In an expected move today, the St. Louis Cardinals declined the $11 million option on left-hander Mark Mulder. Mulder will now be a free agent and can work out for any teams and negotiate a contract with any of those teams.

Mulder was a big bust for the Cardinals as he was often injured during his two years with the team. Mulder earned $13 million from the Cardinals over the past two season and he only pitched 12 2/3 innings in those two years! Talk about a waste of money.

At best a team will sign Mulder to a minor league contract and hope for the best. He has to be ready to accept a low offer of 1-3 million per year and probably only a one year contract for the 2009 season. We will have to see what team steps up and takes the chance on him.