HOUSTON (AP) — Free agent infielder Bill Hall has finalized a $3.25 million, one-year contract with the Houston that includes a mutual option for 2012.
Monday’s agreement includes a $4 million option.
Hall spent last season with the Boston Red Sox. Houston general manager Ed Wade says he will play second base regularly for the Astros.
Hall, who turns 31 on Dec. 28, hit .247 with 18 homers and 46 RBIs last season. He has hit .250 with 122 homers and 425 RBIs in a nine-year career, mostly spent with Milwaukee.
Hall played several positions last season, but spent the most time at left field, where he appeared in 55 games with 42 starts, and second base, where he had 51 appearances with 38 starts.
