"The Nationals made official their signing of veteran utility man Mark DeRosa, a versatile 36-year-old who will serve multiple roles as part of a bench the Nationals are still assembling. The Nationals and DeRosa agreed on a one-year major league contract.

DeRosa is an accomplished player whose production dimmed over the past two seasons as he dealt with a wrist injury. DeRosa appeared in just 73 games between 2010 and 2011 with the San Francisco Giants, hitting .235/.313/.279 with one homer and 201 plate appearances. Over the first 12 years of his career, DeRosa had a 97 OPS+. "