ST. LOUIS – John Mabry, who led the St. Louis Cardinals with six home runs in spring training, was traded to the Florida Marlins on Monday for cash.

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Mabry was dealt to make room on the roster for outfielder Bobby Bonilla, who was activated from the disabled list before the Cardinals' home opener Monday. Bonilla, who had been sidelined with a hamstring injury, started in right field.

"Mabry was pinched because we're going with 12 pitchers," manager Tony La Russa said. "He could have been very useful to our roster, but we felt we had to protect our pitching."

Mabry was hitless in seven at-bats with the Cardinals, who signed him to a minor-league contract in January. Mabry, who started at first base and batted .297 for the Cardinals' NL Central championship team in 1996, was in his second tour with St. Louis.

He played for Seattle and San Diego last year and has a career average of .275 with 49 home runs and 265 RBI in 732 games.

"John is an established player with a solid left-handed bat," Marlins general manager Dave Dombrowski said. "He can play multiple positions and will be a good fit."

Bonilla hit .389 with four homers and eight RBI in 16 games in spring training. He signed a free-agent contract with the Cardinals in January.