Updated January 12, 2008 9:33 pm

The St. Louis Cardinals have reached agreement on a trade with Toronto
that will send third baseman Scott Rolen to the Blue Jays for third
baseman Troy Glaus, several major league sources said.

The deal is contingent upon the two players passing physical exams
Monday, sources said.

According to a source with knowledge of the trade, the Cardinals only
signed off on the deal after Glaus agreed to exercise his $11.25
million option for 2009. St. Louis management didn't want to give up
three years of Rolen for only one year of Glaus, so Glaus had to
commit to the option year as part of the deal.

Both players were also required to waive no-trade clauses.

A source told ESPN.com's Jayson Stark that Toronto will be responsible
for the three years and $33 million left on Rolen's contract, while
St. Louis will assume the $24.5 million owed Glaus through 2009. Since
no cash is involved in the trade, it appears that no approval from
commissioner Bud Selig's office is required.

Rolen, 32, is a career .283 hitter and seven-time Gold Glove winner
with Philadelphia and St. Louis. Only Brooks Robinson, with 16 Gold
Gloves, and Mike Schmidt, with 10, have won the award more often at
third base.

Rolen has struggled with shoulder problems the last two seasons, and
had a well-publicized falling out with manager Tony La Russa that set
trade talks in motion.

Glaus, 31, has 277 career homers in 10 seasons with the Los Angeles
Angels, Arizona Diamondbacks and Blue Jays. He hit 20 homers and drove
in 62 runs in 115 games with Toronto last season before undergoing
surgery in September to repair a nerve problem in his left foot.

The trade was first reported by foxsports.com.

Jerry Crasnick is a senior baseball writer for ESPN.com.

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