The Diamondbacks got their designated hitter, with the news yesterday that the team had signed Joc Pederson to a $9.5m contract with a mutual 2025 option. The 31-year-old Pederon spent the last two years with the San Francisco Giants on a pair of one-year deals. After signing for $6 million, he had a great 2022, with an OPS+ of 146. That got him a sharp increase in salary, as the Giants opted to give him a qualifying offer, which he accepted, thereby earning $19.65 million last year. But the results were not as good, the OPS dropping to 111.
Surveying the D-backs landscape after the Joc Pederson signing
