The Diamondbacks have agreed to sign infielder Joaquin Arias to a minor league contract, CBS Sports’ Jon Heyman reports (Twitter link). Arias will be invited to Arizona’s big league Spring Training camp.
Arias, 31, has spent the last four years as a utility infielder for the Giants, hitting .262/.286/.346 over 843 plate appearances with San Francisco (plus a cool 5-for-12 over 12 career postseason PA for two of the Giants’ World Series-winning teams.) He’s seen lots of time at second, third and short with defensive metrics indicating that the hot corner is his best defensive position. Arias played in only 40 games in 2015, and was both designated for assignment and then outrighted off San Francisco’s 40-man roster last summer.
Playing time could be hard to come by for Arias in Arizona since the D’Backs are already deep in infield options. The signing could be a hint that the Snakes are planning to move another infielder, or (perhaps more likely) Arias is being signed to provide Triple-A depth.
He has 2 rings, haha
The Kershaw killer is back in the west
Isn’t he the guy that the Rangers requested as a substitute to Robinson Cano in the trade that sent Arod to the Yankees?
This is the kind of stopgap the Mets could have used until Flores gets back instead of Assdribble.
Was a good Giant.