The Houston Astros are looking to replenish their position player depth this winter, following a season with an inexplicably high rate of injuries.

Behind the plate, Houston has to be satisfied with Yainer Diaz as the starting catcher, even if he had a down year offensively. But with unproven César Salazar slated to be the current backup, it won't hurt to enter spring training with a few more experienced options.

For one of those options, Houston nabbed a player with five years of big-league experience -- just not a lot of recent ones.

Carlos Pérez, the 35-year-old journeyman who spent the season on a minor-league deal with the Chicago Cubs, agreed to a new minor-league deal with the Astros, per the transactions log on his MLB.com roster page . The deal was signed on Friday, but did n

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