Headlines

  • Dodgers Sign Miguel Rojas To Contract Extension
  • Jake McGee Retires
  • Royals Re-Sign Zack Greinke
  • Orioles To Decline Five-Year Lease Extension At Camden Yards, Seeking Longer-Term Agreement With Maryland Stadium Authority
  • Mariners, Dylan Moore Agree to Three-Year Extension
  • Blue Jays Sign Chad Green
  • Previous
  • Next
Register
Login
  • Hoops Rumors
  • Pro Football Rumors
  • Pro Hockey Rumors

MLB Trade Rumors

  • Home
  • Teams
    • AL East
      • Baltimore Orioles
      • Boston Red Sox
      • New York Yankees
      • Tampa Bay Rays
      • Toronto Blue Jays
    • AL Central
      • Chicago White Sox
      • Cleveland Guardians
      • Detroit Tigers
      • Kansas City Royals
      • Minnesota Twins
    • AL West
      • Houston Astros
      • Los Angeles Angels
      • Oakland Athletics
      • Seattle Mariners
      • Texas Rangers
    • NL East
      • Atlanta Braves
      • Miami Marlins
      • New York Mets
      • Philadelphia Phillies
      • Washington Nationals
    • NL Central
      • Chicago Cubs
      • Cincinnati Reds
      • Milwaukee Brewers
      • Pittsburgh Pirates
      • St. Louis Cardinals
    • NL West
      • Arizona Diamondbacks
      • Colorado Rockies
      • Los Angeles Dodgers
      • San Diego Padres
      • San Francisco Giants
  • About
    • MLB Trade Rumors
    • Tim Dierkes
    • Writing team
    • Advertise
    • Archives
  • Contact
  • Tools
    • 2022-23 MLB Free Agent List
    • Top 50 Free Agents
    • Projected Arbitration Salaries For 2023
    • Transaction Tracker
    • Extension Tracker
    • Arbitration Tracker
    • Agency Database
  • NBA/NFL/NHL
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
    • Pro Hockey Rumors
  • App
  • Chats
Go To Pro Hockey Rumors
Go To Hoops Rumors

Nationals Sign John Nogowski To Minor League Deal

By Steve Adams and Anthony Franco | June 22, 2022 at 8:56pm CDT

The Nationals have signed first baseman/outfielder John Nogowski to a minor league contract, reports Jesse Dougherty of the Washington Post. He’ll head to Double-A Harrisburg for the time being.

Nogowski, 29, has seen big league time in part of two seasons, including 52 games between the Cardinals and Pirates in 2021. He posted a combined .233/.301/.310 batting line in that small sample of 143 trips to the plate and became a minor league free agent when the Bucs released him from their Triple-A affiliate in September. Nogowski signed a minor league deal with the Giants that ran through the end of the 2022 season, but he was selected by the Braves in the minor league portion of the Rule 5 Draft and opened the year with Atlanta’s top affiliate in Gwinnett.

The lefty-hitting Nogowski managed just a .234/.338/.323 line with a pair of home runs in 148 plate appearances with the Stripers. He drew walks at an excellent 12.2% clip and had a solid 19.6% strikeout rate, but he didn’t make much of an impact from a power perspective. Nogowski’s career track record in the upper minors is more impressive, as he owns a .260/.376/.407 mark through parts of three Triple-A seasons.

That Nogowski will head to Harrisburg instead of Triple-A Rochester suggests he’s fairly low on the organizational depth chart at the moment. MLB first baseman Josh Bell is very likely to be traded within the next six weeks, though. Jake Noll and minor league journeyman Joey Meneses have split most of the first base time in Rochester this year. Noll has struggled, but the 30-year-old Meneses has a .303/.353/.526 line through 64 contests.

Share 0 Retweet 9 Send via email0

Transactions Washington Nationals John Nogowski

Yankees Re-Sign Ryan Weber To Minor League Deal
Main
Chris Mazza Elects Free Agency
View Comments (14)

Comments

  1. Ully

    8 months ago

    Hey Steve, John is a right handed hitter.

    Reply
    • notnamed

      8 months ago

      but he stands in the left batters box, when looking towards the field

      Reply
      • BeansforJesus

        8 months ago

        @notnamed. I only liked your joke because I’m stoned.

        It was stupid. Well done.

        Reply
  2. The Baseball Fan (Doesn’t like the Cubs)

    8 months ago

    The legend continues

    Reply
  3. alwaysgo4two

    8 months ago

    Actually a right hitting 1st baseman.

    Reply
  4. DonOsbourne

    8 months ago

    Hard to believe that a year ago, the Cards were trying pretty hard to shoehorn this guy into the lineup.

    Reply
    • SalaryCapMyth

      8 months ago

      For the 20 PA he got with them? Spread over 19 games? Ya, they tried real hard!

