The Nationals have designated infielder Matt Reynolds for assignment, per Dan Kolko of MASN. His 40-man spot will go to just-signed second baseman Brian Dozier.
Reynolds joined the Nationals last February in a minor trade with the division-rival Mets, though he only went on to accrue 14 major league plate appearances in 2018. The 28-year-old spent most of the season at the Triple-A level, where he hit a solid .265/.355/.424 in 355 plate appearances. Overall, Reynolds owns a .283/.350/.420 line in 1,589 PAs at the highest level of the minors. But the 2012 second-round pick of the Mets has batted just .223/.295/.340 in 240 attempts in the majors.
shouldve just mentioned reynolds in the dozier article.
MLBTR tends to dedicate individual posts to designated players.
It wouldn’t have happened until after the Dozier signing was finalized anyway. Mets seem to be collecting infielders, anyway, so he may come back. :-)
Another infielder for the Mets or Yankees to pickup
I always felt if a team gave him a chance he would do well
There are a lot of players like that, and Matt Reynolds is one of them. The Twins just let Kenys Vargas go to Japan, and guys with so much raw talent but not a long leash often get choked out before really producing. Patience is much shorter and I guess the competition too strong, and the days of the Mark Belanger’s are gone.