The Cardinals have signed second baseman Kolten Wong to a five-year contract extension that will run through the 2020 season and includes a club option for 2021.Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch first reported the deal.Wong, 25, is coming off a 2015 season in which he batted .262/.321/.386 (92 OPS+) with 11 home runs and 15 stolen bases in 150 games. 
For his career, he owns an OPS+ of 86 across parts of three big-league seasons. Wong was slated for arbitration following the upcoming season, so this contract extension buys out his three arbitration-eligible years plus one free agent year. iIf the club option is excercised, then the Cardinals will have controlled him through two free agent seasons. The dollar value of the deal isn't yet known. Whatever the final number, Wong will get a large guaranteed payday, and the Cardinals will get cost certainty.For the upcoming season, the SportsLine projection system tabs Wong for a line of .253/.308/400 with 16 home runs and 18 steals.Dayn Perry/CBS Sports
For his career, he owns an OPS+ of 86 across parts of three big-league seasons. Wong was slated for arbitration following the upcoming season, so this contract extension buys out his three arbitration-eligible years plus one free agent year. iIf the club option is excercised, then the Cardinals will have controlled him through two free agent seasons. The dollar value of the deal isn't yet known. Whatever the final number, Wong will get a large guaranteed payday, and the Cardinals will get cost certainty.For the upcoming season, the SportsLine projection system tabs Wong for a line of .253/.308/400 with 16 home runs and 18 steals.Dayn Perry/CBS Sports
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