Reports: Orioles To Sign SS Jose Iglesias

1/6/20

By Luke Jackson, PressBox

The Orioles will sign Jose Iglesias to a one-year contract to fill their shortstop vacancy, according to multiple reports.

The agreement is for one year and $3 million, as first reported by Mark Feinsand of MLB.com. The deal includes a $3 million club option for 2021, according to Feinsand.

Iglesias, who is considered a plus defender at short, will fill a key hole in the Orioles' infield. After Jonathan Villar was traded to the Miami Marlins, the Orioles had few players with big-league experience at shortstop. Richie Martin, who played 117 games at shortstop last year, is likely ticketed for Triple-A Norfolk to develop his bat. That left Hanser Alberto (22 big-league games) and Pat Valaika (38) as the only infielders on the 40-man roster with experience at shortstop.

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