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Motte, Cardinals heading to arbitration
Jason Motte - R - St Louis Cardinals
Jan. 18, 2013 - 6:40 PM ET

Jason Motte requested $5.5 million and was offered $4.5 million from the Cardinals when arbitration figures were exchanged Friday.

The dominating 30-year-old closer was arbitration-eligible for the second time. Expect the two sides to settle somewhere in the neighborhood of $5 million, though it's possible a contract extension could be discussed.