Cardinals' Brandon Dickson: Lands MiLB deal

Dickson signed a minor-league contract with the Cardinals on Thursday, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Dickson spent time with the Cardinals in 2011 and 2012, but he's played the last eight seasons with the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball. The 36-year-old will report to Triple-A Memphis going forward.