Overview
- Multiple outlets report the agreement is for one year at $12 million and is pending a physical, with a 40-man roster move needed before an official announcement.
- Luis Arraez is expected to start at second base after securing assurances about his position and reportedly turning down multi-year offers that would have made him a DH.
- Arraez brings elite bat-to-ball skills as a three-time batting champion with the lowest strikeout rate among qualified hitters since 2019, but his 2025 metrics trended toward league average.
- His defense rates poorly, with the worst Outs Above Average since 2019, raising concerns for a ground-ball-heavy pitching staff; Ron Washington could coach improvements and Casey Schmitt may be a late-inning replacement.
- The move follows the addition of center fielder Harrison Bader to bolster outfield defense and likely takes the Giants out of the trade market for Cardinals infielder Brendan Donovan.