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Hey, Big Spender: The Cardinals must hurdle some high-dollar rivals in the National League

In the afterglow of a season with full capacity and no labor angst, Major League Baseball clubs went on a spending binge, and few spent more than a collection of teams in the National League. Call it keeping up with the Cohens.

The New York Mets committed nearly $500 million to free agents — and were seeking to do more before nixing an agreement with shortstop Carlos Correa. The Mets are one of four NL teams to guarantee more than $300 million this past winter to free agents. Here are a look at five blockbuster spenders the Cardinals must hurdle for the pennant, and No.