The Nationals have signed Rodriguez to a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training, according to two people with knowledge of the agreement. Rodriguez struggled with Cleveland in 2019, missed 2020 with back and shoulder injuries, and was non-tendered this month. So Rodriguez could arrive in the spring, throw a bit and be gone by the regular season, off to find another chance. When asked about dealing Rodriguez, thus thinning the Nationals’ rotation depth, Rizzo took a slight turn. And for his next act, for whenever spring training starts, Rodriguez will have a second opportunity with the team that signed him out of the Dominican Republic in 2012.

Source: Washington Post December 21, 2020 17:06 UTC