Gant gets raise for 2021 as Cardinals bank on their pitching depth while surveying market for offense

Cardinals pitcher John Gant fist bumps pitching coach Mike Maddux after a pitching session during the seventh day of "Summer Camp" at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on Friday, July 10, 2020. Photo by Colter Peterson, cpeterson@post-dispatch.com

On the eve of what would have been their final weekend before jetting to Dallas for baseball’s Winter Meetings, that annual hothouse of potential activity, the Cardinals continued to work at home and cemented a deal with one of their own.

The Cardinals and righthanded pitcher John Gant agreed on a one-year contract for the 2021 season, the team confirmed.