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 The last of the St . Louis Cardinals players in salary arbitration has reached a settlement.
Outfielder Ryan Ludwick has reportedly reached a 1-year, $3.7 million deal with the Cardinals. He was seeking $4.25 million in salary arbitration while the Cardinals had been offering $2.8 million, a difference of $2.379 million. The 1-year agreement will see Ludwick earn $175,000 above the $3.525 million mid-point between offering and requesting figures. According to Jayson Stark of ESPN, Ludwick can earn another $100,000 if he gets 675 plate appearances this year -- $25,000 if he reaches 625 trips, another $25,000 at 650 and another $50,000 if he gets to 675. The Cardinals have now reached agreements with all of their salary arbitration eligible players, below are the details of each agreement: | 2009 Cardinals Players in Salary Arbitration | | # | Date | Player Name
| Service Time | Position | Agreement
| | 1 | 1/19/09 | Chris Duncan | 2.144 | OF | 1/$825K | | 2 | 1/19/09 | Todd Wellemeyer | 5.009 | RP | 1/$4.05M | | 3 | 1/20/09 | Brad Thompson | 3.11 | RP | 1/$650K | 4 | 2/12/09 | ‡ Rick Ankiel | 5.033 | OF | 1/$2.85M | | 5 | 2/16/09 | ‡ Ryan Ludwick | 3.109 | OF | 1/$3.7M | ‡ Settlement reached after player exchanged figures with club The Cardinals have not had a salary arbitration hearing since 1999 when pitcher Darren Oliver lost his case. SEE UPDATED SALARY ARBITRATION INFO HERE:
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