Juan Uribe to Sign with Dodgers

[EmpireWF]

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AoDKYAsjF_0AgdTfQ3eRzAs5nYcB?slug=ap-dodgers-uribe

SAN FRANCISCO (AP)—Infielder Juan Uribe(notes) is closing in on a three-year deal to leave the Giants for the rival Los Angeles Dodgers, two people with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Monday.

A key member of the World Series champions this season, Uribe was set to travel from his native Dominican Republic to Southern California to undergo a physical on Tuesday, one of the people said. Both people spoke on condition on anonymity because nothing had been announced.

San Francisco offered Uribe salary arbitration last Tuesday, when general manager Brian Sabean acknowledged the sides were far off in their numbers. Sabean had hoped to bring back Uribe to keep much of his roster intact heading into 2011.

The 31-year-old Uribe hit .248 with 24 homers and 85 RBIs in 2010 while playing in 148 games, including 103 at shortstop. He homered and drove in five runs during the World Series for the Giants, who won in five games against the Texas Rangers, and had nine RBIs in all during the postseason. San Francisco won the city’s first championship since moving West in 1958.

The versatile Uribe would give new manager Don Mattingly plenty of options for the Dodgers, whose owners, Frank and Jamie McCourt, are embroiled in a nasty divorce dispute largely regarding who will assume ownership of the team. Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti has said the Dodgers will have a budget that will allow them to compete in 2011.

Worth a 3-year, $7 mil per deal?

 

[Herm]

There's not a huge SS crop so that deal isnt too crazy .

 

[chazmaniandevil]

thats about 18 million too much. lol.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

He swings really hard.

 

[Mogriffjr]

He swings really hard.

that's about it...

21 mill? geez.

 

[FedEx227]

It's way above value for him, but they overpaid for his defense and some decent pop.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

that's about it...

21 mill? geez.

He also catches the ball very well at three different positions. FedEx can probably provide some wacky stats, he's a guy with so so range, but will catch everything.

It's a big contract, but I like him.

Buck got too much money from the Marlins, too. Looks like it's a sellers market.

 

[FedEx227]

I can!

His bad range basically took him away from the SS position, but he's an exceptional 3B.

UZR/150
2009: 9.8
2010: 20.1

Both VERY good numbers.

+/-
2009: +2
2010: +3

Also good stuff. So as long as he's staying at 3B it's a decent deal. He's worth a lot based on his defense but he still got way overpaid.

 

[Mogriffjr]

He's playing 3B??

Isn't Blake playing there (not saying he's not worth moving or anything...)

 

[FedEx227]

I'm guessing they are going to start him at 2B initially with the Theriot deal.