# Cardinals Sign Reliever T.J. McFarland to One-Year Contract

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/cardinals-sign-reliever-t-j-mcfarland-to-one-year-contract/
- Published: 2021-11-08T10:09:15-06:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

**Cardinals sign reliever [T.J. McFarland](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mcfartj01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-)
to one-year contract for 2022 season; veteran groundball pitcher returns to St. 
Louis bullpen.**

**ST. LOUIS, MO. – November 8, 2021 **– The St. Louis Cardinals announced today 
that they have agreed to terms with free agent left-handed relief pitcher **_T. 
J. McFarland _**on a one-year contract for the upcoming 2022 season. Financial terms
of the deal were not disclosed.

The 32-year old McFarland, who signed with the Cardinals organization last season
on July 1 and joined St. Louis on July 16, went 4-1 with a 2.56 ERA (38.2 IP) and
21 strikeouts in 38 appearances. The left-hander induced 12 double plays to establish
a new Cardinals reliever record after the All-Star Break (since 1974), which tied
for most double plays among Major League relievers throughout the duration of last
season.

The Palos Park, Ill. native has made 323 career appearances between Baltimore (2013-
16), Arizona (2017-19), Oakland (2020), and St. Louis (2021) over his nine-year 
Major League career.

McFarland’s career 63.4 ground ball percentage ranks 6^(th)-highest among relievers
since 1987, and trails only [Zack Britton](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brittza01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-)(
76.5) among active relievers. His career 1.38 GIDP/9 IP ranks 6^(th)-highest among
relievers since 1974, and ties [Brandon Kintzler](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kintzbr01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-)
for highest among active relievers.

**— STL —**

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