Getty The Detroit Tigers have signed veteran corner outfielder Austin Slater (age 33) to a minor league deal with an invitation to Spring Training, first reported by Jon Heyman of the New York Post. Heyman noted in this report that the Yankees in fact “held previous talks” with the outfielder, who was traded to the Yankees from the Chicago White Sox at last year’s MLB trade deadline, in which Slater posted an underwhelming .240 OPS and -0.4 WAR in just 14 games with the Yankees after dealing