The Nationals have re-signed 31-year old righty swinging catcher Carlos Maldonado to a minor league deal. Maldonado played in 4 games for the Nationals last season and he was 4 of 11 (.364 avg, .879 OPS) with 1 run scored, 1 homer and 3 RBIs. He has now played in 25 games in parts of three years in the majors and he is 10 of 54 (.185 avg, .645 OPS) with 3 runs scored, 3 homers, 7 RBIs and 1 stolen base. He will likely start the year in AAA and get a call to the majors if the Nationals suffer any injuries to their catchers.