Report: Cardinals Agree to Four-Year, $44 Million Deal With Steven Matz

Matz, 30, was 147 with a 3.82 ERA in 29 starts for the Blue Jays last season after spending the first six years of his career with the Mets.

After rallying in the season's final month to make the National League wild-card game, the Cardinals are looking to maintain success by adding to their pitching staff.

St. Louis is reportedly in agreement to sign starting pitcher Steven Matz to a four-year, $44 million contract, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan. The deal includes incentives that could make the deal worth up to $48 million.

Matz, 30, bounced back from a brutal 2020 campaign to post the best season of his career with Toronto. He went 14–7 with a 3.82 ERA over 29 starts, helping lead the Blue Jays to 91 wins.

Before posting a 9.68 ERA over 30.2 innings in 2020, Matz had a 4.09 ERA across 60 starts from 2018-19 for the Mets, averaging nearly a strikeout per inning and proving to be a reliable mid-rotation piece. The Cardinals address a need both in the short- and long-term by agreeing to a four-year pact with Matz, and likely will look to add even more starting pitching this offseason.