The Marlins and second baseman Omar Infante have agreed to terms on a two-year contract extension. Infante would have been eligible for free agency this winter. The new deal is for two years and about $8 million, according to two sources. Acquired from the Braves last offseason as part of the Dan Uggla deal, Infante has provided the Marlins with Gold Glove-caliber defense.

Lance Berkman has agreed to another one-year deal with the Cardinals, putting the slugger under contract for the 2012 season. Berkman is enjoying a comeback season with a .300 average, 31 home runs and 91 RBIs. The former Astro and Yankee said he'd been aware for a few days that the deal was done. Talks accelerated recently and Berkman pointed out he probably could have gotten a two-year deal for the amount he got from the Cardinals, had he opted for free agency. "Really, at no point was it ever contentious," Berkman said. "I think from the very beginning both sides really wanted to get something done and there was compromise on both ends, and we got it done."

The Cardinals have reached an agreement on a two-year contract extension with right-hander Chris Carpenter, according to sources. The deal is worth $21 million and will be formally announced later this week. The extension rolls the team's $15 million option on Carpenter for 2012 into a longer structure that allows the club about $4 million in annual savings over Carpenter's salary for this season.