Updating previous reports, Florida Marlins IF Wes Helms agreed to terms on a two-year contract worth $1.9 million, according to The Associated Press. He will receive $950,000 over each of the next two seasons. Helms was coming off a $5.45 million, two-year contract which included a $750,000 buyout of a $3.75 million club option for 2009.
News: 3B Wes Helms and the Marlins agreed Friday to a $1.9 million, two-year contract. Helms batted .243 this year with five homers and 31 RBI in 132 games. It was the 32-year-old's second stint with the Marlins. He hit 10 homers and 19 doubles after signing with Florida as a free agent before the 2006 season. "After doing a great job for us in 2006, we welcomed Wes back to the Marlins this year, and he again strengthened our bench and was a positive influence in the clubhouse," general manager Larry Beinfest said in a statement. "We look forward to Wes being part of highly productive Marlins clubs in 2009 and 2010."
Analysis: Since 2005, Helms ranks fifth in the majors with 45 pinch hits, batting .296. He doesn't figure to play a starting role with the Marlins next year, which limits his Fantasy appeal to the deepest of NL-only leagues
Marlins agreed to terms with infielder Wes Helms on a two-year, $1.8 million contract through 2010. Helms gets another multiyear deal despite hitting .243/.299/.347 this season. Formerly a power hitter, he's contributed just 10 home runs to go along with his 127/36 K/BB ratio in 531 at-bats over the last two years. He's also a weak defensive infielder and a liability on the basepaths. He was a very effective pinch-hitter this season (13-for-41, two homers), but he went 4-for-32 in the same role in 2007. There just wasn't any good reason to give him a two-year deal. It's a foolish first move of the offseason for a team that keeps talking about improving defensively.
The Sports Network reports the Florida Marlins re-signed 3B Wes Helms to a two-year deal through the 2010 season Friday, Oct. 3. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Helms, who hit just .243 with five homers and 31 RBIs this season, provides the Marlins with little more than a decent right-hander hitter off the bench.
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