The Angels have signed catcher to a minor league deal, according to his at MLB.com. Its a bit of an early birthday present for Hamilton, who will turn 29 on Monday. The backstop has 26 games of major league experience, Rafael Palmeiro Jersey 22 with the 2022 Twins and four more with the Red Sox last year. His 29 plate appearances resulted in five walks but also 19 strikeouts. Thats a tiny sample and difficult to draw conclusions from, but its not terribly di similar from his minor league work. His 480 Triple-A plate appearances have featured 148 strikeouts, a 30.8% rate. But hes also drawn 64 walks at that level, a 13.3% clip. He also hit 17 home runs in that time, leading to an uneven slash line of .199/.308/.369. Defensively, Baseball Prospectus has generally given him solid grades for his framing and blocking, both in the majors and minors. He was outrighted by the Red Sox in July and was able to elect free agency at the end of the season. Hell now join the Angels and jump onto their depth chart. The Halos only have two backstops on their 40-man roster at the moment in and . and have signed minor league deals to give them some non-roster depth, with Hamilton now joining them. Hamilton can also play a little bit the infield corners, which could appeal to the Angels. They have set to be their first baseman even though he was just drafted last summer. At third, is going into his age-34 season and hasnt played 60 games in a season since 2019. Players like and give them some cover but theres no harm in a little extra depth.If Hamilton is added to the roster at any point, he has a couple of options remaining. Addison Russell Jersey