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Cardinals Sign Dean Anna To Major League Deal

By Steve Adams | November 11, 2014 at 2:37pm CDT

The Cardinals have signed 27-year-old infielder Dean Anna to a Major League contract, reports Chad Jennings of LoHud.com  (via Twitter).

Anna made his big league debut in 2014 with the Yankees, appearing in 12 games and totaling 25 plate appearances. He batted .136/.200/.318 with his first Major League homer in that time, and he also picked up an inning on the mound when he spared the Yankee bullpen by pitching an inning in a 16-1 blowout (he allowed two runs on three hits — no walks though!).

Anna is capable of playing shortstop, second base, third base and the corner outfield spots, having logged at least 50 games at each of those spots in the minors. He has an excellent track record at Triple-A, where he’s a lifetime .296/.385/.432 hitter in 823 plate appearances.

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  1. Joel Peterson

    6 years ago

    12 in 15 baby!!!!

    No for real who is this guy?

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  2. stuffnya

    6 years ago

    who??

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  3. Draven Moss

    6 years ago

    Well, I guess this guy will serve as the Cardinal’s utility player next year. Not sure why he got a major league deal though…..

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    • WhoKilledTheRallyMonkey

      6 years ago

      Because hes got a mean FB!!!!

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  4. griffey9988

    6 years ago

    Wow…Just……Wow…..He must be a good clubhouse guy.

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    • Steve Sampson

      6 years ago

      Yea, the fact that he can play damn near any position is no factor.

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  5. stl_cards16

    6 years ago

    I would say this means Descalso will definitely be non-tendered, I’d expect Garcia or Diaz to take his spot as the utility guy by mid-season.

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    • Dave

      6 years ago

      I would rather have Descalso over Garcia Diaz and Anna.. Anna don’t really do anything that Descalso didn’t…

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      • avs18fan

        6 years ago

        OR, another way to look at it is, Anna does the same thing Descalso does, for much, much less money.

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        • smurfmonkey

          6 years ago

          .136/.200/.318 is much much worse than Descalso. This is a freaking head scratcher. Wow!

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          • Lanidrac

            6 years ago

            …in his first 25 Major League plate appearances after scorching the ball at AAA. I seem to recall Kolten Wong having a very similar track record a year ago, and he just finished 3rd in RotY voting.

            Now I’m not expecting this guy to be of Wong’s caliber, but it is an excellent upgrade for a bench that has been absolutely horrible offensively for the last two seasons.

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          • Kevin McClintock

            6 years ago

            Small sample size. He’s nearly a .300 batter in AAA.

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        • Dave

          6 years ago

          Just proves that the Cardinals are cheap….

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          • Kevin McClintock

            6 years ago

            Really? Cards just blew $3 million on Ty Wigginton to be a righty power bench guy and he didn’t last half-a-season. It’s a lesson MO has learned.

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            • Dave

              6 years ago

              so they gave Mark Ellis 5 million to sit on the bench and do nothing…. Why not pay Descalso who can play more positions then Mark Ellis. Lol

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      • Kevin McClintock

        6 years ago

        Except his price is a few million less. ;)

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  6. Ji Qi

    6 years ago

    Does that mean Cards will non-tender Descalso?

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    • Andy B

      6 years ago

      my guess is yes

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  7. HoopDreams

    6 years ago

    How in the hell did Dean Anna get a major league deal

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    • Steve Sampson

      6 years ago

      He can play almost any position and is a career 296 hitter in AAA. Why shouldn’t he get a major league deal?

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      • Havok9120

        6 years ago

        Because several organizations have found him unworthy of a roster spot?

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        • mojowo11

          6 years ago

          You’d make a pretty awful GM if your criteria for whether a player is worthwhile is whether other teams have passed on him.

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          • Havok9120

            6 years ago

            Is it the sole criteria anyone should use? Of course not. But unless you have access to someone’s internal metrics, that’s about the best we’ve got.

            I also got to watch him play for the Yanks this season. He looked as advertised: a AAAA player that can man a lot of positions to varying degrees of effectiveness.

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        • Kevin McClintock

          6 years ago

          (cough) (cough) Albert Pujols (cough) (cough)

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      • smurfmonkey

        6 years ago

        Because 296 has obviously not translated into major league talent. Furthermore he is a bench guy and will not get to hit very much, which means he is not going to see the ball and that 296 average in AAA will will mean nothing when he’s hitting 100 in August because he only play 1-2x a week.

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  8. Andy B

    6 years ago

    championship

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  9. Dean Kathy Reszel

    6 years ago

    Led the Pacific Coast league in hitting in 2013 while in the Padres organization playing for Tucson. Good pick up by St. Louis. Nice to have another left hand batter off the bench who can play multiple positions.

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  10. Dave

    6 years ago

    WOOHOO!!! this is gonna help the offense!!!! Sweet!!!!

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  11. Flowseidon

    6 years ago

    Mozeliak and the coaching must have saw something they liked. I don’t think he’d give a 25-man roster spot that easily. Reminds me of Lance Berkman’s signing.

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    • smurfmonkey

      6 years ago

      At least Berkman had a major league track record.

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  12. Hunter

    6 years ago

    And he is clearly a good pitcher.

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  13. Roger Wilco

    6 years ago

    There’s that impact bat we’re looking for!

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  14. Will Rock

    6 years ago

    It seems that many Cards fans on here do not realize that this is not the only move that The Cardinals are going to make this offseason. They know the holes in their organization and Anna potentially fills one of them. He is a utility player and even though he had a down year in the minors last year, he will do just about the same as descalso did this year, if not better. Really a no risk signing because Greg Garcia could take his place if he does not pan out.

    On a side note, i am intrigued about Evan Gattis being on the trade market. The Braves want another catcher to start next year. With that being the case I think The Cardinals could get him for relatively cheap. He hits lefties well, give Yadi some breaks, play the outfield, and play first so that Matt Adams doesn’t have to face lefties too many times.

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  15. wannabe gm

    6 years ago

    This is a Mozeliak cover your bet move. Increase the number of options that are available. Might just get lucky.

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  16. Kevin McClintock

    6 years ago

    Bye bye Daniel Descalso…

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  17. Gee Whiz

    6 years ago

    last year was pretty lousy. I wonder if his agent said, “sign Anna, I’ll get _______ to pay close attention to your offer.”

    If he can hit 296 in AAA, he probably can get by well enough in the bigs. might be a steal.

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    • jimbabwe84

      6 years ago

      —I wonder if his agent said, “sign Anna, I’ll get _______ to pay close attention to your offer.”—

      That is highly unlikely.

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  18. Gee Whiz

    6 years ago

    Ellis is gone, right? He has to be, there isn’t a spot available for him next year.

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  19. Jo JoAnne

    6 years ago

    Dean Anna is probably the most underrated player in baseball.. I hope he actually gets a shot with the Cardinals.. The Yankees kept the track record of not allowing the young guys to play with him.. Seriously, they played Brian Roberts over this kid a year after he destroyed the ball in AAA.. Good move Cardinals..

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