Brandon Laird traded to Nationals

Brandon Laird was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Washington Nationals on March 15, 2014 for future considerations. The 3B\1B has three seasons of limited MLB experience playing with the Yankees and Astros. He had signed a minor league contract with the Royals in November 2013. He split 2013 between Triple A Oklahoma City and the Astros as he hit .277/.324/.449 with 16 HR, 79 RBI, 75 R, 1 SB in 119 games at Oklahoma City and hit .169/.224/.423 with 5 HR, 11 RBI, 7 R, 0 SB in 25 games with the Astros. For his MLB career he has hit .197/.255/.370 with 6 HR, 16 RBI, 12 R, 0 SB in 53 games. He was originally drafted by the Yankees in the 27th round in 2007. Laird will be 27 on September 11.