The Tigers signed infielder Gio Urshela to a one year, $1.5 million contract, as reported on Thursday afternoon by Jeff Passan.
Urshela is a bat-first utility infielder who spent the 2023 season playing for the Angels. His offensive skills hinge in a high contact rate and he hit .299/.329/.374 with two home runs in 62 games last year. While that figures to a slightly below average performance according to wRC+, it would have still been sufficient to rank among the Tigers' best nine hitters last year. Urshela is a particular threat against lefty pitching. He's a career .