According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Los Angeles Dodgers are signing center fielder A.J. Pollock.
Buster Olney of ESPN reports that Pollock has passed his physical, and the deal is for four years, $55 million with a fifth year player option for $10 million with a $5 million buyout. Pollock could also earn an opt-out after the third year according to Olney.
Pollock, 31, hit .257/.316/.484 with 106 OPS+, 21 doubles, five triples, career-high 21 home runs, 65 RBI and 13 steals in 113 games last season for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The right-handed hitting Pollock posted a 2.5 bWAR and 2.5 fWAR in 2018 and stayed sharp defensively in center field with 6 DRS.
Injury bug has been the issue with Pollock. He was limited to 12 games in 2016 with a broken elbow. In 2017, he played only 112 games after missing time with a groin strain. Just this last season he played he saw time on the disabled list with a broken thumb.
Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen announced in early December that the Mets had shown interest in signing Pollock. Since then, the Mets have acquired outfielder Keon Broxton from the Brewers.
