7:47PM: The Angels received cash considerations for Carter, Mike Berardino tweets.
6:26PM: The Twins have acquired first baseman Chris Carter from the Angels, as reported by Steve Klauke, radio broadcaster for the Angels’ Triple-A affiliate in Salt Lake City. Chris Carter will report to the Twins’ Triple-A affiliate in Rochester, as per Nate Rowan from the Rochester PR department (Twitter link).
Carter will provide Minnesota with some additional first base/DH depth in the upper minors while Joe Mauer is on the Major League DL with a neck strain and concussion symptoms. The Twins have Logan Morrison at first with Robbie Grossman getting the bulk of DH at-bats, though Kennys Vargas is struggling (.614 OPS though 153 PA) for Rochester.
It was just back in 2016 that Carter led the National League in homers after hitting 41 dingers for the Brewers as part of a .222/.321/.499 season for Milwaukee. That home run total inflated Carter’s potential arbitration price, however, and with the then-rebuilding Brewers wary of committing a hefty salary (MLBTR projected him to earn $8.1MM) for a player with such a one-dimensional game, Carter found himself non-tendered. He signed on with the Yankees but then badly struggled, hitting just .201/.284/.370 in 208 PA in pinstripes last season before being released.
Carter caught on with the A’s on a minor league deal last summer, and while he didn’t return to the Show, his subsequent success at Triple-A with the A’s and Angels has given some indication that he can still be a productive bat. He has 22 homers over his last 322 PA at the Triple-A level, and was hitting .255/.333/.600 over 168 PA with Salt Lake City this season.
As per the terms of Carter’s original minor league deal with the Angels, he will earn $1.75MM if he reaches the Twins’ 25-man roster at any point this season, with another $600K available in incentives. His chances of a promotion could hinge on Mauer’s health — Paul Molitor told reporters (including Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press) that Mauer was making some progress, though the club will be as cautious as possible given Mauer’s history with concussions.
Godspeed, Carter
Does a bag of peanuts count as “cash considerations?”
More like cashew considerations
Mixed nuts?
LOL @ Logan Morrison
More like “Too bad, Kennys Vargas.”
Yeh Morrison is one of the hottest hitters in baseball this month. You’re exactly right about Vargas. Check his AAA numbers when you get a sec… ouch.
Rays acquired Rob Refsnyder from the Indians for $90,000 Curious to see if Carter’s acquisition cost beats that.
Don’t knock Refsnyder. He’s actually playing. I realize it’s the Rays but for all the Knocks he takes on this forum, I’m personally rooting for him
I’m not knocking Refsnyder. I’m a Yankee fan who’s sick of the Ref jokes tbh to O’Brien’s “Rave reviews.”
Refsnyder’s cash considerations cost, was disclosed — which is extremely rare. I challenge you to find another one where the exact amount of cash was disclosed from any recent trades.
I didn’t mean at you personally Xabial although that’s the way it seems. That said does it really matter the price paid? Rule 5 costs the same $50k it cost moons ago with a half price return. The only time $$ matters to us fans is either when it cost us via increased prices or when Kuhn negated the sale of Fingers and Rudi to Boston for $1m a piece and Blue to the Yankees for $1.5m. That was just before free agency when he invoked the best interests of the sport bylaws. Would love to see that happen today on many fronts.
not added to 40 man, correct?
No, he’s on a minor league deal.
Wonder if the Nats would trade MarkVP for cash when/if Zimmerman is healthy.
It’s soo good to see Chris Carter returning to Minnesota to catch pass.
Maybe sign Warren Moon for some bullpen depth
Classic