Reds sign Myers to one-year deal

The Reds introduced Wednesday that they’ve signed first baseman/outfielder Wil Myers to a one-year deal for the 2023 season, with a mutual choice for 2024.

Myers, a extremely touted prospect who started his profession by profitable the 2013 AL Rookie of the Year Award as a member of the Rays, spent the previous eight seasons with the Padres.

He was the membership’s longest-tenured participant earlier than San Diego declined his $20 million choice following the season.

The 32-year outdated Myers is coming off an injury-plagued 2022 season through which he hit simply seven residence runs and posted a .713 OPS — his lowest since 2014. He additionally went simply 3-for-29 (.103) with 13 strikeouts within the postseason. Those struggles led to Myers beginning simply two of the Padres’ 5 video games of their NLCS loss to the Phillies.

Still, Myers is simply two seasons faraway from a 2020 marketing campaign through which he hit .288 with a career-high .959 OPS en path to receiving a share of NL MVP votes. He was an All-Star in 2016 and hit a career-high 30 homers one 12 months later.

Myers additionally offers loads of versatility, having began video games at first base and all three outfield positions final season. He even made one look at third base and took the mound 4 instances.

Overall, Myers has a .254/.329/.442 (.771 OPS) slash line with 153 residence runs over 10 huge league seasons between the Rays and Padres.