According to Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Jake Westbrook "full intends on exercising" his half of an $8.5 million mutual option for the 2013 season. Westbrook has been good this year, sporting a 3.61 ERA and 1.28 WHIP through 20 starts, but he turns 35 years old in September and the Cardinals have some young starting pitching on the way. St. Louis could decide to move on completely or attempt to negotiate a lower salary with the veteran sinkerballer.