Free-agent outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. has reached an settlement to rejoin the Arizona Diamondbacks. It is a three-year pact value $42 million, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The deal features a membership possibility for a fourth season, in addition to an opt-out clause that would let Gurriel re-enter the free-agent market after the second season.

The 30-year-old Gurriel made his first All-Star group final season for the NL champion Diamondbacks. In 145 video games, he hit .261/.309/.463 (108 OPS+) with 35 doubles, two triples, 24 homers, 82 RBI, 65 runs, 5 steals and three.0 WAR. He established new profession highs in hits, doubles, residence runs and WAR. In 17 playoff video games, Gurriel hit .273 with three doubles, three residence runs and 11 RBI in his 66 at-bats. 

In 613 profession video games on the MLB stage, Gurriel has slashed .279/.324/.466, which is nice for a 115 OPS+. Even when he is been tasked with restricted taking part in time up to now, he is at all times hit fairly properly. Gurriel was ranked by CBS Sports activities because the sixteenth greatest free agent obtainable this offseason. Here is what we wrote on the time:

Gurriel, who simply celebrated his thirtieth birthday, is a line-drive-hitting nook outfielder who has been a reasonably predictable amount. He is had his OPS+ end between 105 and 115 in every of the final three seasons. Concurrently, he is launched 20-plus residence runs in three of his final 4 full seasons. Gurriel, in flip, is a strong guess to supply at common or higher ranges within the close to time period. 

Final season marked Gurriel’s first in Arizona after being traded with Gabriel Moreno from the Blue Jays in alternate for Daulton Varsho. That commerce proved to be very important for the Diamondbacks, with Gurriel and Moreno each rating among the many seven best gamers on the roster, as judged by Baseball Reference’s Wins Above Substitute metric.