First baseman Kennys Vargas has agreed to a minor-league deal with the Detroit Tigers, according to Jason Beck of MLB.com.
Vargas, who is 6-foot-5 and 293 pounds, played four seasons with the Minnesota Twins, which included a spell for former Twins manager and current Tigers skipper Ron Gardenhire. He has an MLB career .252 batting average with 35 home runs and 116 RBIs.
Vargas, 29, had a .179/.274/.324 slash line in 102 plate appearances last season while playing with the Chiba Lotte Marines of Japan's Pacific League, including one home run and five doubles.