D-backs reach agreement on 1-year deal with catcher Stephen Vogt
Nov 26, 2019, 6:46 PM | Updated: 6:50 pm
Stephen Vogt #21 of the San Francisco Giants hits a single that scored a run in the first inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Oracle Park on August 27, 2019 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
(Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
The Arizona Diamondbacks have reached an agreement on a one-year deal with catcher Stephen Vogt, the club announced Tuesday.
The deal was first reported by ESPN’s Jeff Passan.
The contract includes a club option and vesting options for 2021.
Vogt, 35, was an All-Star in back-to-back years for the Oakland Athletics in 2015-16. After getting off to a rough start in 2017, he was waived by the Athletics and claimed by the Milwaukee Brewers.
He hit .254 in 2017 for Milwaukee before missing all of 2018 due to a re-occurring right shoulder injury that eventually led to season-ending surgery.
The San Francisco Giants signed Vogt to a minor league contract in February and he made the roster, appearing in 99 games and hitting .263 with 10 home runs and 40 RBIs.
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Not getting to the majors until he was 27, Vogt is a career .253 hitter with 67 home runs, 258 RBIs and an OPS of .737.
Vogt will give Arizona a left-handed bat behind starting catcher Carson Kelly that the D-backs value as an offensive player more than Alex Avila, per 98.7 FM Arizona’s Sports Station’s John Gambadoro.
Kelly started 85 games for the D-backs last year, with Avila mainly serving as the backup at 49 games started. Avila is a free agent this offseason.
One of the primary pieces in the return for Paul Goldschmidt; the 25-year-old Kelly had a strong OPS of .826 and 18 homers with 47 RBIs last season.
