The St. Louis Cardinals are bringing in a catcher they know well to replace Yadier Molina. Willson Contreras reportedly signed a five-year, $87.5 million deal to join the Cardinals on Wednesday, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan.
Contreras spent the last seven seasons with one of the Cardinals' biggest rivals, the Chicago Cubs. With Chicago, Contreras put up a .256/.349/.466 career slash line. He made three All-Star teams with the Cubs.
Contreras, 30, joins St. Louis after Molina retired in November. Molina spent 19 seasons in the majors, all with the Cardinals.