Lakeland, Fla. – The Tigers have added another left-handed bat, signing veteran corner outfielder Nomar Mazara for one year at $1.75 million, a deal confirmed by The News Thursday night.
It’s an intriguing get for the Tigers. He’s coming off the worst season of his career, hitting .228 with one home run and 15 RBIs in 42 games with the White Sox. But in the four seasons before that, with Texas, he hit 20, 20, 20 and 19 home runs and averaged 77 RBIs.
He’s a high strikeout, low-walk hitter, but he’s just entering his age-26 season – hardly a finished product.