What does the signing of Lohse by the Cardinals give the team?

According to the AP, on Thursday, March 13 th , the St Louis Cardinals signed journeyman right-hander and 29-year-old Kyle Lohse to an alleged one year, 4.25 million dollar contract, pending passing of a team physical examination. The total take home paycheck could be more with arriving at added incentives and reaching milestones stipulated in the contract. In terms of the team though, what do the Cardinals get for their money? What they get is a guy who Dave Duncan can tinker with, and that is a good thing folks for this team. Beyond the obvious fact that the Cardinals are desperate for someone who can take the mound every fifth day, how does this signing look from the eyes of pitching Guru Dave Duncan? If you know your baseball history, in terms of reputation, Duncan is perhaps the second best pitching coach to instruct at this level in a generation, second only to rockin’ Leo Mazzone. For some of us he is the best, considering the reclamation miracles he has worked, going back to the ... [link]