JASON MOTTE RUMORS & GOSSIP
St. Louis Cardinals Might Have Long-term Closer In Jason Motte
St. Louis Cardinals closer Jason Motte has seen a lot of ups and downs in the early stages of his career, but he might now be set to have many more ups than downs in the foreseeable future.
The Cardinals agreed to a one-year, $1.95 million contract Wednesday with the man who closed out the franchise’s 11th World Series title.
Although the deal is only for one year, Motte looks...
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CARDINALS, MOTTE SIGN ONE YEAR DEAL
St. Louis, Mo – The St. Louis Cardinals have agreed to a one year, $1.95 million contract with closer Jason Motte, according to CBSsports.com. The Cardinals have confirmed the length of Motte’s contract via Twitter; he made $435,000 last year.
The 29 year old pitcher was drafted in the 19th round by the Cardinals in 2003. Motte made his debut with the Cardinals in 2008, racking...
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18 days ago
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18 days ago
Jason Motte and Cardinals agree at $1.95 million
Cardinals closer Jason Motte has agreed to a $1.95 million, one-year contract after helping St. Louis win the World Series.
The 29-year-old was 5-2 with a 2.25 ERA and nine saves last season, earning the closer's role in late August and getting five saves in the postseason.
Motte made $435,000 last year. He had asked for $2.4 million in arbitration and had been offered $1.5...
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18 days ago
Cardinals and Jason Motte agree on 2012 contract
ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that they have agreed to terms with pitcher Jason Motte on a one-year contract for the upcoming 2012 season, thus avoiding salary arbitration.
Motte, 29, went 5-2 with a 2.25 ERA (10th amongst N.L. relievers) and nine saves in his 78 appearances last season, establishing a Cardinals single-season record for games pitched by a...
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18 days ago
Cardinals, Motte agree on 2012 contract
ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that they have agreed to terms with pitcher Jason Motte on a one-year contract for the upcoming 2012 season, thus avoiding salary arbitration.
Motte, 29, went 5-2 with a 2.25 ERA (10th amongst N.L. relievers) and nine saves in his 78 appearances last season, establishing a Cardinals single-season record for games pitched by a...
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18 days ago
Motte an obvious choice to close games
World Series champion isn't the only title Jason Motte is set to shoulder in 2012. There's this new closer tag now attached to his name, too.
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28 days ago
Cardinals Pitcher Jason Motte's Vision So Bad He Struggles to See Plate Despite Throwing Close to 100 MPH
Jason Motte has emerged as the Cardinals' closer this postseason and has been lights out. And he's been doing it all despite terrible vision, which often leads to him being unable to see where he's throwing the ball. The 29-year-old reliever's nearsightedness is bad enough that he often squints on the mound because he can't see catcher Yadier Molina's signals, accroding to Yahoo...
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October 19, 2011
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October 19, 2011
Performer of the game: Cards closer Motte
Jason Motte's dominant outing put a tidy bow on the Cardinals' 5-4 comeback victory on a night when the Phillies' dangerous lineup was essentially reduced to rubble by St. Louis' revamped bullpen.
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October 03, 2011
Motte gets chance to close
ST. LOUIS -- Jason Motte had done just about everything else the past two months so it was only fitting that he record his first save of the season Sunday.
Motte pitched a perfect ninth inning to protect the Cardinals 7-4 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, earning his first save in more than a year to continue a run of dominance that is becoming historic.
The right-hander hasn't allowed...
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August 29, 2011
Motte says he wasn't trying to hit Braun
Cardinals pitcher Jason Motte said Wednesday that he was not trying to hit Milwaukee's Ryan Braun in St. Louis' 8-7 win the night before, however it may have looked.
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August 03, 2011
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