The player transaction side of things hasn’t been busy for the Washington Nationals.
Prior to Wednesday, the only reported moves made by the Nationals was signing right-handed pitcher Eddy Yean to a minor league deal and re-signing their shortstop-turned-pitcher project Erick Mejia.
The majority of this offseason’s focus thus far has been to build a coaching staff and front office, which looks like it is starting to pay off. However, at some point, new president of baseball operations Paul Toboni will have to turn his attention to actually improving Washington’s roster.
It’s hard to say he did that on Wednesday, but he did make his latest move. According to Chase Ford of MiLB Central, the Nationals have signed former Philadelphia Phillies outfield prospect Leandro Pineda to a minor league deal.