The St. Louis Cardinals locked up one of the top free agents on the market, signing outfielder and leadoff hitter Dexter Fowler to a five-year deal, reports Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports:
Source: Fowler deal with #STLCards: Five years, $82.5M, full no-trade.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) December 9, 2016
Fowler bet on himself. Turned down three years, $33M from #Orioles last off-season. Signed one-year, $13M deal with Cubs. Now: $82.5M.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) December 9, 2016
St. Louis made Fowler their top target this offseason, and reportedly came to him with a lucrative offer to ensure they didn't lose him to anyone else.
Fowler hit .276 with 13 homers and 48 RBIs with the Cubs last season.
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