St. Louis Cardinals Sign Pitcher Todd Wellemeyer

St. Louis Cardinals settle all salary arbitration cases with signing

01/28/2008, ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Cardinals today announced the signing of pitcher Todd Wellemeyer to a one-year deal. With today's signing, the Cardinals have settled each of their three potential salary arbitration cases. Rick Ankiel and Yadier Molina both agreed to terms earlier this month.

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Todd Wellemeyer was claimed off waivers from Kansas City last May 15, and started 11 times for the club with nine bullpen appearances the remainder of the year. Was 3-1 with a 3.65 ERA in his 11 starts (20 ER/ 49.1 IP) with a club win-loss mark of 9-2 in those starts. He had just a 1.26 ERA in his 14.1 IP of relief while with the Redbirds. Todd missed 39 games during the season's second-half while disabled with a sprained right elbow.

The 29-year-old has a career 9-10 record in his four-plus years in the majors with a 4.98 ERA. Last season with St. Louis was the first time he had been used as a starter during his Major League career. Todd is one of three current Cardinals (Joel Pineiro and Brad Thompson) who split time last season pitching as both a starter and a reliever.

Source: MLB