Carpenter is in the final year of a two-year, $21 million deal. He's 144-94 with a 3.76 ERA and 1.28 WHIP in his career -- in which he has won the 2005 NL Cy Young and two World Series rings.

St. Louis Cardinals cleared pitcher Chris Carpenter to resume rehabbing from a lower back injury on Friday after the team got outside medical opinions about his comeback from nerve issues.

ST. LOUIS (AP) --St. Louis Cardinals cleared pitcher Chris Carpenter to resume rehabbing from a lower back injury on Friday after the team got outside medical opinions about his comeback from ...