Michael Wacha Says He's Not Bitter After Losing In Arbitration; Zach Duke Is Willing But Not Able; Extra Bases

Taking a player to salary arbitration for the first time since 1999, the Cardinals defeated righthander Michael Wacha, with a three-arbiter panel opting for the Cardinals’ salary offer of $2.8 million on Tuesday, rather than Wacha’s $3.2 million request. But Wacha suggested there would be few hard feelings.

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