Cardinals signed RHP Chris Carpenter to a two-year, $21 million contract extension. The deal takes the place of Carpenter's $15 million team option with a $1 million buyout for 2012 and it's a great move by St. Louis. Carpenter has a 3.75 ERA and 1.30 WHIP and is fourth among NL pitchers with 206 innings pitched. He'll be under contract through his age-38 season. Carpenter isn't what he once was, but he's well above average and in the midst of a third straight healthy season.