Washington Nationals: filling the All-Time Nats roster

VARIOUS CITIES, - MARCH 12: A general view of FITTEAM Ballpark of The Palm Beaches during a Grapefruit League spring training game between the Washington Nationals and the New York Yankees on March 12, 2020 in West Palm Beach, Florida. The MLB suspended the remaining spring training games due to the ongoing threat of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /

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Adam Lind, Dan Uggla, Stephen Drew, Wil Cordero, Tony Batista

Adam Lind hit .303 with 14 home runs in part-time duty in 2017 for the Nationals. The following season he held out for a major league deal which never came, eventually signing a minors pact with the Boston Red Sox. After 12 years and 200 homers sad to think there is no place in the game for Lind.

Dan Uggla spent several good seasons with the Florida Marlins and a few more with the Atlanta Braves. Vision problems derailed the latter part of his career and his .183 average in 120 at-bats in 2015 with the Nationals was the last action he saw in the bigs.

After tasting success early in his career with Arizona, Stephen Drew had a solid 2015 campaign with the Yankees. He spent the next two years traversing the Nationals infield with little success at the plate.

Wil Cordero began his career with the Montreal Expos before becoming too expensive to keep. He had a reunion with the Expos later then left again. The Washington Nationals decided to bring him to the team in their inaugural season, maybe to draw a connection with Expos fans. Cordero hit .118 in 29 games and was never heard from again.

Another former Expo, Tony Batista, played one season in Montreal, hitting 32 homers and driving in 110 runs. After taking a year off and playing a year in Minnesota, he was manning third base for the Washington Nationals. The power was gone and soon so was Batista.

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