Report: Veteran outfielder Diaz lands Minors deal

By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com | 12/26/12 6:40 PM ET

NEW YORK -- The Yankees may have found a low-cost fit in their search for a right-handed-hitting outfielder, reportedly agreeing to terms on a Minor League contract with Matt Diaz.

The New York Daily News reported on Wednesday that the Yankees will extend a Spring Training invitation to Diaz, who turns 35 in March and had his 2012 season with the Braves cut short due to injury.

The Yankees, who typically announce their Minor League signings en masse closer to Spring Training, have not officially announced the agreement.

Diaz is a career .291 hitter in 10 seasons with the Rays, Royals, Braves and Pirates.

Because of a right thumb injury that required season-ending surgery in August, Diaz played in just 51 games for Atlanta in 2012, batting .222 with two home runs and 13 RBIs.

He earned $2 million for the second year of a two-year, $4.25 million deal originally signed with Pittsburgh.

Yankees general manager Brian Cashman has said that the club is looking for a right-handed-hitting outfielder to serve in the role that Andruw Jones had filled over the last two seasons.

New York currently has an all left-handed-hitting outfield -- Brett Gardner, Curtis Granderson and Ichiro Suzuki.

The Yankees are believed to have shown a level of interest in free-agent outfielder Scott Hairston as well, but the right-handed-hitting option reportedly is seeking at least a two-year deal, something the club has been reluctant to offer.

Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @bryanhoch and read his MLBlog, Bombers Beat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

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