Penny, Cardinals close to 1-year deal (AP)

[ASFN Admin]

Brad Penny's late-season pitch seems to have paid off. Fresh from an impressive showing in the final month, Penny was close to a $7.5 million, one-year contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, a person familiar with the talks told The Associated Press on Monday. The deal is contingent on the 31-year-old righty passing a physical, said the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the...

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