The Diamondbacks and free agent first baseman Carlos Santana are in agreement on a deal, per Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon of The Athletic. Previously, Jon Heyman of The New York Post. reported that a deal was close. It will be a one-year pact, per Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic. It appears to be a guarantee of about $2MM, per John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports 98.7 FM. The Snakes have a full 40-man roster and will need to make a corresponding move once Santana completes his physical and the deal becomes official.
Santana, 40 in April, made his major league debut back in 2010. While he’s never really been a star player, he has carved out a long career as a reliably strong contributor. He has always had strong strikeout and walk numbers while flashing a bit of pop with strong first base defense to boot. In over 9,000 career plate appearances, he has a 14.4% walk rate, 16.6% strikeout rate, .241/.352/.425 line and 114 wRC+. In almost 13,000 innings at first, he has racked up 48 Defensive Runs Saved and 45 Outs Above Average.
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