The Nationals announced (on Twitter) that they have agreed to sign right-hander Cla Meredith to a minor league contract that includes an invitation to Spring Training. Meredith, 27, had elected free agency after the 2010 season.
In 21 relief appeareances for the Orioles last year, Meredith posted a 5.40 ERA with 4.2 K/9 and 2.4 BB/9. He had a 1.07 ERA in 45 appearances for the Padres five years ago and was a key member of the San Diego bullpen from 2006-09, before the Padres sent him to Baltimore for Oscar Salazar. Coincidentally, the Padres designated Salazar for assignment yesterday.
WolandJR
and we have finally push the nats over the top. WS here we come!
luis
Good luck taking another one of the O’s “Daniel Cabrera” type pitchers… I wish him the best.
popular_mechanics_for_pitchers
he’s nothing like Cabrera
picksrme
They meant to name him Cal but back then there was no spell-check.
dc21892
Terrible joke attempt.
Tko11
About as terrible as the name “Cla”
dc21892
He set the bar pretty high for himself with that dominating season with SD. Regardless if he never lives up to that or not, it never hurts to have a lot of arms.
Karkat
I wonder if things would’ve turned out better for him in Boston if his major league debut hadn’t involved giving up a grand slam.
(Good job bringing a rookie into a tight game situation, Tito.)
jeffmaz
Cla has a really nice side arm sinker…but something happened andhitters figured him out and he started elevating.
LUWahooNatFan
Won’t make the team out of spring training