Denard Span was traded by the Minnesota Twins to the Washington Nationals on November 29, 2012. In exchange the Twins received Alex Meyer.
Span is an outfielder with five seasons MLB experience all with the Twins. In 2012 he hit .283/.342/.395 with 4 HR, 41 RBI, 71 R, 17 SB in 128 games. For his MLB career he has hit .284/.357/.389 with 23 HR, 230 RBI, 360 R, 90 SB in 589 games. He was originally drafted by the Twins with the 20th pick of the first round in 2002. Span will be 29 on February 27.
RHP Meyer pitched with the Nationals Class A team Hagerstown and Class A Advanced team Potomac in 2012. He was 7-4 with a 3.10 ERA, 107 K, 1.13 WHIP in 90.0 IP over 18 games at Hagerstown and was 3-2 with a 2.31 ERA, 32 K, 1.03 WHIP in 39.0 IP over 7 games at Potomac. He was originally drafted by the Nationals with the 23rd pick of the first round in 2011. Meyer will be 23 on January 3rd.
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