The St. Louis Cardinals have reportedly signed second baseman Matt Carpenter to a six-year contract extension. Fox Sports Ken Rosenthal cites sources that Carpenter and the Cards have reached a deal that could keep Carpenter in St. Louis through 2020. The six-year pact is believed to be worth a total of $52 million. The deal includes an $18.5 million club option for 2020, or a $2 million buyout for Carpenter should said option be declined. Carpenter, 27, led the National League in hits (199), doubles (55) and runs (126) in 2013, hitting .318 and driving in 78 runs. In three seasons with the Cards, Carpenter has appeared in 278 games, posting a .306 average. He was an All-Star and a Silver Slugger last season and finished fourth in National League Most Valuable Player voting. Travis dArnaud Jersey . After just two league games in June, Toronto (6-4-1) will go on to play seven in July plus a friendly against Tottenham. Five of those contests are against Eastern Conference opposition, meaning valuable points in the playoff race are on the line. John Smoltz Jersey .C. Lions signed cornerback Dante Marsh to a contract extension on Friay and released receiver Paris Jackson. http://www.custombravesjersey.com/custom...arge-1707z.html. The Detroit Tigers closer blew a three-run lead in the ninth inning Wednesday night against the Dodgers. Mark Wohlers Jersey . Peko, a fourth-round pick in 2006, started all 16 games and a playoff loss to San Diego last season. He was second on the line with 72 tackles and had a career-high three sacks. Warren Spahn Jersey . The motion to expand the stadiums capacity passed through by a count of 39-3, with Toronto mayor Rob Ford being among those in opposition.Aston Villas overall turnover is expected to halve following relegation to the Championship, according to financial expert David Bick. Villas relegation from the Premier League was confirmed on Saturday following a 1-0 defeat away at Manchester United, ending their 28-year stay in the top-flight. Chairman Steve Hollis described Villas relegation as the culmination of an unacceptably fractured season both on and off the pitch, and Bick says the club will already be counting the cost of dropping out of the Premier League. Joleon Lescott cuts a dejected figure after Aston Villas relegation to the Sky Bet Championship was confirmed What would Villa look like financially if they stayed in the Premier League? Based on their previous turnover and based on the minimum media rights payment for the bottom club next season going up to £100m, I would have thought they would have been capable of turning around £150m, Bick told Sky Sports Now. In the Championship, with the media rights payment being probably I doubt even a third of that £100m when the numbers are finally hammered out, their overall turnover is going to halve. The fall and fall of Villa Gerard Brand examines Aston Villas relegation from the Premier League… They are going to have to restructure and cut costs. Wages for most players will come down, I am sure theyll have clauses in the contracts about going down to the Championship. Nevertheless, theres a critical issue about getting the right coaching staff in, rebuilding the squuad and some investment will be needed, but at the same time theyll have to cut costs.dddddddddddd The Sunday Supplement panel discuss the plight of Aston Villa after they were relegated from the Premier League Villa are without a manager, having parted company with Tim Sherwoods successor, Remi Garde, in March. Only 35 per cent of teams relegated after finishing 20th - where Villa currently sit - bounce back with promotion the following season.However, Bick added: It is absolutely critical for a big club like Aston Villa, they cannot afford to stay in a lower division for too long.They need to act very quickly, but also think very carefully about how they put the club back together again for next season. Also See: Fans fury at Lescott comments Relegated twice in one day What next for Villa? The fall and fall of Villa ' ' '