The Texas Rangers mission to find a first baseman for 2017 continues. Recent reports have the Rays and Rangers as the two teams making a strong push to sign free agent Chris Carter. Rumors are that a deal could be done soon.
During 2016 Carter hit .222/.321/.499 with a league leading 41 home runs and 94 RBI in 160 games with the Milwaukee Brewers. Carter was later non-tendered by the Milwaukee Brewers and became a free agent.
Last season was a career year for Carter in numerous offensive categories. The one issue with Carter is the strikeouts as he struck out 206 times last season.