The pitcher will return for an 18th season with the club while long time teammates Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina retire.
The NL Central championCardinals were eliminated by the PhiladelphiaPhillies in the wild-card round of the playoffs, but the team's president said that pitcher Adam Wainwright told them he was coming back. During the two games he did not pitch, he had trouble with his delivery.
He made at least 20 starts for the first time in his career, but he finished the season with a loss.
He made $17.5 million on a one year deal. The terms of his contract have not been made public.
He will need five wins to get to 200 for his career. The second most wins in franchise history is held by Wainwright, who is 15 behind the leader.
Andrew Knizner is in line to be the everyday catcher, despite the fact that the club will be looking for help behind the plate.
The pitching coach Mike Maddux and the hitting coach Jeff Albert decided not to accept the new contracts that were offered to them. Albert spent time with the Astros before taking over as the Cards' hitting coach, while Maddux had been with the team since the beginning of the year.
Skip Schumaker was the manager of the Cards this week. With Bryan Eversgerd being demoted to a special assistant within the organization, Oliver Marmol will have four vacancies to fill on his staff.
Turner Ward is a candidate for promotion. The pitching strategist could be in the running to replace Maddux as the pitchman.
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