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Nationals Sign Trevor Gott to Minor-League Deal
Free-agent right-handed pitcher Trevor Gott has signed a minor-league deal with the Washington Nationals, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. The 33-year-old reliever spent last season with the Seattle Mariners and New York Mets, posting a 4.45 FIP and 8.7 K/9 over 58 innings of work. His solid numbers over a large sample size indicate that he likely will receive an invite to spring training, where he'll compete to make the Nationals' Opening Day roster out of camp. Gott throws five different pitches, giving preference to a cutter that he uses 39% of the time. By FanGraphs' Stuff+ metric, Gott's best pitches are his four-seam fastball and sinker, which account for roughly 50% of his pitches. He rounds out his repertoire with a curveball and changeup. This signing represents another patchwork bullpen addition for the Nats, who also landed Griff McGarry in the Rule 5 draft and Paxton Schultz via waivers.
Source: Ken Rosenthal
Source: Ken Rosenthal
