Ten days after Shairon Martis got designated for assignment by the Washington Nationals following the signing of utility man Jerry Hairston Jr., he will remain with the organization. Out-righted to Triple-A Syracuse the only difference is that he is no longer on the 40-man roster for the Nationals. He still got invited to Major League Spring Training as a non-roster invitee. According to Honkbalsite.com he is going to be the eighth Dutch player in a training camp besides Rick van den Hurk (Baltimore Orioles), Kenley Jansen (Los Angeles Dodgers), Jair Jurrjens (Atlanta Braves), Loek van Mil (Los Angeles Angels), Roger Bernadina (Washington Nationals), Gregory Halman (Seattle Mariners) and Andruw Jones (New York Yankees. Spring Training starts on February 14, when the first pitchers and catcher report to their respective teams.