The Cleveland Indians have found their replacement for Carlos Santana.
First baseman Yonder Alonso reportedly agreed to a two-year, $16-million deal with the reigning American League Central champions on Wednesday, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. The deal includes an $8-million vesting option for 2020.
Alonso is coming off an exceptional season split between the Oakland Athletics and Seattle Mariners. In 142 games, he hit .266/.365/.501 with a career-high 28 home runs and 67 RBIs to go along with 22 doubles from the left side of the plate.
The home-run production from last year represented a considerable spike for Alonso. Over his previous seven seasons (664 games), the 30-year-old only went deep 39 times. He homered just seven times in 156 games with the Athletics in 2016.
