Luis Urías DVOA, Advanced Stats, & Fantasy Rankings

The Athletics announced on Monday that they agreed to terms with free-agent infielder Luis Urias on an undisclosed one-year deal for the 2025 season. Urias will head to the Athletics after playing in 41 games with the Seattle Mariners last year and batting a weak .191/.303/.394 with a .696 OPS, four home runs, 16 RBI and 11 run scored in only 109 plate appearances. The Mexican infielder was once a top prospect of the San Diego Padres but has never translated his skills to the big-league level outside of a 23-homer, 75-RBI season with the Milwaukee Brewers in 150 games in 2021. The 27-year-old will likely compete with Gio Urshela for playing time at third base this year for the A's. There's power in Urias' bat, but he won't be guaranteed much playing time and could just be a platoon option at the hot corner, at best, if he makes the team out of spring training.

Seattle Mariners infielder Luis Urias got the start at third base on Sunday in the series finale against the Houston Astros after saying on Saturday night that he was looking forward to getting the chance to play more often against right-handed pitchers. Manager Scott Servais said that could happen more often moving forward. The 26-year-old went 1-for-3 with two RBI on Sunday in the win over Houston, but he's still hitting just .167 (7-for-42) with three home runs, 10 RBI and four runs scored in 20 games in 2024 in his first year in Seattle. Despite the poor average, Urias has been clutch with runners in scoring position, but even with more playing time potentially coming in the near future, he's more of an AL-only asset with the way he's been swinging the bat.

Seattle Mariners infielder Luis Urias (shoulder) is starting at third base and batting seventh in the order for the team's Cactus League game on Tuesday against the Texas Rangers. It's the first time that Urias has played third base in a game this spring as he returns from a bout of right-shoulder soreness. As long as the 26-year-old infielder doesn't have a setback with his shoulder injury, he should be ready for Opening Day on March 28. Urias was once a top prospect for the San Diego Padres, but injuries and poor performance offensively at the big-league level have him running out of chances to secure a regular role in the majors. Urias is off the fantasy radar in mixed leagues and will be hoping to earn a utility role for the M's in 2024.