Dominican infielder Juan Uribe has agreed to a three-year, $21 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, according sources close to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports. The deal is now official according to the Los Angeles Times’ Dylan Hernandez.

Uribe, a Type-B free agent was offered salary arbitration by the San Francisco Giants last week. Because of his Type-B status, he will not cost the Dodgers any draft picks, but the Giants will benefit a free supplemental pick since they offered him arbitration.

The $7 million a year average for Uribe is similar to the two-year, $11.25 million deal that Jhonny Peralta signed with the Detroit Tigers earlier this month.

The Giants may turn to the Tampa Bay Rays’ Jason Bartlett or the Boston Red Sox’s Marco Scutaro as their shortstop for 2011.

Last Sunday, FOXSports’ Ken Rosenthal outlined the reasons for the Dodgers to sign Uribe:

Rosenthal’s reasoning for the Dodgers to go after Uribe included:

– Uribe’s ability to play third base and give Casey Blake a chance to platoon in left field.

– Uribe can play shortstop when Rafael Furcal is unavailable.

– Uribe could play second base ahead of Ryan Theriot.

Uribe, 31, hit .248/.310/.440 with 24 home runs and 85 RBI’s in 148 games for the Giants in 2010.