Rusney CastilloOF | Sox

Nationals ink Rusney Castillo to minor league dealJanuary 19, 2022 | 05:10 PM

Nationals signed OF Rusney Castillo to a minor league contract. Analysis: Among the highest-profile international free agent busts in recent memory after inking a lucrative seven-year, $72.5 million contract with the Red Sox back in 2014; Castillo spent the 2021 season with the Rakuten Golden Eagles of Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. The 34-year-old Cuban native, who last appeared in the majors back in 2016, will likely open the 2022 season at Triple-A Rochester as organizational outfield depth.