The Cardinals have agreed to a five-year, $75 million contract with four-time Gold Glove catcher Yadier Molina that will keep him in St. Louis through the 2017 season. The team announced the details Thursday, including a mutual, $15 million option for a sixth year. General manager John Mozeliak said the Cardinals consider Molina to be the best catcher in baseball and team Chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. called him "a signature player, franchise-type player." The contract makes Molina the second-highest paid catcher in the majors, trailing only the Twins' Joe Mauer (eight years, $184 million). Read more: http://espn.go.com/mlb/spring2012/s...-yadier-molina-five-year-75-million-extension
