Free agent Jurickson Profar and the San Diego Padres have agreed to a $1 million, one-year contract that gives the 30-year-old outfielder the chance to make another $1.5 million in perftrmance bonuses based on plate appearances, two people familiar with the deal said Monday. The deal will give the Padres a full complement of outfielders. Profar primarily played left field with the Padres from 2020-22 and again when he rejoined them late last season, although he played some at the other outfield
The Houston Astros and free-agent catcher Victor Caratini finalized their $12 million, two-year contract Thursday. Caratini gets a $6 million salary each of the next two seasons and can earn $500,000 each year in performance bonuses for plate appearances. A switch-hitter, the 30-year-old Caratini spent the past two seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers and batted .259 with seven homers, 25 RBIs and a .711 OPS in 62 games this year as William Contreras' backup.