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• Diamondbacks' Wilmer Flores: Signs with Diamondbacks

  3D ago • By RotoWire Staff

  Flores agreed to a one-year deal with a club option with the Diamondbacks on Wednesday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports. Flores is unlikely to be an everyday starter in Arizona but will have the opportunity for frequent at-bats in an infield which includes a number of similar players. None of Jake Lamb, Ketel Marte, Eduardo Escobar or Nick Ahmed will be confused with a star player, but all can provide competent performances, so Flores isn't there to plug any particular hole. His best shot for frequent playing time could come at second base if Arizona elects to try Marte out in center field. With a respectable .262/.303/.424 career slash line (good for a 99 wRC+) and the ability to play second and third base, the 27-year-old Flores won't hurt the Diamondbacks or fantasy owners, but he also doesn't provide a whole lot of reason to get excited.

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• Wilmer Flores: Hits open market

  11/30/2018 • By RotoWire Staff

  Flores was non-tendered by the Mets on Friday, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports. The 27-year-old super-utility infielder had a rocky tenure with the Mets, falling in and out of favor with the field staff, and once being a part of a trade to the Brewers that later got nixed. He hit .267/.319/.417 with 11 home runs in 429 plate appearances in 2018 and has a career .265/.309/.471 slash line against southpaws. The arbitration process was likely going to overvalue Flores, so this move makes sense from that standpoint. He should be scooped up on a major-league contract by a team lacking infield depth.

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• Mets' Wilmer Flores: Fully healthy

  11/06/2018 • By RotoWire Staff

  General manager Brodie Van Wagenen said Flores (knee) is fully healthy, Tim Healey of Newsday reports. Flores was shut down in mid-September with early onset arthritis in his knees, but he's apparently back to full health heading into winter. At this point, it's unclear if the Mets will tender the utility man a contract after he hit .267/.319/.417 with 11 homers in 126 games in 2018.

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• Mets' Wilmer Flores: Shut down for season

  09/20/2018 • By RotoWire Staff

  Flores has been diagnosed with early-onset arthritis in both knees and has been shut down for the remainder of the season, Tim Britton of The Athletic reports. It turns out the knee issues that have plagued Flores recently will end his season prematurely. Manager Mickey Callaway added that he isn't sure what the diagnoses means for the 27-year-old's future. Flores will finish the season with a .267/.319/.417 line, 11 homers and 52 RBI through 126 games.

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• Mets' Wilmer Flores: Dealing with knee injury

  09/19/2018 • By RotoWire Staff

  Flores was sent back to New York to get both knees examined after experiencing bilateral knee pain in recent days, Matt Ehalt of The Record reports. Flores hasn't started a game since Sept. 13 which is likely a result of the lingering pain in both of his knees. After the Mets finish up their series in Philadelphia on Thursday, they will begin a three-game set versus the Nationals in Washington, so it's unlikely that Flores returns to action this weekend. There's a good chance the club will elect to shut him down for the rest of the season prior to its final homestand starting Tuesday, but more should be known following the results of his tests.

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