BRAVES ADD RELIEVERS

Douglasville’s Capps, Veras sign minor league deals.

Douglasville native Matt Capps and Jose Veras sign minor league deals.

The Braves added a couple of more former closers Tuesday, signing Matt Capps and Jose Veras to minor league contracts that include invitations to major league spring training.

They hope that Capps, a Douglasville native, can get past his recent shoulder woes and provide some depth after not pitching in the majors since 2012 due to injuries. Meanwhile, Veras, 34, is coming off a season that saw him post a 3.03 ERA in 34 appearances for the Astros after giving up 12 runs in 13 1/3 innings with the Cubs.

Veras had a 4.50 ERA in 46 appearances for the season, with 50 strikeouts and 27 walks in 46 innings. The nineyear veteran has a 3.91 ERA in 440 career appearances with 438 strikeouts in 423 innings. He has 27 career saves, including 21 with Houston and Detroit in 2013.

Capps, 31, has a 3.52 ERA and 138 saves in eight seasons and last pitched in the majors two seasons ago with Minnesota. After posting a 3.68 ERA and 14 saves in 30 appearances in 2012 with the Twins, shoulder injuries limited him to 10 minor league appearances (12 innings) over the past two seasons with the Indians.

Capps and Veras are the third and fourth former closers signed by the Braves this winter. Jason Grilli and Jim Johnson got major league contracts and are expected to serve in setup roles for Craig Kimbrel.

Matt Capps had a careerhigh 42 saves in 2010.