The St. Louis Cardinals inked a couple of players to one-year deals yesterday. Righthander Garrett Stephenson and infielder Miguel Cairo agreed to terms. Stephenson missed all of last season with a bum elbow. The Kansas City Royals avoided arbitration with outfielder Raul Ibanez, signing him to a one-year deal. Ibanez hit .280 last season with 13 home runs and 54 runs batted in. The Royals also signed free agent lefthander Darrell May on Monday. he had spent the last four seasons in Japan.