 11 starts after the Cardinals acquired him Red Sox in a July 31 non-waiver deadline deal. He struck out 40 against only 12 walks in 63 2/3 innings with the Redbirds. A throwaway to the Red Sox, he ...
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