The St. Louis Cardinals avoided arbitration with right-hander John Gant on Friday by agreeing to a $1.3 million, one-year deal. Gant, 27, was the only St. Louis player eligible for arbitration. He lost the fifth starter spot to Dakota Hudson last season but went 11-1 with a 3.66 ERA as a crucial part of the bullpen. He made $571,300. read more https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id...rbitration-agreeing-john-gant-13m-1-year-deal