{"id":94775,"date":"2025-01-28T15:35:48","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T20:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=94775"},"modified":"2025-03-05T18:52:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T23:52:32","slug":"padres-sign-jose-iglesias-mets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/01\/28\/padres-sign-jose-iglesias-mets\/","title":{"rendered":"Padres Sign Ex-Mets Infielder to Minor League Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Veteran infielder Jose Iglesias and the San Diego Padres have reportedly come to terms on a minor league contract. MLB insider Jon Heyman reports the deal is worth $3 million, plus incentives, and includes an invite to major league Spring Training. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ByRobertMurray\/status\/1897316651961581824?t=yx3LSpT85fKFDe7-b6lowQ&amp;s=19\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FanSided\u2019s Robert Murray<\/a> was the first on the signing. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Primarily a shortstop, the 35-year-old utilityman was among the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/news\/mlb-free-agents-2024-2025-ranked-by-tiers?msockid=2bf4d1b4cebc6d8c3b48c435cf916c34\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">top-ranked middle infielders<\/a> in the free agent class 2024 25.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Iglesias gets $3M if in majors plus $1M incentives on Padres deal<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonHeyman\/status\/1897319192908718282?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After not playing in the majors in 2023, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/i\/iglesjo01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jose Iglesias<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> put together his best season in five years with the New York Mets last season. Signed to a minor league deal, Iglesias had his contract selected in May, hitting .337\/.381\/.448 over 85 games. By the All-Star break, the 35-year-old was batting .380 with a .999 OPS and aided in the Mets\u2019 mid-season turnaround. Used primarily at third base, Iglesias took over at second when <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mcneije01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jeff McNeil<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> suffered a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/09\/07\/mets-mcneil-wrist-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">season-ending wrist fracture<\/a> in September. He finished the regular season on a 22-game hitting streak, batting .395 (34-for-86) with one home run and 4 RBI.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Padres Sign Ex-Mets Infielder Jose Iglesias<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An All-Star in 2015, Iglesias has spent time with eight different teams throughout his 12-year major league career. He has built a reputation as one of the league\u2019s most dependable utility infielders since signing with the Red Sox as an international free agent in 2009. Iglesias has spent most of his career at shortstop but has strong defensive metrics at both second and third base. He will likely serve as the primary backup to shortstop <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bogaexa01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Xander Bogaerts<\/a> and could also see time at third behind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/machama01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manny Machado<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 35-year-old possesses excellent contact skills with a career .283\/.323<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/.386 slash line and a 12.5% strikeout rate. His stats demonstrate a steady presence at the plate and Iglesias\u2019 knack for coming through in clutch situations. During <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/10\/09\/relentless-met-beat-phillies-advance-nlcs\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">the Mets postseason run<\/a>, he batted .227 (10-for-44), scoring three runs and driving in three more over 12 games. His signing gives the Padres a valuable on-field option capable of plugging gaps in the infield and stepping up in high-leverage scenarios. Iglesias will look to prove that his strong 2024 campaign was not a fluke and that he can still make an impact at the big-league level.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credits: John Jones-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Veteran infielder Jose Iglesias and the San Diego Padres have reportedly come to terms on a minor league contract. MLB insider Jon Heyman reports the deal is worth $3 million, plus incentives, and includes an invite to major league Spring Training. FanSided\u2019s Robert Murray was the first on the signing. 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