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Mets third baseman Juan Uribe (left), shown tagging out Pittsburgh's Sean Rodriguez last season, is being courted by the Indians.

(Frank Franklin II, Associated Press)

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Indians missed an opportunity to acquire All-Star third baseman Todd Frazier from the Reds last month, but that hasn't stopped them from trying to improve their production at the hot corner.

They have been in conversation with the agents representing veteran third baseman Juan Uribe, 36. It's believed they're discussing a one-year deal with the right-handed hitting infielder. The Indians have already signed veteran free agents Mike Napoli and Rajai Davis to one-year deals this offseason.

Like Napoli and Davis, Uribe is a right-handed hitter.

Uribe played with the Dodgers, Braves and Mets last year. He hit .253 (91-for-360) with 14 homers and 43 RBI in 119 games. Uribe, who also played second and shortstop, made $6.5 million last year.

The Mets acquired Uribe for the stretch run last season and he helped them win the NL East by hitting six homers with 20 RBI in 44 games. He slashed .219/.301/.430 with the Mets. Uribe has hit 192 homers in a 15-year career.

Uribe spent five years with the White Sox so he's no stranger to the AL Central. He had his best power year in 2010 when he hit .248 with 24 homers and 85 RBI to help the Giants win the World Series.

If the Indians sign Uribe, it's believed he'd share third base with Giovanny Urshela. Last year Urshela played well defensively, but struggled at the plate. He also dealt with back and knee injuries before the start of the season and a lingering injury to his right shoulder during the season.

Urshela hit .225 (60-for-267) with six homers and 21 RBI last season for the Tribe after starting the season on the disabled list at Class AAA Columbus. At the start of the off-season, one of the Tribe's options regarding Urshela was to find a veteran infielder to share third base with him so he wouldn't get overexposed by big-league pitching.

Uribe could be that guy.