Bucs, Hart agree to 1-year deal
PITTSBURGH – First baseman Corey Hart and the Pittsburgh Pirates have agreed to a $2.5 million, one-year contract.
The deal, which includes $2.5 million in performance bonuses, gives the Pirates a right-handed option at first base to join left-handed slugger Pedro Alvarez, who is moving from third to first.
The 32-year-old Hart hit .203 with six home runs and 21 RBI in 68 games for the Seattle Mariners in 2014, and became a free agent in October. He missed the 2013 season due to surgeries on both knees.
Hart is a career .271 hitter was a two-time All-Star while playing for Milwaukee in 2008 and 2010. He set career highs with 31 homers and 103 RBI in 2010.
Hart can earn $250,000 each for 350, 375, 400 and 425 plate appearances, and $300,000 apiece for 450, 475, 500, 525 and 550.