Along with the previously reported Ryan Raburn, the Nationals have released infielder Reid Brignac and outfielder Alejandro De Aza, Chris Cotillo of SB Nation tweets. Both Brignac and De Aza signed minor league contracts with the organization during the offseason.
The 32-year-old Brignac hasn’t even cracked the 100-plate appearance plateau at the game’s highest level since 2011, when he was a member of the Rays. He has since seen limited action with the Yankees, Rockies, Phillies, Marlins and Braves. Brignac has batted a paltry .219/.264/.309 in 951 major league PAs, thus offsetting his ability to line up at second, third and shortstop. He perhaps could have been an early season factor in Washington, which will open the year without injured second baseman David Murphy, but the team will instead roll with Howie Kendrick and Wilmer Difo.
De Aza, 33, is a more accomplished major leaguer than Brignac, though he hit a meager .194/.223/.222 in 70 PAs with the Nationals last year. While De Aza fared well with their Triple-A affiliate (.280/.368/.403 in 212 PAs), he faced long odds of landing a spot with the Nats to begin the 2018 season. They’re loaded in the outfield, after all, with starters Bryce Harper, Adam Eaton and Michael A. Taylor, not to mention reserves Brian Goodwin and Matt Adams.
Wow, I could see the tigers or White Sox picking up all three of these guys for their opening day rosters.
LOL – why in the world would rebuilding teams want to load up with bad aging veterans? Those clods couldn’t come close to making the White Sox 25 on talent anyway.
Lol ghost of the past.
In all seriousness, good luck to all these guys.
Reid needs to play one more year, to have 10 years experience, at the game’s highest level. Still can’t believe he’s only 32.
He needs 10 years of service time, not just appearing in 10 Major League seasons. According to BBR, he has 4 years, 28 days of service time, so he has a long way to go.
I did not know that. Thanks, Good to know!
FWIW, if I was Reid, and played 10 seasons in MLB, despite accumulating 4 years, 28 days of service time, would say: “I played 10 seasons in MLB” xD
I believe players that even spend a day in the Major Leagues get some sort of pension, so it’s dependent on service time. Check this out: mlb.com/mlb/official_info/bhb/eng/mlb-0f0-pension-…
*Daniel
While making the MLB club would be fantastic, but Reid can’t be too upset since now he gets to go home to his kids and smokin’ hot girlfriend…