The Cardinals have signed free agent pitcher Jeremy Hefner to a minor-league contract, and he is expected to attend major-league spring training as a non-roster invitee.
Hefner, 29, hopes to revive a career that was nearly derailed by two Tommy John surgeries since 2013.
The 6-foot-4 righthander made 36 starts (8-15) and had a 4.65 ERA in 224 1/3 innings pitched for the Mets between 2012-13.
The Oklahoma native, a fifth-round draft pick of the Padres in 2007, first had Tommy John surgery in August of 2013, but re-injured himself while rehabbing. The second operation came in October of 2014.