Major League Baseball

Nationals reportedly interested in D-backs' middle infielders

Published Jun. 23, 2015 3:09 a.m. ET

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The Washington Nationals are reportedly in the market to nab reinforcements for their middle infield before the trade deadline, and the Arizona Diamondbacks might just have what the Nats need.

According to FOX Sports' Jon Morosi, the Nationals have expressed interest in the Diamondbacks' middle infielders, and might try to work out a trade before the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline.

Sources: #Nats have expressed interest in #DBacks middle infield depth; #DBacks have Owings, Hill, Ahmed, Pennington. @FOXSports
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) June 22, 2015

The Nats could use some pop from their middle infielders' bats, as utility infielder Danny Espinosa has been the only one out of a rotation of three Nats middle infielders, including slumping shortstop Ian Desmond, to be productive at the plate this season.

Veteran second baseman Dan Uggla has been primarily as a pinch hitter by manager Matt Williams this season.

The Diamondbacks have a surplus of infielders, including shortstops Cliff Pennington and Nick Ahmed, second baseman Chris Owings, and current third baseman and former everyday second baseman Aaron Hill.

If offense is what the Nats are after, Hill would be the most logical target, given his hot-hitting past, which includes a career-best 2009 season in which he hit 36 home runs with 108 RBI