      Reply
  5. Acura Dude

    8 months ago

    The Pirates should have picked him back up. They need a righty and someone who is a natural 1B. Chang isn’t the answer and Nogowski was a fan favorite during the short time he was a Pirate.

    Reply
    • panj341

      8 months ago

      Yes, above average defender at first. and will hit better than Chang.

      Reply
  6. m1

    8 months ago

    Isn’t this the guy that made that swell defensive play at 1st vs the cubs?

    Reply
    • John Rocker Fan Club

      8 months ago

      That was Will Craig

      Reply
  7. John Rocker Fan Club

    8 months ago

    Fun fact: 18 players have worn the number 69. 8 of them played for the Pirates, including Nogowski.

    Reply
  8. Rsox

    8 months ago

    Nats stocking up on roster fodder for when Bell and/or Cruz are traded

    Reply
  9. Oneball

    8 months ago

    How the Nats have fallen. When you pick up Buc cast offs life isn’t going well.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Please login to leave a reply.
Log in Register

ad: 300x250_1_MLB

    Top Stories

    Dodgers Sign Miguel Rojas To Contract Extension

    Jake McGee Retires

    Royals Re-Sign Zack Greinke

    Orioles To Decline Five-Year Lease Extension At Camden Yards, Seeking Longer-Term Agreement With Maryland Stadium Authority

    Mariners, Dylan Moore Agree to Three-Year Extension

    Blue Jays Sign Chad Green

    Rays Extend Yandy Diaz

    Dexter Fowler Announces Retirement

    Mets Sign Jeff McNeil To Four-Year Extension

    Red Sox, Marlins Swap Matt Barnes For Richard Bleier

    Darren O’Day Announces Retirement

    Braves Extend Manager Brian Snitker Through 2025

    Rays Sign Pete Fairbanks To Extension

    Royals Sign Aroldis Chapman To One-Year Deal

    Athletics Sign Jesús Aguilar

    Orioles Acquire Cole Irvin From A’s

    Astros Name Dana Brown General Manager

    Rays Extend Jeffrey Springs

    Royals, Red Sox Swap Adalberto Mondesi For Josh Taylor

    Red Sox Designate Matt Barnes For Assignment

    Recent

    Yankees Sign Ian Hamilton To Minor League Deal

    Quick Hits: Muñoz, Sadler, Vavra

    Brandon Crawford Discusses Offseason, Upcoming Campaign

    Dodgers Notes: Valenzuela, Urias, Vargas, Muncy

    Giants, Logan Webb Have Talked About Long-Term Extension

    Reds Sign Nick Plummer, Nick Martini To Minors Contracts

    Royals Looking Into Extensions For Young Players

    Dodgers Sign Miguel Rojas To Contract Extension

    Red Sox Sign Jake Faria To Minor League Contract

    Giants Sign Roberto Perez

    MLBTR Newsletter - Hot stove highlights in your inbox, five days a week

    Latest Rumors & News

    Latest Rumors & News

    • Offseason Outlook Series
    Trade Rumors App for iOS and Android

    MLBTR Features

    MLBTR Features

    • Go Ad-Free
    • Projected Arbitration Salaries For 2023
    • 2022-23 MLB Free Agent List
    • MLB Player Chats
    • Transaction Tracker
    • Extension Tracker
    • Agency Database
    • MLBTR On Twitter
    • MLBTR On Facebook
    • Team Facebook Pages
    • How To Set Up Notifications For Breaking News
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
    • Pro Hockey Rumors

    Rumors By Team

    • Angels Rumors
    • Astros Rumors
    • Athletics Rumors
    • Blue Jays Rumors
    • Braves Rumors
    • Brewers Rumors
    • Cardinals Rumors
    • Cubs Rumors
    • Diamondbacks Rumors
    • Dodgers Rumors
    • Giants Rumors
    • Guardians Rumors
    • Mariners Rumors
    • Marlins Rumors
    • Mets Rumors
    • Nationals Rumors
    • Orioles Rumors
    • Padres Rumors
    • Phillies Rumors
    • Pirates Rumors
    • Rangers Rumors
    • Rays Rumors
    • Red Sox Rumors
    • Reds Rumors
    • Rockies Rumors
    • Royals Rumors
    • Tigers Rumors
    • Twins Rumors
    • White Sox Rumors
    • Yankees Rumors

    ad: 160x600_MLB

    Navigation

    • Sitemap
    • Archives
    • Feeds by Team

    MLBTR INFO

    • Advertise
    • About
    • Commenting Policy
    • Privacy Policy

    Connect

    • Contact Us
    • Twitter
    • Facebook
    • RSS Feed

    MLB Trade Rumors is not affiliated with Major League Baseball, MLB or MLB.com

    hide arrowsFOX Sports Engage Network scroll to top
    Close

    Desktop Version | Switch To Mobile Version