Before the regular season began, the Washington Nationals made a rare trade within the division with the New York Mets where they acquired outfielder Matt den Dekker for reliever Jerry Blevins. Today, Washington made another trade with a NL East team as they acquired another outfield piece. This time, it was with the Philadelphia Phillies as they traded for Darin Mastroiani in exchange for cash:
Mastroianni is a 29-year outfielder who has been in the major leagues since 2011, but has not played a game in the big leagues this season.