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Former Nationals fan favorite signs with Diamondbacks

Tyler Clippard #36 of the Minnesota Twins delivers a pitch against the Cleveland Indians during the game at Target Field on September 12, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Twins defeated the Indians 8-4. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)

When in a flurry of moves the Washington Nationals signed Kyle Schwarber, Jon Lester, and Hernan Perez, the jokes started flying about who the next Chicago Cubs player to migrate east was going to be. Well, the same can almost be said about former Nationals headed south and signing with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

First, the Diamondbacks claimed Taylor Guilbeau off waivers (from Washington via Seattle), before signing Asdrubal Cabrera.