The Cardinals are close to signing outfielder Randy Winn, according to the team's official Twitter feed. He was designated for assignment by the Yankees about a week ago.
Winn, 36 next week, hit just .213/.300/.295 in 71 plate appearances for the Yanks, and his merely average defensive performance wasn't even getting him playing time as a late-inning defense replacement by the end of his tenure. The Yanks are still on the hook for his $1.1MM salary, less the pro-rated portion of the league minimum that St. Louis will pay him
Edit: Cardinals optioned OF Jon Jay to Triple-A Memphis. Jay wasn't playing that poorly, .302/.302/.442 in 45 PAs, but lost his spot to the newly acquired Randy Winn. He'll head back to Triple-A where he was hitting .347/.420/.542 before his recall.
