The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed free agent first basemen/outfielder Corey Hart to a one-year/$2.5 million deal plus $2.5 million in incentives as reported by Jon Heyman of CBS Sports.
Corey hart gets $2.5M from pirates, plus $2.5M in incentives
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeymanCBS) December 19, 2014
Hart posted a .203/.271/.319 slash line with a .590 OPS and nine doubles, six home runs and 21 RBI in 68 games with the Seattle Mariners last season (55 starts as DH, seven in RF, two at 1B and one in LF).
In 10 Major League seasons, Hart has recorded a slash line of .271/.330/.480 with a .810 OPS and 22o doubles, 33 triples, 160 home runs, 529 RBI and 546 runs scored in 1013 games between Milwaukee (2004-2013) and Seattle (2014). He missed the 2013 season due to knee surgery.
To make room on the 40-man roster, the Pirates have designated right-handed pitcher Preston Gulimet for assignment.
Informstion provided by the Pittsburgh Pirates media relations dept.
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