Yankees first baseman Luke Voit has switched representation and is now a client of Excel Sports Management. Agent Casey Close will represent him, MLBTR’s Tim Dierkes reports.
This is a high-profile hire for Voit, who’s on the verge of wrapping up his first extensive season in the majors. Voit debuted with the Cardinals back in 2017, but the 22nd-round pick from 2013 has truly blossomed since the Yankees acquired him from the Redbirds just over a year ago.
Now 28 years old, Voit has slashed .273/.385/.482 with 21 home runs in 470 plate appearances this season. The hulking Voit has given New York that prolific production for a minimal salary, and barring an extension, he won’t be eligible for arbitration until after the 2020 campaign.
In the event a new deal doesn’t come together before Voit’s first arbitration trip, he’ll try for an even better (and healthier) 2020 campaign. Voit has missed a fairly significant amount of time this year with core injuries, which have hurt his counting stats and will also prove detrimental to his cause during arbitration. That archaic process places a great deal of importance on home runs, runs batted in and plate appearances.
MLBTR has already noted Voit’s agency change in our Agency Database. If you see any notable errors or omissions, please let us know via email: mlbtrdatabase@gmail.com.
So actual production numbers are considered archaic?? A lot of players get nice raises through arbitration with a lot worse numbers than Voit has put up. He has a nice season going and he should have really nice raise coming based on those numbers
He’s on the Yankees. He’s going to get some $$$$$$$$$$$$!
His jersey sales alone puts him over the top!!!!!
RBI’s aren’t really considered “actual production numbers”.
He still has another year to pump up those archaic counting stats…..
I know it’s been hashed over in other agency change posts, but I still don’t get why the former agency is not listed? I always wonder if they’re leaving because they think their last agent won’t get them enough on their next contract, or is it difference of opinion. Then it makes me wonder who the old agent/agency was.