Lefty reliever Matt Grace, drafted by the Nationals in 2010, was designated for assignment by the club before Friday’s home game with the Marlins.
Grace was selected out of UCLA in 2010 in the eighth round and made his MLB debut five years later with the Nationals. He pitched in 178 games with the team but struggled out of the bullpen this year, with an ERA of 6.36 in 51 total games.
When a player is designated for assignment a team has 10 days to trade, release, put him on waivers or return him to the 40-man roster.