The Washington Nationals announced this afternoon that they signed veteran left-hander Sean Burnett and veteran bench bat Reed Johnson to minor league deals with invitations to Spring Training.
Burnett, 33, pitched for the Nats between 2010-2012 after he was acquired from the Pittsburgh Pirates, who selected the reliever with the 19th overall pick in the first round of the 2000 Draft.
Burnett put up a 2.81 ERA over 201 u2154 innings out of the Nationals' bullpen following the June 2009 trade that brought him and outfielder Nyjer Morgan over from the Pirates in exchance for right-handed reliever Joel Hanrahan and outfielder Lastings Milledge.