By Manuel Acevedo
Dec 18, 2023, 00:10 AM EST
The Cuban gardener Lourdes Gurriel Jr. renewed his contract with the brand new champion of the National League of Major League Baseball (MLB), Arizona Diamondbackswhich will add $42 million dollars to your accountThis was reported by the team that lives in the city of Phoenix.
Gurriel Jr., who reached the Diamondbacks last season from Toronto Blue Jaysalong with the Venezuelan receiver Gabriel Morenostood out in the 2023 MLB campaign that led his team to play its first World Series since it won in 2001.
The outfielder, who last season received $5.8 million dollars per monthin 2024 he will earn a monthly average of $14 million dollars.
The Diamondbacks They will also pay $80 million dollars for four seasons to Venezuelan left-hander Eduardo Rodríguez and incorporated in a trade with the Seattle Mariners to the Venezuelan third baseman Eugenio Suarez.
Numbers from the first season
In his first season with the Diamondbacks, Gurriel reached a batting average of .261. In 145 games played he connected 24 home runsas well as 82 laps driven and scored 65 runs.
In the postseason, Cuban Gurriel had a .273 batting average along with three doubles, three home runs, 11 RBIs and two RBIs in 17 games.
Signature of Eduardo Rodríguez and Eugenio Suárez
The Venezuelan pitcher Eduardo Rodríguez He was one of the most sought-after players in free agency for his last two good seasons with Detroit Tigers. In the 2023 season, Rodríguez left a ERA of 3.30, 13 wins, nine losses, 143 strikeouts, 56 runs allowed, 15 home runs and 1.15 WHIP.
The rotation of the Arizona Diamondbacks will be made up of Zac Gallen, Merrill Kelly and Braddon Pfaadt. The arrival of the native of Valencia could lead the Cascabeles to fight hard for the Western Division of the National League of the MLB.
One of the main characteristics of the left-hander is that he has managed to combine the speed of his pitches with his great location in the strike zone, turning that element into his best calling card.
Previously, the Diamondbacks had also acquired Eduardo the ballplayer’s compatriot via trade. Eugenio Suarez for a change with the Seattle Mariners by the Dominican reliever Carlos Vargas and the receiver Seby Zavala.
Suárez was selected 2018 All-Star Game with the Cincinnati Reds and has been a consistent power hitter over the last decade, leaving a record of 246 home runs since 2012.
Suárez left behind a season in which he had a .232 average, with 22 home runs and 96 RBIs with the Mariners, playing as a third baseman and designated hitter.
With information from EFE
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