The Cardinals and Lance Lynn avoid arbitration, agreeing to a new three-year deal worth $23.5 million:

#STLCards have reached an agreement with Lance Lynn on a 3-year deal (2015-17), thus avoiding salary arbitration. pic.twitter.com/BpcSVppItr

— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) January 15, 2015

Lynn, 27 and a Hoosier, was an All-Star in 2012. He has a 49-28 career record (for what that’s worth), with a 3.46 ERA and 3.34 FIP. He had a career best 2.74 ERA in 2014, with a career average 3.35 FIP