The Colorado Rockies signed OF/1B Xavier Nady to a minor league deal on Sunday, reports CBSSports.com's Jon Heyman. The deal was first suggested by MLB Daily Dish's Chris Cotillo Sunday morning on Twitter.
Rockies sign Xavier Nady to minor-league deal, according to reports
Nady was released from his contract with the Kansas City Royals just hours prior to signing with Colorado.
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Nady was released by the Kansas City Royals just hours prior to signing with the Rockies. He had been playing for the Royals' Triple-A affiliate where he was hitting .310/.382/.486 with 11 home runs through 70 games.
According to FoxSports.com’s Ken Rosenthal, one scout who saw Nady recently was quoted as saying the ten-year veteran “swung as well as I have seen him in a while.”
Nady last appeared in the majors in 2012, splitting time between the Washington Nationals and San Francisco Giants. Overall, he posted a .569 OPS over 59 games.
Nady is expected to report to Triple-A Colorado Springs to play outfield for the Sky Sox.
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