As it gets closer to spring, the names of the players the Washington Nationals will invite to spring training as non-roster invitees will continue to come out. Yesterday, Jon Heyman of Fanrag Sports and Chelsea Janes of the Washington Post reported that the Nats are inviting left-handed reliever Neal Cotts to spring training in West Palm Beach:
Nats have agreed to a minor league deal with lefty Neal Cotts, invited him to spring training, according to person familiar with situation.
— Chelsea Janes (@chelsea_janes) January 13, 2017
Last season, Cotts pitched in three different organizations at the triple-A level (Angels, Yankees, and Rangers).