# Cardinals and Tommy Edman Agree To 2-Year Deal

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/cardinals-and-tommy-edman-agree-to-2-year-deal/
- Published: 2024-01-22T15:21:08-06:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

### **_CARDINALS & TOMMY EDMAN AGREE TO 2-YEAR DEAL;_** **_CONTRACT ALLOWS BOTH SIDES TO AVOID SALARY ARBITRATION HEARING_**

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**ST. LOUIS, MO., January 22, 2024 **– The [St. Louis Cardinals](https://www.mlb.com/cardinals)
announced today that they have agreed on a two-year (2024-25) contract with infielder/
outfielder **_[Tommy Edman](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/edmanto01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2024-01-22_br)_**,
avoiding a potential arbitration hearing.

Edman, 28, is set to enter his 6^(th) season with St. Louis, the team that drafted
him in 2016 out of Stanford University.

“We are pleased to announce today that we have agreed to terms with Tommy on a new
two-year deal,” said Cardinals’ President of Baseball Operations **_John Mozeliak_**.“
Tommy’s strong fundamental play, athleticism and versatility remains a valuable 
asset that we view as an important part of our team identity.”

The switch-hitting Edman batted .248 with 13 HR’s and a team-high 27 stolen bases
last season while making starts at shortstop (41), second base (34), center field(
30) and in right field (4), earning _Rawlings_ N.L. Gold Glove finalist selection
for the 3^(rd)-straight season.  He won the N.L. Gold Glove in 2021 for second basemen.

Since making his Major League debut (June 8, 2019), Edman ranks 4th among MLB switch-
hitters in hits (590) behind [Bryan Reynolds](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/reynobr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2024-01-22_br)(
604), [Francisco Lindor](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lindofr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2024-01-22_br)(
606), and [José Ramírez](https://www.baseball-reference.com/search/search.fcgi?pid=ramirjo01,ramirjo02,ramire023jos,ramire022jos,ramire032jos,ramire036jos,ramire034jos,ramire030jos&search=José+Ramírez&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2024-01-22_br)(
628).  He is one of just seven switch-hitters in all of Major League Baseball to
compile 100+ hits in each of the last three seasons (2021-23).

In 596 career games, Edman has logged a .265 batting mark with 53 HR’s, 222 RBI 
and 106 stolen bases.  His 89 stolen bases over the past three seasons are T-2nd
in the majors with [Trea Turner](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/turnetr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2024-01-22_br)
and [Starling Marte](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/martest01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2024-01-22_br)
behind only [Ronald Acuna Jr.](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/acunaro01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2024-01-22_br)(
119).  Edman and Turner are the only players to have swiped 25 or more bases in 
each of the past three seasons, while Tommy’s 86.2 pct. career stolen base success
rate (106-for-123) is 3^(rd) best in MLB history for players with at least 120 attempts.

**— STL —**

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No word yet on the contract, but the [Salary Matrix](https://www.nyrdcast.com/2023/11/cardinals-salary-matrix-2024-edition/)
will be updated as soon as we find out and this post will be updated. **Edit:** 
It’s a 2 years, $16.5M deal; he’ll make $7.0M in 2024 and $9.5M in 2025. There are
also performance bonuses; it’s all listed in the Salary Matrix link above.

The deal means the Cardinals will not have a hearing this season with any of their
players; they have typically agreed to a deal after exchanging figures if the deal
will be for multiple years. They went to hears last year with [Ryan Helsley](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/helslry01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2024-01-22_br)
and the year before with [Jack Flaherty](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/flaheja01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2024-01-22_br).

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