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Nationals add right-handed reliever Jeremy Jeffress to bullpen mix
Jesse Dougherty, The Washington Post
Feb. 22, 2021
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Just days into spring training, and with some holes on the edges of their roster, the Washington Nationals have added veteran reliever Jeremy Jeffress on a minor league contract. Jeffress, 33, is coming off a strong season with the Chicago Cubs that still didn t yield a guaranteed deal for 2021. But he now leads a group of pitchers who could crack the Nationals roster and head north for Opening Day.
On Monday afternoon, Manager Dave Martinez confirmed that the Nationals had reached an agreement with Jeffress. Martinez added that Jeffress now has to pass coronavirus intake screening and a standard physical. Jeffress will earn $1.25 million plus potential incentives if he pitches in the majors for Washington, according to a person with knowledge of the terms. MLB.com was first to report the signing.
Rutledge was a first-round selection in 2019, and he spent last season at the Nationals’ alternate training site. The 6-foot-8 right-handed pitcher is the franchise’s second-best prospect, according to Baseball America, but has limited time at the professional level, pitching 10 games across Rookie and Single-A levels.
Cole Henry is another right-handed pitcher, and Baseball America lists him as the third-best prospect in the pipeline. He joins left-hander Tim Cate, left-hander Matt Cronin, first baseman Drew Mendoza, catcher Israel Pineda, right-hander Tyler Dyson, shortstop Jackson Cluff and catcher Raudy Read as the prospects included as non-roster invites.
In total, Washington added 32 non-roster invites to camp, bringing its spring training total to 71 they have 39 players on the 40-man roster. Among the veterans is outfielder Gerardo Parra, who made a splash in the team’s 2019 World Series run with his “Baby Shark” walk-up music. Parra spent last season playing in
The Nationals are signing free-agent reliever T.J. McFarland to a minor league contract, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com tweets. The 31-year-old …