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Right-handed pitcher Mike Leake is no longer a free agent. The 28 year old agreed to a five year deal with the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday afternoon that is said to be worth $80 million. The deal also includes a no-trade clause and an option for a fifth year option that would increase his pay.
With six years of Major League play on his resume, Leake has a career 64-52 record with a 3.88 ERA. In 2015, Leake started the season with the Cincinnati Reds, the same team that drafted him and was then traded to the San Francisco Giants at the trade deadline, in a combined thirty starts he recorded a 3.70 ERA with a 11-10 record.
Leake will add significant depth to the Cardinals’ starting rotation that just lost John Lackey to the Cubs; he will join Adam Wainwright, Michael Wacha, Jaime Garcia and Carlos Martinez in hopes of giving the Cards that extra push in the post-season.
The Cardinals will not lose any draft picks to San Francisco since Leake was recently traded to the Giants which didn’t force them to make a qualifying offer.
Bethany Cohen
Bethany is a Graduate of the University of South Florida and currently resides in Tampa. She is a die-hard Yankees' fan and has been a freelance writer for six years. She has covered the Yankees' Minor League System since 2010 and also does freelance work for Examiner.com and CBS Local Tampa Bay. Follow her on Twitter @TampaBethany
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