Cards sign Motte for one year: The Cardinals and closer Jason Motte avoided arbitration on Wednesday, as they agreed to a one-year deal worth $1.95 million plus incentives, according to CBSSports.com Baseball Insider Jon Heyman. Motte finished last season as the Cardinals' closer, and he went 5-2 with a 2.25 ERA and nine saves. (Updated 01/25/2012)
Injury Report
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Fantasy Analysis
Motte has been a closer candidate for some time now, but he will enter spring training as the closer for the first time in his career. He will be worth targeting as a No. 2 RP in all mixed league formats on draft day. (Updated 01/25/2012).
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Jason Motte became the solution for the Cardinals' closer problems last season and enters 2012 as the ninth-inning man in St. Louis. He earned his first save on Aug. 28 and went 9 for 10 in save chances down the stretch. He finished the campaign with a 2.25 ERA in 78 appearances and also posted a 63-to-16 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 68 innings pitched. The right-hander has a 2.24 ERA over the last two seasons and should be able to thrive as the closer from Day 1. The Cardinals will likely be in some closer games with Albert Pujols no longer in the fray, which should equal plenty of save chances for Motte. While he is not as proven as some of the other closers out there, Motte should be productive enough to be considered a No. 2 Fantasy RP in mixed leagues on Draft Day. (Updated 1/30/12)
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