2/14 – EMILIO BONIFACIO
2B/OF, 2008, 2020
Acquired from AZ for Jon Rauch, blazing fast utilityman hit .248 with 5 2B, 5 3B, 6 SB in 41 games in 2008 before getting traded to FLA for Scott Olsen/Josh Willingham. Played in only 3 games during second stint in D.C.
2B/OF, 2008, 2020
Acquired from AZ for Jon Rauch, blazing fast utilityman hit .248 with 5 2B, 5 3B, 6 SB in 41 games in 2008 before getting traded to FLA for Scott Olsen/Josh Willingham. Played in only 3 games during second stint in D.C.
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1B/3B, 2008
Joined Nats near end of 12-year career, batting .241 with 6 HR, 28 RBI in 104 games mostly off bench. Career .263 hitter with 126 HR, 555 RBI for 6 clubs (mostly CIN). Hit pennant-clinching homer for NYY in 2003, later managed them to World Series.
LHP, 2006-07
Went 4-4 with 3.74 ERA in 45 relief appearances, slightly more than half of 88 career MLB appearances with four other clubs (ATL/CHC/OAK/COL). Has dealt with significant health issues in recent years, getting help from MLB community.
LHP, 2006
William & Mary alum went 1-1 with 3.91 ERA in 19 games, then was part of 8-player trade with CIN that brought Felipe Lopez, Austin Kearns, Ryan Wagner to D.C. for him, Royce Clayton, Brendan Harris, Gary Majewski, Daryl Thompson.
OF, 2011-13
Acquired with Henry Rodriguez from A’s for Josh Willingham, played in 36 games over parts of three seasons, batting .175 with 2 HR, 4 RBI. Appeared in only 3 more MLB games with Red Sox.
RHP, 2010
Struggled during 19-game stint with Nats, going 1-2 with 7.64 ERA in 19 relief appearances. Had 4.68 ERA, 13 saves in 273 career games (mostly with Yankees, D-backs).
LHP, 2009-12, 2016
Reliable reliever was acquired with Nyjer Morgan from Pirates for Lastings Milledge, Joel Hanrahan. Delivered 2.82 ERA, 9 saves in 255 appearances, including 10 during brief return to Nats at end of career.