Jayson Werth took the money and ran after being a significant part of winning four consecutive division titles with the Phillies.
The 36-year-old hasn't been doing much running since then, thanks to injuries.
For the fourth time in his 13-year major league career, he is working his way back from a left wrist injury.
In the fifth year of a seven-year, $126 million contract with the Nationals, he is close to playing in the majors following a fractured wrist suffered when he was hit with a pitch in a May 15 game against the Padres.
During a rehab start with Triple-Syracuse on Friday night at sold-out Coca-Cola Park, Werth had one hit and scored a run in the IronPigs' 3-2, 11-inning win.