ST. LOUIS CARDINALS SIGN PITCHER BRADEN LOOPER

Pitcher Braden Looper shows off his 2003 Championship ring he won as a member of the Flordia Marlins, as he meets reporters after inking a three-year deal to pitch for the St. Louis Cardinals in St. Louis on December 15, 2005. The right-hander was a first-round draft choice for the Cardinals in 1996 making his Major League debut with the Cardinals in 1998. Looper, 31, pitched for the New York Mets last season and went 4-7 with a 3.94 ERA in 60 games with 28 saves. (UPI Photo/Bill Greenblatt)