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Angels add OF Young, 1B/OF Carter

A day after dealing first baseman C.J. Cron to the Tampa Bay Rays for a player to be named, the Los Angeles Angels signed two free agents who will be candidates to fill his roster spot.

Outfielder Chris Young landed a one-year major league deal, with multiple media outlets reporting the contract is worth $2 million. First baseman/outfielder Chris Carter signed a minor league contract that reportedly would pay him $1.75 million if he spends the full season in the majors.

Young, 34, was an All-Star in 2010, when he hit 27 homers, drove in 91 runs and stole 28 bases for the Arizona Diamondbacks. However, he has averaged just 12.4 homers, 40.1 RBIs and 8.3 stolen bases over the past seasons.

Young broke into the majors in 2006 with the Diamondbacks. He was traded to Oakland after the 2012 season, and he has since played for the A's, the New York Mets, the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. Last year, he hit .235 with a .322 on-base percentage, a .387 slugging percentage, seven homers and 25 RBIs in 90 games for Boston.

Carter, 31, has played for the A's, the Houston Astros, the Milwaukee Brewers and the Yankees. Carter shared the National League lead with 41 homers for Milwaukee in 2016 but also led the league with 206 strikeouts.

After signing with the Yankees as a free agent last winter, he batted .201/.284/.370 with eight homers and 26 RBIs over 62 games before he was released in July. Carter subsequently joined the Athletics' Triple-A Nashville affiliate and hit .252/.357/.511 with nine homers and 22 RBIs in 36 games.

--Field Level Media