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The As announced Monday that theyve signed infielder to a one-year contract. Theres a reported $1.1MM guarantee for the Wa serman client. The deal also performance bonuses, including $150K apiece at 200, 300, 350, 400, and 500 plate appearances.Righty , who is recovering from UCL surgery, was moved to the 60-day injured list in a corresponding move. Urias, 27, within the past couple weeks as well, but they Ivan Rodriguez Jersey opted to instead add to their infield mix, ostensibly filling the last spot on their expected roster. Hell instead give the As some cover at multiple positions, providing needed insurance given an infield full of question marks. The As are hoping for rebound efforts from both second baseman and third base frontrunner , who inked a big league deal earlier this winter. Theyre also relying on young at shortstop, and while hes a former top-10 pick and regarded as one of MLBs top 50 or so prospects, he still has only 103 big league plate appearances to his credit. Urias spent the 2024 season with the Mariners but fared poorly in a platoon setup with . In just 109 big league plate appearances, the former Padres top prospect hit .191/.303/.394. That was the second straight season with a sub-.200 average for Urias. He was an above-average producer in a near full-time role with the Brewers from 2021-22, hitting .244/.340/.426 with 39 homers in 1042 plate appearances, but Urias has seen his strikeout, ground-ball and pop-up rates spike in the two years since that solid run. Defensively, Urias has more than 1000 innings of big league experience at each of second base, shortstop and third base. Metrics like Defensive Runs Saved and Outs Above Average cast him as a substantially below-average defender at short, however, and the Brewers clearly agreed, moving him off the position permanently back in 2022. Hes been average at second per both DRS and OAA, while the former metric pegs him as plus at third base to the latters slightly negative review. That versatility could also line Urias up to fill a traditional utility role. The As currently have light-hitting and prospect as options for that role on the 40-man roster. Neither has hit in the majors, however, and both have just a year of big league time under their belts (slightly le s for Hernaiz, actually) despite the fact that Schuemann is only eight days younger than Urias. first reported that Urias was in the As clubhouse. had the salary and bonuses. Cesar Cedeno Jersey |
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