Late Monday night, the Cards announced the following transaction:
2/8/21: Re-signed C Yadier Molina to a 1-year, $9 million contract. 40-man roster at 37.
In April of 2017, Yadier Molina signed a 3-year, $60 million extension that essentially ripped up a $15 million mutual option that was tied onto an earlier 2012 contract extension. After the 2020 season, Molina was declared a free agent, and the possibility of bringing him back for 2021 has been lingering all season. For a long time, nothing moved towards a conclusion, as the market for top tier free agent catchers like J.