The St. Louis Cardinals have signed Carlos Beltran to a 2 year contract worth $26 million and the contract also has a full trade clause.
The Cardinals have effectively filled the void that was left when Pujols left. I know you can't replace the number that the best hitter in baseball currently and what may be one of the best of all time have put up, but a outfielder that still has the potential to hit 30 homers and bat .300. Beltran will most likely play centerfield, being backed up by Jay. Berkman can move over to first base from right field, leaving Allen Craig to start in right.
I think this is a great signing for the Cardinals. They showed fans that they aren't going to let things run their course while they lost the best player of franchise history. They went out and acquired an all star that might be able to put up great numbers to propel them to the division title and get them back into the playoffs. All I hope is that Beltran's knees don't get the best of him during the contract and allow him to play well enough that Cards fans don't loathe this contract by the end of 2013.
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