New York Yankees: Weighing the pros and cons of the Chris Carter signing

Positive No. 3: Cheap, One-Year Commitment

If you like comparisons, you’ll love this one:

• Chris Carter:
• One year, $3.5 million, .222/.321/.499, .821 OPS, 27 doubles, 41 HR, 274 TB, 206 K

• Chris Davis:
• Seven years, $161 million ($23 million Avg.), .221/.332/.459, .792 OPS, 21 doubles, 38 HR, 260 TB, 219 K

Again, this is a steal for a player like Carter, which makes the best-case scenario so much sweeter for New York.

If he absolutely rakes, then this further proves my testimony that this signing is a bargain and the slugger could help illuminate the power outage that has taken place in the Bronx.

If he continues to strikeout at a high rate and loses his ability to smack dingers, then you simply let him walk at seasons end or just cut him at some point in 2017.

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Or, if he’s nothing more than a power bat on a team that’s not contending, Cashman might be able to obtain an average haul for him at the deadline from a team in desperate need of power.

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