The Diamondbacks announced they have agreed to a four-year contract through
2016 with infielder/outfielder Martin Prado. The deal will pay Prado $40MM
in total, a source tells Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (on Twitter). The
29-year-old is represented by the Legacy Agency.
Prado was in his third and final winter of arbitration eligibility and was
set to hit the open market after the 2013 season. Arizona acquired Prado and
four other players from the Braves for Justin Upton and third baseman Chris
Johnson earlier this month. We heard last week that General Manager Kevin
Towers & Co. were optimistic about agreeing to a new three or four-year deal
with the veteran.
In 2012, Prado posted a .301/.359/.438 slash line with ten homers in 690
plate appearances for Atlanta. For his career, Prado has hit .295/.345/.435
across seven seasons for the Braves.
The Braves reportedly had a strong sense that 2012 would be his final season
with them as he was pushing for a new contract with a $12MM average annual
value. This four-year pact with the Diamondbacks gives him a considerable
raise over his $4.75MM salary and comes a lot closer to the type of salary he
had in mind.
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