Report: D-Backs, Flores agree to 1-year, $4.25M deal
The Arizona Diamondbacks and infielder Wilmer Flores are in agreement on a one-year deal with a club option, pending a physical, league sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan.
Flores is guaranteed to earn $4.25 million in 2019 with a base salary of $3.75 million and a $500,000 buyout of his club option, Passan reports. If Arizona decides to exercise the option, Flores would be paid $6 million in 2020.
Flores has played four different positions in the infield during his career and should bring added defensive versatility to the D-Backs.
Career defense
POS | G | INN | FLD% | UZR |
---|---|---|---|---|
1B | 139 | 989.2 | .996 | 2.0 |
2B | 101 | 733.2 | .990 | 0.9 |
3B | 143 | 1091.2 | .937 | -2.0 |
SS | 162 | 1313.2 | .969 | -2.3 |
Flores was non-tendered by the New York Mets in November after hitting .267/.319/.417 with 11 home runs and 51 RBIs in 126 games.
Across six seasons in New York, the 27-year-old owned a .262/.303/.424 slash line with 68 homers and 253 RBIs.
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