{"id":1837,"date":"2016-11-12T17:06:59","date_gmt":"2016-11-12T22:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/?p=1837"},"modified":"2016-11-12T17:06:59","modified_gmt":"2016-11-12T22:06:59","slug":"report-nationals-re-sign-chris-heisey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2016\/11\/12\/report-nationals-re-sign-chris-heisey\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Nationals Re-sign Chris Heisey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <b>Washington Nationals<\/b> have a busy offseason ahead of them. As a part of that, they have agreed to a deal to retain a player of their own.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Report: Nationals Re-sign <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/heisech01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chris Heisey<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>According to <b>Jerry Crasnik<\/b>, the Nationals and outfielder <b>Chris Heisey<\/b> have agreed to a one-year deal which will keep him in the nation&#8217;s capital for the 2017 season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chris Heisey has agreed to a one-year, $1.4 million contact with the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Nationals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Nationals<\/a>. Deal also includes performance bonuses.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jerry Crasnick (@jcrasnick) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jcrasnick\/status\/797273634645704704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 12, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/m.mlb.com\/player\/502317\/chris-heisey\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Last season, Heisey was a power bat off the bench. While he hit a low .216, Heisey had some pop, hitting nine home runs and driving in 17 runs.<\/a> While his offense was an asset for the Nationals last season, his contract is very team friendly as well and will help them create a depth roster. His deal will also help give the Nationals\u00a0some free agent relief.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, the Nationals are in search of a catcher to potentially replace <b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/ramoswi01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wilson Ramos<\/a><\/b>, as well as another outfielder and a closer.<\/p>\n<p>Among catchers, <strong>Baltimore\u00a0<\/strong><b>Orioles<\/b> catcher <b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/w\/wietema01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matt Wieters<\/a> <\/b>and <strong>Houston\u00a0<\/strong><b>Astros<\/b> catcher <b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/castrja01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jason Castro<\/a><\/b> are two likely targets. However, catchers don&#8217;t hit the free agent market all too often, so both Wieters and Castro are bound to be overpaid.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to outfielders, <strong>New York\u00a0<\/strong><b>Mets<\/b> outfielder <b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/cespeyo01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yoenis Cespedes<\/a><\/b>, Orioles outfielder <b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/t\/trumbma01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark Trumbo<\/a><\/b>, and <strong>Chicago\u00a0<\/strong><b>Cubs<\/b> center fielder <b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/f\/fowlede01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dexter Fowler<\/a><\/b> headline the class. Much like the catcher position, outfielders are bound to be overpaid. In what is a generally weak free agent class, guys like Fowler could sign for a hefty sum, potentially north of $17 million a year. Yet, the most shocking contracts given out this free agent period will be at the closer position.<\/p>\n<p>The Cubs\u00a0<b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/chapmar01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aroldis Chapman<\/a><\/b>,\u00a0the\u00a0<strong> Los Angeles\u00a0<\/strong><b>Dodgers <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/j\/janseke01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kenley\u00a0Jansen<\/a><\/b>, and the Nationals own <b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/melanma01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark Melancon<\/a> <\/b>headline the closer market. All three are bound to get massive pay days, and Chapman\u00a0has even been said to be looking for a deal north of $100 million.<\/p>\n<p>With the free agent market bound to be pricey, re-signing Chris Heisey was a great move for the Nationals.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/614454026\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.666667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/614454026?et=Aj1gZUGQQw5kDVkO_lLSHA&amp;viewMoreLink=off&amp;sig=AfsTHlxocRZOaXujYIpRVohRzcx2c0XefvLPGBRvDmg=&amp;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Washington Nationals have a busy offseason ahead of them. 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