
The deal is now official. Gamel returns to Houston as extra corner outfield depth behind incumbents Chas McCormick and Taylor Trammell. The 32-year-old journeyman is expected to be ready for spring training after fracturing his fibula last September and will presumably compete for at-bats in right field. He's gotten into 723 games at the highest level dating back to 2016.
Passan adds that $1 million of the agreement is non-guaranteed. Gamel returns to Houston where he posted a .739 OPS with one homer in 20 contests last year before suffering a season-ending fractured fibula in mid-September. The 32-year-old veteran, who has gotten into 723 contests at the highest level dating back to 2016, provides the Astros with some extra corner outfield depth to pair with in-house right field options Chas McCormick and Taylor Trammell.