Nationals sign Nate McLouth
Nate McLouth won’t have to move far, as Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com
reports that the former Orioles outfielder has agreed to a two-year deal with
the Nationals.
There’s no starting job for McLouth in Washington, where Bryce Harper,
Denard Span, and Jayson Werth all figure to play almost every day, but
Rosenthal says he’s “expected to get significant at-bats” in a fourth
outfielder role.
How that will happen is unclear, especially since the most likely outfielder
to take a seat on the bench is Span when a left-handed pitcher is on the
mound and McLouth is also a left-handed hitter. It’s the same role David
DeJesus seemed destined to fill when the Nationals claimed him off waivers in
August, but then they quickly shipped him to the Rays.
McLouth turned his career around with the Orioles, going from nearly out of
baseball to hitting .261 with a .742 OPS and 42 steals in 201 games.
UPDATE: Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun says the deal is worth $10.75
million, which is big money for a backup outfielder who doesn’t actually
play center field well.
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