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Washington Nationals: filling the All-Time Nats roster

By James Simmons

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)
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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Gerardo Parra was a catalyst for the 2019 Washington Nationals.
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Manning the pasture

Gerardo Parra, Kevin Mench, Matt Stairs, Nate McLouth, Reed Johnson

Parra is fresh on the mind as it was his free will spirit and dugout home run dances which helped lighten the mood on the eventual World Series team last year. His days in the majors may not be over, but he has since signed a deal to play in Japan, possibly maximizing on his Baby Shark phenomenon.

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Mench put up some power numbers earlier in his career with the Texas Rangers and was coming off a season out of the bigs when the Nationals brought him in for the 2010 season. He hit .111 in 27 games and was gone just as fast as we was there.

How did a 43-year old Matt Stairs convince the Washington Nationals to bring him in? I bet he used the Expos card. 19 years after debuting in Montreal, Stairs found himself listed as a designated hitter in a league which doesn’t imply the DH. Stairs hit .154 in 56 games and then rode off into the sunset.

The Nationals threw $10M over two seasons at McLouth and he rewarded them with two injury-riddled seasons. He sat out all of 2015 with lingering shoulder issues, after hitting a robust .173 the year before. He’ll go down as one of the worst free-agent signings in team history.

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Reed Johnson put together a decent 13-year major league career which ended with five hits in twenty-four at-bats for the 2015 Washington Nationals. He was brought to camp the following year but was unable to secure a roster spot, putting an end to his professional baseball playing days.

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