The Diamondbacks have picked up their club option over utilityman Daniel Descalso, per a club announcement. He’ll earn $2MM for the 2018 season.
Arizona could have parted ways with the veteran while paying a $150K buyout. But the 31-year-old established himself as a steady member of the NL Wild Card-winning club and will again represent an affordable and versatile roster asset.
Descalso was asked to do more than likely was anticipated when he joined the Snakes last winter, moving over from the division-rival Rockies. He ended up seeing action in 131 games, posting a .233/.332/.395 slash with ten home runs over 398 plate appearances.
For the past two seasons, Descalso has drawn walks in about a dozen out of every hundred plate appearances, though he has never ended a MLB season with even an average level of offensive production. Most of all, though, Descalso is valued for his ability to line up all over the diamond, including
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dwhitt3
Including what?
SundownDevil
Including the ad that’s right below the article. In my case, luxury silicone rings.
mattblaze13
I got delta
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I got hopper
timyanks
comments are almost as vad as the unfinished article.
Weighed
Brandon Drury will have a breakout year.
itslonelyatthetrop
Bit of a no-brainer.
Cardinals17
There’s another player that the Cardinals shouldn’t have let go. Great utility and dependable utility man. He had some huge moments with the Cards