The St. Louis Cardinals announced Monday afternoon that they granted veteran catcher Brayan Pena his unconditional release. The Cards signed the 11-year veteran to a two-year, $5 million deal during the 2015 offseason, but only played in limited games in 2016. Needing a backup catcher, will the Braves purse Pena?
St. Louis added Pena on November 30, 2015 to serve as the backup catcher to Yadier Molina. Unfortunately for both parties, Pena went through lingering knee problems and only appeared in nine games in 2016.
Pena underwent knee surgery back in April and sat out the rest of the 2016 season.