DALLAS — The Rockies have found their second baseman — for 2025, at least.
Colorado agreed to a one-year, big-league contract with veteran Thairo Estrada on Tuesday, a major league source confirmed. The deal is pending Estrada passing a physical, and the Rockies have not announced a signing.
Mark Feinsand of MLB.com first reported the deal.
Estrada is versatile enough to play around the diamond, but the Rockies plan to use him primarily as a second baseman. He’ll replace Brendan Rodgers, who Colorado non-tendered last month before Rodgers entered his final season of arbitration.
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Estrada, who turns 29 in February, began his career with the Yankees but made his mark with the Giants in 2021 after being traded. He had an injury-plagued 2024 season but was a productive player in San Francisco for three previous seasons. In 2023, he slashed .271/.315/.416 with 14 homers, 26 doubles and 23 stolen bases. He has a reputation as a solid fielder.
Over 312 games from 2021-23, he slashed .266/.320/.416 with 45 stolen bases, but in 2024, Estrada had wrist and thumb injuries and hit just .217 with a .247 on-base percentage in 96 games before the Giants outrighted him in late August.
Although Colorado signed veteran Kyle Farmer to a one-year and $3.25 million deal last month and has rookie Aaron Schunk on the roster, the Rockies plan to use both as utility infielders rather than everyday second basemen.
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