Tigers Agree With Nomar Mazara Thursday
4 years agoThe Detroit Tigers signed free-agent outfielder Nomar Mazara to a one-year, $1.75 million deal on Thursday, according to a source. The White Sox non-tendered Mazara when he hit .228 (31-for-136) with one home run, 15 RBI and a .589 OPS. That was coming off four straight seasons of 19-20 homers with Texas. He'll turn 26 years old in April and worked with hitting coach Scott Coolbaugh in Chicago last year. Mazara still has plenty of raw power and hits right-handers well, but his strikeout rate rose in 2020. But the young outfielder had a hard-hit rate of 48.9 percent and he had solid exit velocities, so he could be an underrated yet useful outfielder in deep mixed and AL-only leagues. Mazara could platoon against righties in right field with either Victor Reyes or prospect Daz Cameron.
Source: FanSided - Robert Murray
Source: FanSided - Robert Murray