Veterans Reed Johnson and Sean Burnett, whose careers have been derailed by injuries, will get another shot with the Nationals in 2016 after agreeing Monday to minor-league contracts.
Johnson played for the Nationals this season, though he missed five months with a torn tendon in his foot. Burnett last pitched in Washington in 2012 but has made only 16 big-league appearances since after suffering an elbow injury that required the second Tommy John surgery of his career.
Burnett, 33, was a key member of the Nationals’ division-winning bullpen in 2012 and posted a 2.81 ERA in 245 relief appearances over four seasons with the organization.