Segura agrees to deal with Marlins (source)
MIAMI – The Marlins on Wednesday evening agreed to phrases with infielder Jean Segura on a two-year, $17 million deal, a supply informed MLB.com. The membership has not confirmed the news.
Segura represents Miami’s first Major League free-agent signing throughout an offseason dominated by its National League East rivals executing high-profile strikes. The Marlins hoped to bolster their lineup, which completed with the third-fewest runs in 2022.
An 11-year MLB veteran and two-time All-Star, Segura has a profession slash line of .285/.330/.408 with 232 doubles, 45 triples, 107 homers and 250 stolen bases. He had been a well-known foe, enjoying for Philadelphia over the previous 4 seasons. Until this previous October, Segura had been the energetic chief for many regular-season video games performed with out reaching the playoffs.
On the heels of their run to the World Series, the Phillies declined their $17 million membership possibility on Segura for 2023, as a substitute paying him a $1 million buyout. That made Segura a free agent for the primary time, heading into his age-33 season.
General supervisor Kim Ng has beforehand talked about the membership’s need to seek out contact-oriented bats, and Segura matches that profile. He completed within the 86th percentile in whiff share and 88th percentile in Okay share in 2022. On protection, Segura ranked within the 84th percentile in Outs Above Average.
Though Segura has spent most of his profession at shortstop, he has predominantly appeared at second base since 2021. He has began 253 video games at second base over the previous three seasons and produced plus-16 Outs Above Average there, third most in MLB over that span, and he has additionally performed 24 video games at third base — all in ‘20.
Miami’s infield options Miguel Rojas, Joey Wendle and Jazz Chisholm Jr.; all three can play each middle-infield spots, with veterans Rojas and Wendle additionally in a position to man the recent nook. The Marlins non-tendered Brian Anderson, their homegrown third baseman from 2017-22, on Nov. 18. Rojas and Wendle are solely underneath membership management by the 2023 season.
Segura, who turns 33 in March, recorded 1.7 fWAR in 2022, and Steamer initiatives him at 2.5 WAR in ‘23.
