Signed by Washington several days after the Chicago Cubs designated him for assignment and released him in late May this past season, 31-year-old, six-year veteran infielder Ildemaro Vargas played 53 games down the stretch with the Nationals, putting up a .280/.308/.398 line, 13 doubles, and three home runs in 196 plate appearances, playing predominantly third base in D.C. for the final two months-plus of the 2022 campaign.
Earlier this month, the Nats re-signed Vargas to a one-year deal.
“He’s a switch-hitter, man, he can pick it, I mean, he can play all three infield positions and play them well,” skipper Davey Martinez said when the club called Vargas up in early August.