:format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/53198581/596012828.0.jpg)
The Dodgers have agreed to a one-year, $2.6 million deal with outfielder Franklin Gutierrez, per Manolo Hernandez of beisbolporgatas.com and FanRag’s Jon Heyman. The deal includes $400k in incentives.
Gutierrez, who turns 34 this month, gives the Dodgers a veteran option in the corner outfield to complement Andre Either, Yasiel Puig, Andrew Toles, Scott Van Slyke and Trayce Thompson. Gutierrez has always mashed left-handed pitching (.289/.351/.495 with 50 career home runs), so he will likely get at-bats when the Dodgers face southpaws this season.
Gutierrez had a bit of a down season for the Mariners in 2016, hitting .246/.329/.452 with 14 homers in 98 games. He is a veteran of 11 major-league seasons with the Indians (2005-08), Mariners (2009-13, 2015-16), owning a career .257/.311/.409 line with 96 home runs.
Gutierrez missed the 2014 season due to gastritis, a stomach condition. Since his return to Seattle, he has proven once again to be a strong offensive outfielder with power potential.