"The Nationals and first baseman Matt Mervis have agreed to a minor league deal with an invite to big league camp in spring training. Jon Heyman of The New York Post first reported that Mervis and the Nats had a deal in place. Andrew Golden of The Washington Post specified that it was a minor league deal with a camp invite."
"Mervis, 28 in April, hasn't found much major league success yet. He has appeared in 78 big league games over the past three seasons, stepping to the plate 261 times split between the Cubs and Marlins. He hit ten home runs in that time but also had a subpar 7.7% walk rate and an awful 34.5% strikeout rate. He currently sports a career batting line of .165/.238/.322."
"The reason he has been given a few major league chances is because his minor league production is vastly superior to what he's done in the big leagues. He first gained attention as a minor leaguer with the Cubs in 2022. That year, he went from High-A to Double-A and Triple-A, hitting 36 homers on the year. Since then, even as he has floundered in the majors, he has continued hitting fairly well on the farm."
Matt Mervis agreed to a minor-league contract with the Washington Nationals and will join big-league camp for spring training. He is 28 and has struggled in the majors, recording a .165/.238/.322 career batting line with ten home runs, a 7.7% walk rate and a 34.5% strikeout rate in 261 plate appearances. He is a slow, first-base-only defender who needs offensive production to provide value. His minor-league resume includes a 2022 breakout (36 homers) and a 2023–2025 Triple-A line of .257/.354/.510 with 56 homers and a 112 wRC+. He was traded from the Cubs to the Marlins, later released, and spent time in Arizona's minor-league system before reaching free agency.
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