Rangers sign McCutchen to minor-league deal

The Texas Rangers signed five-time All-Star Andrew McCutchen to a minor-league contract, the team announced Friday.

McCutchen will earn $1.25 million in the majors if he's added to the Rangers' 40-man roster, according to Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News. He reportedly can earn up to $2.5 million in performance bonuses.

He'll likely compete with Mark Canha this spring for a roster spot. The two veterans both hit from the right side, and one of them could form a platoon at designated hitter with the left-handed hitting Joc Pederson.

"I'm at their disposal, whatever that means for them, whatever role that I might have, I'm going to be there for that," McCutchen said, according to MLB.com's Kennedi Landry.

"So I see myself as just available. The best ability is availability, and that's what I'm here to do. I'm not here to set any goals for at-bats or games. I'm just here to be available. I'm at this team's disposal in any way, shape, or form. That's the goal for myself. Skip knows that he can use me, that I'm not just wasting a bench spot."

McCutchen spent the past three seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The 39-year-old slashed .239/.333/.367 with 13 home runs and 57 RBIs in 135 games last campaign.

The 2013 NL MVP owns a career .271/.365/.457 slash line and continues to hit left-handed pitching at a solid clip, posting a .743 OPS against southpaws in 2025.

McCutchen spent most of last year as a DH but appeared in seven games as an outfielder.

The veteran was also connected to the Atlanta Braves as a potential replacement for the suspended Jurickson Profar, according to Grant.