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Nationals Re-Sign Chris Heisey

By Jeff Todd | November 19, 2016 at 9:32am CDT

TODAY: The Nationals have officially announced the signing.

NOVEMBER 11: The Nationals have agreed to a one-year, $1.4MM to bring back outfielder Chris Heisey, according to Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com (via Twitter). The contract includes various performance incentives as well.

[RELATED: Updated Nationals Depth Chart]

Heisey, 31, provided Washington with a solid, right-handed-hitting presence from the bench last year. He ended with a .216/.290/.446 slash over 155 plate appearances, with nine home runs. There’s a fair bit of swing and miss in his game — he posted a 28.4% K rate last year — and Heisey has been an essentially average fielder and baserunner. But he obviously impressed the Nats, and it probably didn’t hurt that he came up with a big home run in the NLDS.

Looking at the roster, locking in a right-handed-hitting outfielder probably doesn’t dictate many other moves. Heisey has traditionally carried reverse splits, and will be expected to play a relatively minor role as a spot starter and pinch hitter. The signing probably doesn’t help Michael Taylor’s chances of cracking the Opening Day roster, and makes it appear somewhat unlikely that the club will sign a more significant fourth outfielder, but otherwise the primary needs remain the same.

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  1. mvpetro

    9 years ago

    Eh

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    • TheMichigan

      9 years ago

      Eh you mean yeh!

      Reply
      • Doc Halladay

        9 years ago

        Unless he’s Canadian. Or The Fonz.

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  2. Jizz Chasholm

    9 years ago

    Well that’s an anitclimatic ending to the start of hotstove season

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  3. ruthlesslyabsurd

    9 years ago

    It’s always good when you can lock up a Heisey-man Trophy winner for less than 2 million. Well done, Nationals!

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