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Carpenter became a free agent Thursday after the Cardinals declined his 2022 team option, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Carpenter spent 11 seasons in St. Louis, hitting .262/.368/.449 with 155 homers. He's been a below-average hitter for three straight years and has failed to clear the Mendoza Line in the last two, however, so it's unsurprising to see the team doesn't want to bring him back for his age-36 campaign. Even if the universal designated hitter arrives and opens up 15 more jobs for position players in the National League, Carpenter may still find it tough to secure a major-league contract this winter.

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