Wes Helms : October 3rd, 2008, 8:55 pm est
Source (rotoworld.com) | Player: Wes Helms
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.
