The Washington Nationals Sign Mark DeRosa

In an effort to bolster their bench for next season, yesterday the Nationals formally announced the signing of veteran infielder Mark DeRosa on a 1-year major league contract, of which the financial terms have yet to be announced.  DeRosa, 37 years old this coming February, has spent the past two seasons with the San Francisco Giants, where he was limited to 73 games because of injuries to his left wrist, producing a poor batting line of .235/.313/.279 with one home run over 201 plate appearances.  However, prior to his wrist issues, DeRosa was quite a productive and versatile player, producing a career batting line of .272/.341/.416 over 14 career seasons and more than 3,300 at-bats, while playing every position besides catcher and center field.

While it is difficult to overlook or dismiss his injury-filled 2010 and 2011, his previous four seasons (2006-2009) before signing with San Francisco, DeRosa averaged .281/.356/.448 with 67 total home runs.  Assuming his wrist is back to full strength, DeRosa has the potential to drastically improve the Nationals bench.  By signing DeRosa, the Nationals have found a productive right-handed hitter with some power, in addition to a player than can dependably play 1B, 2B, and 3B, while tolerably playing shortstop and both corner outfield positions.  Nationals skipper Davey Johnson managed DeRosa during the 2009 World Baseball Classic and that familiarity certainly played a major role in DeRosa signing with Washington rather than other clubs this winter.

Mark DeRosa is another wise acquisition by GM Mike Rizzo in an attempt to upgrade the woeful bench production the Nationals received last season.  The Nationals are banking on DeRosa’s experience and versatility being a positive addition in 2012, filling a similar role to Jerry Hairston Jr. prior to his trade last summer.  While acknowledging the “boom or bust” nature of this signing due to his age and past wrist issues, DeRosa should provide the team a steady influence and notably enhance the Nationals bench in 2012.  This is a shrewd move by the Nationals and one I particularly like.

Overall Grade ->   A-
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