Emilio

Bonifacio

Bonifacio drew only three total at-bats during his nearly two week-stay on the Nationals’ roster and went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts and a walk. The utilityman turned 35 years old in April.

Bonifacio looks poised to serve as a super-utilityman for the Nats to open the 2020 season after inking a minor league deal with the club in January. He hasn’t appeared in a major league game since 2017.

The Nationals released Strickland on Saturday, and it not only clears up a spot on the 26-man roster, it also makes room on the 40-man. That is necessary to add Guerra, who was re-signed in December to a minor league contract. Dougherty also mentions that the Nationals could go with a third catcher like Welington Castillo, or utility-man Emilio Bonifacio.

He would earn a $1 million salary if he makes the major league roster. Bonifacio turns 35 in April and hasn’t appeared in the majors since 2017. He played with the Rays’ Triple-A affiliate last year, batting .286/.353/.475 over 76 games.

The 34-year-old singled twice and swiped a base in the contest. He hasn’t played in the big leagues since 2017, but is looking to latch onto the Rays’ Opening Day roster in a utility role.

Bonifacio turns 34 in April and spent most of last season in independent ball before signing a minor league deal with the Brewers late in the year. He’s a familiar name, but he’s unlikely to surface with the major league club.

Fresh off a 12-game hitting streak in which he enjoyed seven multi-hit contests, Bonifacio continued to build on a career year. While his 112 strikeouts should not be ignored, his .364 OPS and 36 steals are very impressive lead-off hitter numbers.

The three-hit night was Bonifacio’s fourth of the month. Now batting .330 in September after hitting just .241 in August, Bonifacio is the owner of a solid .292/.359/.381 triple slash on the season.

The top three hitters in the Miami lineup have combined for 16 steals in 13 games. Bonifacio has the majority of them, but Jose Reyes has chipped in with four and Hanley Ramirez stole his third today. Bonifacio might be a threat to lead the league in steals with the way Ozzie Guillen has his team running.

The Marlins are shaking things up in an effort to jump start their struggling lineup. Emilio Bonifacio, not Reyes, is batting leadoff Saturday. Reyes is hitting just .205 (15-for-73) this season.