ST. LOUIS -- Right-hander Dennis Tankersley and the St. Louis Cardinals agreed Tuesday to a minor-league contract.
The 26-year-old pitched for the Kansas City Royals' Triple-A Omaha farm team last season and went 9-8 with a 4.24 ERA in 23 starts and nine relief appearances. He has appeared in 27 major-league games, all with the San Diego Padres.
Tankersley was selected the Padres' minor-league pitcher of the year in 2001 after going 10-4 with a 1.98 ERA in 25 games. He went 7-4 with a 3.15 ERA for Portland in 2004, third-best in the Pacific Coast League.
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