Left-hander has opted out of his minor league deal with the Nationals, reports . Hell head to the open market and will be free to pursue opportunities with all 30 clubs. Bleier, 37, signed a minor league deal with the Nationals in February. He joined them in Spring Training as a non-roster invitee and posted 1.69 earned run average over 10 2/3 innings. He didnt get a roster spot out of camp and reported to Triple-A Rochester. He threw 16 2/3 innings for that club with a 4.32 ERA. He only struck out Bobby Dalbec Jersey 14.7% of batters faced but Bleier has always been a low-strikeout guy who succeeds by keeping the ball on the ground and avoiding free pa ses. He walked just 2.9% of batters faced for the Red Wings and got grounders on 51.8% of balls in play. Those numbers are all roughly in line with his career work in the majors as a journeyman grounder specialist. He has 330 1/3 innings of big league experience with the Yankees, Orioles, Marlins and Red Sox. Over that time, he has a 3.27 ERA, 13.6% strikeout rate, 3.9% walk rate and 60.9% ground ball rate. The Nationals have selected the contracts of other veterans to their bullpen this year, such as , and . It seems that Bleier didnt expect to be next in line, so he will look for opportunities elsewhere. Left-handed relief tends to always be in demand and many clubs around the league are dealing with mounting injuries, which could open opportunities for Bleier elsewhere. Boston Red Sox Jersey