Former Crimson Sox, Yankees Outfielder Alex Verdugo Reportedly Has Zero MLB Affords

Outfielder Alex Verdugo has not obtained a single main league contract provide since hitting free company final fall, The Athletic’s Brendan Kuty reported Tuesday.

By most accounts, Verdugo is the highest place participant remaining available on the market – and he has been for a month. Rumors surfaced earlier within the offseason that the Toronto Blue Jays and Pittsburgh Pirates had been within the 28-year-old, however they wound up signing Anthony Santander and Tommy Pham as an alternative.

Verdugo spent the 2024 season with the New York Yankees, showing in 149 video games earlier than taking part in each single inning of their 14-game playoff run. He hit .233 with 13 residence runs, 61 RBIs, a .647 OPS and a 0.8 WAR within the common season earlier than batting .208 with one residence run, eight RBIs and a .622 OPS within the postseason.

The Yankees traded for Cody Bellinger and put their religion in longtime prime prospect Jasson Domínguez this winter, bringing in two outfielders to interchange Verdugo and Juan Soto.

Verdugo was as soon as a promising younger bat with the Los Angeles Dodgers, till he received flipped to the Boston Crimson Sox as a part of the blockbuster Mookie Betts commerce. He continued to indicate flashes in Boston, beginning when he completed twelfth in AL MVP voting in 2020.

Between 2019 and 2023, Verdugo hit .283 with a .770 OPS, averaging 15 residence runs, 39 doubles, 68 RBIs and a 3.0 WAR per 162 video games.

The Yankees paid Verdugo $8.7 million in his ultimate 12 months of arbitration in 2024 after selecting him up in a uncommon commerce with the Crimson Sox. It seems Verdugo’s wage will not be wherever close to that ballpark in 2025, contemplating no groups have even dedicated to liberating up a roster spot for him – not to mention the eight-figure deal he hoped for.

It stays to be seen if Verdugo can be keen to accept a minor league deal, or if he’ll proceed to attend round in free company for a assured deal.

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