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Nationals Sign Mark DeRosa

By Ben Nicholson-Smith | December 28, 2011 at 10:21am CDT

WEDNESDAY: The Nationals officially announced their one-year deal with DeRosa today.

THURSDAY: The Nationals have agreed to sign Mark DeRosa, according to Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com (on Twitter). Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reported yesterday that the sides were nearing a one-year, Major League deal. The agreement with the utility player is pending a physical, Heyman notes. CSE represents DeRosa, who drew interest from at least four teams this offseason.

DeRosa played in just 47 games in 2011 because of a strained left wrist. The versatile 36-year-old was productive in 2009, posting a .250/.319/.433 line and appearing at five different positions for the Indians and Cardinals. However, he has struggled to stay on the field since signing a two-year deal with the Giants two Decembers ago. When he did play for the Giants, DeRosa posted a forgettable .235/.313/.279 line.

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  1. Jay

    11 years ago

    The Nats making some big moves as usual

    Reply
  2. geauxbraves2000

    11 years ago

    I don’t about this season, but the Nats are setting themselves up to be a powerhouse pretty soon.  With Strasburg, Harper, Werth, et al.  If somehow they landed Fielder and Gio Gonzalez, it may be sooner than later.

    Reply
    • RangersFan4ever

      11 years ago

      You don’t what?

      Reply
      • geauxbraves2000

        11 years ago

        *know — apparently I don’t know how to type or read either 🙂

        Reply
    • Brent Boyer

      11 years ago

      Werth ha you’ve got to be kidding.

      Reply
      • geauxbraves2000

        11 years ago

        He hit .232 and is only being paid $18M per, what else could Nat fans want? … kidding, I didn’t realize he had such a bad offensive season, that’s a lot of money tied up in his numbers.

        Reply
    • vtadave

      11 years ago

      Go seach for the definition of “Sunk Cost”. It has a picture of Jayson Werth tied to it. 

      Reply
      • Whole_New_World

        11 years ago

        Picture of Werth was inserted over very nice pic of Zito.

        Reply
        • Guest

          11 years ago

          and soriano next to it

  3. KoenWerkman

    11 years ago

    Just sign Fielder and done, I think we can use more a big bat like Fielder than an extra arm like Gio, ofcourse a good player but with Stras, Zimm, Wang, Milone, Lannan, Peacock and other upcoming guys this looks fine.
    Maybe sign oswalt to a 1 year deal and sign Fielder and the postseason is a fact!

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    • Brianakabigb

      11 years ago

      That isn’t a bad idea, sign fielder, trade laroche & parts for something resembling a pitcher, sign Oswalt, the nats might have enough to challenge the beasts of the nl east!

      Reply
      • KoenWerkman

        11 years ago

        I hope they turn to Fielder especially now when his price is going down, i don’t think he wan’t to sign voor te two teams (blue jays and mariners) wo are now interesed in him. He wants a winning team and with the nats there are oppurtunities, the other two teams no!

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        • hallwagner

          11 years ago

          rotation of strasburg, gonzalez, zimmermann, wang, and lannan. batting order of
          1. ian desmond
          2. jayson werth
          3. ryan zimmerman
          4. prince fielder
          5. michael morse
          6. bryce harper
          7. danny espinosa
          8. wilson ramos

          bench of mark derosa, mike cameron, chris marrero, and steve lombardozzi
          bullpen: drew storen, tyler clippard, henry rodriguez, sean burnett, and ryan mattheus.

          reallly seems like a team not to be f-ed with.

        • The_BiRDS

          11 years ago

          yeah IF you get Fielder.. IF Harper gets pulled up and can produce at that level, IF Starsburgs come back healthy after Tommy John surgery, IF Werth produces and even come close to what he is being paid… There a lot of IFS in there but IF it all works out that is a World Series team.

        • halofan06

          11 years ago

          blue jays are better than the nationals

        • sourbob

          11 years ago

          If they move to the NL East, that could be critically important.

  4. MikeTroutForMayor

    11 years ago

    Cheers to my Sigma Chi brothers Josh Willingham & Mark DeRosa for both signing major league contracts. IHSV

    Reply
  5. cards2WS

    11 years ago

    DeRosa was useless for 2 seasons playing in only 73 games combined. Hopefully he bounces back this year.

    Reply
  6. Philip Marlowe

    11 years ago

    I hoped the Cubs would get him to back up 2B/3B – he was by far at his best in Chicago. Then maybe we could get rid of Jeff “One-trick-pony” Baker.

    Reply
  7. LUWahooNatFan

    11 years ago

    Good bench player, if healthy

    Reply
  8. mMenez

    11 years ago

    Good luck with DeRosa, glad his career moved along. It was bound to end here on San Francisco if he had stayed any longer.

    Reply
  9. mMenez

    11 years ago

    Good luck with DeRos, glad his career moved along. It was bound to end of he had stayed here in San Francisco.

    Reply
  10. grownice

    11 years ago

    Hey they officially announced the signing before they agreed to sign him. Crazzzzy!

    Reply
  11. sourbob

    11 years ago

    I liked their comments on the Baseball Today podcast: “If DeRosa signs with a team in a division where they don’t play anyone in right field, his wrist shouldn’t be a problem.”

    Reply
  12. The_BiRDS

    11 years ago

    He will get ya 130 plus SB, 70-80 HR, .450 BA, and 225 RBIs… not a bad pick up

    Reply
  13. Ray DeRousse

    11 years ago

    DeRosa is a terrific guy and was once a terrific baseball player. It’s a shame that he hit the wall so hard.

    Reply
  14. Topher Jay

    11 years ago

    didn’t this happen last week?

    Reply

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