Yesterday, the Washington Nationals invited two relievers to spring training on minor league contracts. Those two relievers were right-handers Matt Albers and Joe Nathan. Out of these two, the most notable one is Nathan because the Washington Nationals have struggled to find a closer this winter:
Nationals have agreed to minor league deals with former Twins closer Joe Nathan and veteran righty Matt Albers. Both get ST invites.
— Chelsea Janes (@chelsea_janes) January 31, 2017
if Nathan hits his incentives, he could go north of $3M.