One of four players acquired (along with catcher Keibert Ruiz and pitchers Josiah Gray and Gerardo Carrillo) from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2021 deadline deal for Max Scherzer and Trea Turner, 26-year-old outfielder Donovan Casey was DFA’d by Washington’s Nationals on Tuesday.
The Nationals needed to make room on their 40-man roster for the addition of left-handed reliever Jake McGee, who was claimed on outright waivers from Milwaukee.
Casey put up a combined .269/.329/.430 line with 26 doubles and 16 home runs in the 123 games and 532 plate appearances he had at Double-A in the Dodgers’ farm system, and at Double- and Triple-A with the Nationals last season.