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News and Notes: Arizona Signs an Outfielder with a Pulse. Cleveland Does Not.

Related Topics: Jeff Passan, Lourdes Gurriel Jr.

Arizona signed Lourdes Gurriel to a four year deal:

Outfielder Lourdes Gurriel’s deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks is for three years and $42 million with a club option for a fourth season, sources tell me and @kileymcd. The deal also includes an opt-out after the second season.

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) December 17, 2023

I thought Nick on Guardians’ Twitter articulated well the reason Arizona’s activity this offseason stings a bit as a Guardians fan. It’s not that I’m desperate for a Gurriel or an Eduardo Rodriguez signing, it’s just the contrast between how the Diamondbacks are handling this offseason with what Cleveland did (didn’t do?