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12-20-2013, 10:35 PM
Diamondbacks To Sign Eric Chavez
3:45pm:*Chavez will earn $250K for 60, 90, 120 and 150 games played, tweets (https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/413785634516787200) Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.
THURSDAY, 1:24pm:*Chavez will receive a $3.5MM base salary plus a**ther $1MM worth of roster bonuses, according to Heyman (on Twitter (https://twitter.com/JonHeymanCBS/status/413748566163587072)).
WEDNESDAY:*The Diamondbacks have agreed to terms with third baseman Eric Chavez (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/chaveer01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), according to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports (on Twitter (https://twitter.com/JonHeymanCBS/status/413396243071926272)).
Chavez batted .281/.341/.488 with 25 homers in 567 plate appearances over the past two seasons between the Diamondbacks and Yankees. Once considered a defensive wizard at the hot corner, Chavez's glove-work has declined in recent years after a slew of back, shoulder and neck injuries have taken their toll on the veteran's body.
The 36-year-old veteran figures to serve as a left-handed bat off the bench and can back up regular third baseman Martin Prado (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pradoma01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) from time to time. Chavez also has experience at first base, so he could see some time there should Paul Goldschmidt (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/goldspa01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) be injured or require a day off (though Mark Trumbo (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/trumbma01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) could back up that position as well).
Chavez was also connected to the Yankees and Braves this offseason. In the end, Heyman reports (via Twitter (https://twitter.com/JonHeymanCBS/status/413399104627433472)) that he preferred to stay close to his Phoenix home.
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3:45pm:*Chavez will earn $250K for 60, 90, 120 and 150 games played, tweets (https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/413785634516787200) Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.
THURSDAY, 1:24pm:*Chavez will receive a $3.5MM base salary plus a**ther $1MM worth of roster bonuses, according to Heyman (on Twitter (https://twitter.com/JonHeymanCBS/status/413748566163587072)).
WEDNESDAY:*The Diamondbacks have agreed to terms with third baseman Eric Chavez (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/chaveer01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), according to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports (on Twitter (https://twitter.com/JonHeymanCBS/status/413396243071926272)).
Chavez batted .281/.341/.488 with 25 homers in 567 plate appearances over the past two seasons between the Diamondbacks and Yankees. Once considered a defensive wizard at the hot corner, Chavez's glove-work has declined in recent years after a slew of back, shoulder and neck injuries have taken their toll on the veteran's body.
The 36-year-old veteran figures to serve as a left-handed bat off the bench and can back up regular third baseman Martin Prado (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pradoma01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) from time to time. Chavez also has experience at first base, so he could see some time there should Paul Goldschmidt (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/goldspa01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) be injured or require a day off (though Mark Trumbo (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/trumbma01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) could back up that position as well).
Chavez was also connected to the Yankees and Braves this offseason. In the end, Heyman reports (via Twitter (https://twitter.com/JonHeymanCBS/status/413399104627433472)) that he preferred to stay close to his Phoenix home.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MlbTradeRumors?d=yIl2AUoC8zA (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MlbTradeRumors?a=578cVuziI9k:SD8mvPmtN8w:yIl2AUoC8 zA)