The utility man from the 2011 World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals, Nick Punto, is jumping to the 2011 World Disappointment Champion Boston Red Sox.

I think it's purely a depth move, considering the amount of positions Punto can play (CF, 2B, SS, 3B) and that the Red Sox just lost their utility fielder Jed Lowrie in the Mark Melancon trade.

He is getting up there in age - he just turned 34 in November.

Via MLB Trade Rumors:

The Red Sox have agreed to sign Nick Punto to a two-year deal, according to Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com (Twitter links). The contract guarantees Punto $3MM and offers him the chance to earn an additional $500K in incentives, Heyman reports.

Punto, 34, spent the 2011 season with the Cardinals and played second, short and third. He had just 166 plate appearances, but posted a .278/.388/.421 line for a career-best .809 OPS. The switch-hitter's career batting line sits at .249/.325/.327, so he may not be able to replicate this year's offensive performance in 2012-13.

-- Ben Nicholson-Smith, MLBTR

As a pure depth move, I love it, especially since we just lost Lowrie. What do you guys think?