Report: Nationals agree to 1-year deal with Adam Lind
The Washington Nationals appear to have added some extra depth to their already strong roster, as the club has agreed to a deal with first baseman Adam Lind, a source told ESPN's Jim Bowden.
Lind will earn $1 million in 2017 and the deal also includes a 2018 club option for $500,000, according to Chelsea Janes of the Washington Post, citing a person familiar to the situation.
Lind spent the 2016 campaign with the Seattle Mariners, appearing in 126 games after being acquired from the Milwaukee Brewers in a 2015 trade.
The 33-year-old, left-handed hitting Lind will likely split time at first base with Ryan Zimmerman, who hit a career-low .218/.272/.370 last season and struggled to a .632 OPS against right-handed pitching.
Lind, on the other hand, swatted 19 home runs against right-handers in 2016, and owns a career OPS of .849 against righties.
The one-time Silver Slugger has swatted 186 home runs and drove in 664 runs during an 11-year career split between the Mariners, Brewers, and Toronto Blue Jays.
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