After four days off over the weekend, the Washington Nationals had yet another off-day on Thursday. However, on this off-day, the Nats had roster moves to make to trim their active roster down from the 30 that started the season to 28.
To trim the roster down, the Nationals optioned James Bourque to the team’s Alternative Training Site in Fredericksburg, as well as designating utility man Emilio Bonifácio for assignment.
The Nationals had high hopes for Bonifácio coming into the year as someone who could step into a Gerardo Parra-esque role as a 26th man who could fill a variety of roles including pinch-hitter, pinch-runner, and general good clubhouse influence.