CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Indians have signed outfielders Matt Carson and Cedric Hunter to minor league deals with invitations to participate with the big league club in spring training in Goodyear, Ariz.
Carson, 31, played 26 games with the Twins last season, but spent most of his time at Class AAA Rochester. The right-handed hitting Carson hit .282 (119-for-422) with 28 doubles, two triples 14 homers and 53 RBI at Rochester. He hit .227 (15-for-66) with the Twins.
He has played 72 games in the big leagues with the Twins and Oakland. The Yankees drafted Carson in the 2002 in the fifth round. Carson can play all three outfield positions, but appears to be mostly a right or left fielder.
Hunter, 24, is a left-handed hitter who spent last season in the St. Louis organization. He hit .268 (95-for-355) with 19 doubles, two triples, five homers and 44 RBI in 129 games at Class AAA Memphis.
San Diego used its third round pick in 2006 to draft Hunter. He played 11 games with the Padres in 2011. Oakland claimed Hunter on waivers and he went to spring training with the A's in 2012 before being traded to St. Louis on April 4.
Hunter has played all three outfield positions, but has spent most of his time in center.