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The New York Yankees have reached agreement on a one-year, $3 million contract with slugger Chris Carter, pending a physical, a source confirmed to ESPN's Andrew Marchand on Tuesday.The agreement was first reported by USA Today Sports.
Carter, who played for the Milwaukee Brewers last season, tied for the National League lead with 41 home runs in 2016. He also struck out an NL-high 206 times.
The 30-year-old first baseman was not tendered a contract after the season, making him a free agent.
In seven major league seasons, Carter has 150 home runs and 374 RBIs with a .218 batting average.
 

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MLB | New York Yankees | New York Yankees: What will happen to Chris Carter?
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On Wednesday, New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi announced that Greg Bird would be the team’s starting first baseman. The former fifth-round pick has earned the role due to his exceptional offensive output this spring; through 47 at bats, he has a .447 batting average and seven home runs. The fact that he has played so well after missing an entire season recovering from surgery is nothing short of amazing, and fans must be excited about the slugger’s potential production over a full season. This article is not about Bird, however. It is about the first baseman who lost the competition, and how his plate appearances will shrink as a result. What will happen to Chris Carter?
</header><figure id="attachment_2354720" class="wp-caption alignright" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px 24px; max-width: 100%; float: right; text-align: right; width: 450px;"> <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">Greg Bird has emerged as the starting first baseman, meaning Carter will see a significant drop in playing time. Photo by: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure>When I had originally written about the signing in February, I had envisioned a platoon between the two first basemen, with Tyler Austingetting time in Triple-A. Austin will actually begin the year on the disabled list due to a foot injury, but for the most part, my initial prediction was at least somewhat accurate. What I did not account for was the absolute domination Bird would display this spring. I had expected some rust, but by all accounts, there were no ill effects from his labrum injury. I also did not expect Carter to struggle as badly as he has thus far.
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To date, Carter has slashed .128/.241/.213. In his 47 at bats, he has struck out 25 times, and his famous power has been non-existent; his lone home run was hit on February 28. Even though he was signed to a relatively cheap contract of $3.5 million, even that small sum (by MLB standards) is starting to look like an overpay. Some writers, such as NJ Advance Media’s Brendan Kuty, have speculated that he may be a roster drag for the Yankees; Carter himself told Kuty that moving to a part-time role is “definitely an adjustment.” His defense and baserunning are not strengths, and his performance has not justified any uptick in playing time. Even though he has only spent a month in pinstripes, it would not be hard to justify designating Carter for assignment.
To be clear, this is merely speculation and opinion. That said, there are a lot of warning signs. If you strike out in 53% of your at bats, odds are you are not ingratiating yourself with the front office. That is to be expected of a player like Carter, but the power he supplies has made up for it in the past. That power has not shown up this spring, however; besides the aforementioned long ball, he only has one extra-base hit.
In the wake of Didi Gregorius’ injury, the Yankees will likely be filling the position internally, and the top three candidates (Tyler Wade, Ruben Tejada, and Pete Kozma) are all non-roster invitees and would need a player to be cut in order for them to be placed on the 40-man roster. Unless New York makes a splash and acquires Nick Ahmed or Zack Cozart, this is the most probable route. Will Carter be the roster casualty? It is hard to say, but all signs point to his tenure in the Bronx being incredibly short.

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