The Diamondbacks will re-sign Jordan Pacheco to a minor league deal with an invite to spring training, a source tells Chris Cotillo of SB Nation (via Twitter).
Arizona claimed the infielder/catcher off waivers from the Rockies back in June. Pacheco, 29 in January, was outrighted in November, but the club made it known soon after that they were hoping to retain him.
Though he hasn’t set the world on fire offensively, he does offer contact skills and defensive versatility. Over the last few years, he has seen significant time at catcher, first base, and third base. In 2012, he posted a .309/.341/.421 slash line (good for a 93 OPS+) across 505 plate appearances. Since then, however, he has slashed just .245/.285/.320.
Pacheco is represented by the Beverly Hills Sports Council, as shown in the MLBTR Agency Database.
