Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Chris Carpenter was claimed off waivers by multiple teams earlier this month but then pulled back. Carpenter said he was unaware of the waiver claims and that the Cardinals never presented him with a trade possibility, so evidently the team didn't really consider dealing him. The veteran would have been an interesting addition to a playoff-bound team given how he's pitched since his early-season struggles. The Cards have a $15 million option on Carp for 2012 that they're likely either to exercise or, perhaps more likely, renegotiate into a two- to three-year deal.