The St. Louis Cardinals have an agreement in place with free-agent closer Greg Holland for a 1-year $14m deal, pending a physical.
Holland missed the 2016 season after Tommy John surgery. Last season he saved a NL leading 41 games for the Rockies and went to his 3rd All-Star game.
Jon Heyman on Twitter
holland and STLCards have a deal now. $14M.
The Cardinals will forfeit their second-round pick (59 overall) in the 2018 Draft because Holland turned down the Rockies qualifying offer. They will also lose $500,000 from their international bonus pool.
Chris Cotillo on Twitter
Greg Holland opened the winter by declining his $15M player option with Colorado and then rejecting the club’s $17.4M qualifying offer. He ends it by accepting a $14M offer from the Cardinals.
Holland has been throwing, but will not be immediately available to start the season.
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