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On Tuesday, the Cardinals agreed to a one-year, $10 million extension with Molina, as first reported by Katie Woo of The Athletic, which will keep him in St.
Louis for another year was the smart thing for the Cardinals, considering that Andrew Knizner has underwhelmed in limited action and Ivan Herrera is only in Double-A and at least another year from debuting in the majors.
.262/.303/.359 with four home runs and 2016 in a COVID-shortened 2020 season — though he will be 40 next year and is bound to regress at some point.
Having Molina behind the plate for one more postseason run will help the Cardinals’ chances of competing in 2022 and it wouldn’t be surprising to see them be aggressive in adding talent around Molina to further enhance those odds.
He’s here to stay — and possibly be one of the rare players to finish his career playing for only one franchise, further cementing what has been an incredible legacy.