According to Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Cards have signed shortstop Cesar Izturis to a one-year deal. The amount is $2.85MM with another $650K in incentives. You know the story with Izturis – anemic bat, stellar glove. He’ll offer a bit more than Brendan Ryan would’ve and doesn’t cost much. If John Mozeliak finds something better it will be easy to pull the plug.
This also signals the end of David Eckstein as a Cardinal, as expected.
Strauss adds that the team has "strong interest" in acquiring the Brewers’ Chris Capuano. That’s a reasonable target and a nice buy-low idea. The Brewers would like to unload him given their starter surplus and his rising salary. In a radio interview on 590AM, Post-Dispatch columnist Rick Hummel indicated it could be an even swap for Anthony Reyes.
