Having worked around the fringes of the roster early this offseason, signing some bullpen arms and adding prospects to the 40-man roster, and attacking what they believed was a need in the middle of the order, by adding Josh Bell and Kyle Schwarber to the mix in D.C., Washington Nationals’ GM Mike Rizzo has now apparently addressed the need for depth in the Nats’ starting rotation by signing veteran lefty Jon Lester to what is reportedly a 1-year deal.
Multiple reports tonight had the club and the 37-year-old, 15-year veteran deep in talks on a free agent deal, and Yahoo!