Overview
- Multiple outlets report the three-time batting champion agreed to a one-year, $12 million contract with San Francisco.
- The Giants plan to deploy Arraez at second base after he sought a full-time opportunity at the position.
- He weighed one- and multi-year offers in free agency, and some reports say he turned down longer deals to secure second-base playing time.
- Known for elite contact, Arraez owns a .317 career average and hit .292 with a .719 OPS and eight homers in 2025, leading the NL in hits again.
- Defensive metrics remain a concern — including heavily negative Outs Above Average at second — and his arrival is expected to move Casey Schmitt into a super-utility role.