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According to a report on Twitter tonight by FanRagSports.com’s Jon Heyman, veteran corner infielder Mark Reynolds has agreed to a deal with the Washington Nationals.
The 34-year-old, 11-year veteran played for the Colorado in 2016-17, with 22 doubles, 30 home runs, and a .267/.352/.487 line in 148 games and 598 plate appearances in 2017 with the Rockies, over which he was worth 0.8 fWAR, his highest total since 2010, though he hit 21 of his 30 home runs in Coors Field, where he had a .294/.393/.584 line vs .242/.311/.392 away from Denver.
Washington Post writer Jorge Castillo too has now reported that his own sources confirmed Heyman’s report.
Source: Mark Reynolds has a deal with the nats
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) April 13, 2018
Can confirm the Nationals have signed Mark Reynolds. It's a minor league deal. @JonHeyman had it first.
— Jorge Castillo (@jorgecastillo) April 13, 2018
Castillo also noted that Reynolds needs still needs to pass a physical, and it’s a minor league deal.
Reynolds was a 2004 16th Round pick out of the University of Virginia by Arizona’s D-Backs while Nationals’ GM Mike Rizzo was still the scouting director for the Diamondbacks.
He went unsigned this winter in spite of the power numbers he put up in Colorado, and where he’ll fit in on the major league roster is unclear.
Reynolds reportedly talked with the Rockies this winter, but failed to sign on anywhere until tonight.
More information on the latest signing when it’s available...