On February 12th, the Cardinals signed utilityman Brad Miller. This is a low risk move that filled a lot of needs for the Cardinals. At the very least, it he does not play well, then he is on a 1-year, $2 million contract that will not be expensive to get rid of. However, his potential as a solid left handed bat off the bench, gives the Cardinals something that was not already present on their roster.
Prior to the signing the Cardinals infield options off the bench consisted of Tommy Edman/Matt Carpenter, Rangel Ravelo, and either Edmundo Sosa or Yairo Munoz.