Washington Nationals Non-Tender Left-Hander Doug Slaten.
by Patrick Reddington on Dec 12, 2011 9:22 PM EST
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• Non-Tendered: Doug Slaten allowed a staggering 47% of inherited runners to score in 2011 in his time as the LOOGY of the Washington Nationals' bullpen. The 31-year-old veteran of six MLB seasons, whose ties to D.C. GM Mike Rizzo from the Nats' general manager's time in Arizona led him to the nation's capital when he was claimed off waivers in 2009, was non-tendered tonight according to Washington Post writer Adam Kilgore (@AdamKilgoreWP) and confirmed by the Nationals (@NationalsPR). The decision comes after a 2011 season in which opponents hit .356 off the lefty, with left-handers putting up a .333/.368/.639 line against him. In 2010, Slaten had a 3.10 ERA, 3.64 FIP, 7.97 K/9 and 4.20 BB/9 in 49 games and 40.2 IP, holding left-handed hitting opponents to a .151/.235/.151 line...
Slaten was limited to 31 games and 16.1 IP in 2011 by irritation to the ulnar nerve in his left elbow which kept him off the mound in the majors from June 3rd through September 4th. When the Arizona Diamondbacks' 17th Round pick in the 2000 Draft returned to the Nats' bullpen in September, he gave up eight hits and six runs, five earned in eight games and 3.0 IP. Slaten ended his second year in Washington with a 4.41 ERA, 5.66 FIP, 7.16 K/9 and 4.96 BB/9.
According to several reports, contracts will be tendered to the other six Nationals about whom a decision had to be made before tonight's midnight deadline: RHPs Tyler Clippard and Jordan Zimmermann, LHPs Tom Gorzelanny and John Lannan, first baseman Michael Morse and catcher Jesus Flores. Tonight's non-tender of Slaten leaves the Nationals with 36 men on the 40-Man Roster.
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sorry, Doug and good luck..........but your spot and the three others are needed...
for International signings…
"Even when I retire and live here in Houston, I don't want to go watch American League baseball." Lance Berkman......LBIMH...
Goodbye Doug!
We will not soon forget you, and will not soon be able to find a replacement for you in your role as bullpen scapegoat. Best of luck to you in your future endeavors. May you go through 2012 enjoying lots of sno-cones and remembering happier times!
Btw, thanks for that great outing on June 1st against the Phillies, when you got that third out with the bases loaded and the Nats went on to win. Pretty sweet.. good memories there.
no replacements for bullpen goat!!!
"Even when I retire and live here in Houston, I don't want to go watch American League baseball." Lance Berkman......LBIMH...
by cat daddy3000 on Dec 12, 2011 9:56 PM EST up reply actions
Gorzelanny -- Really??
So the Nats tendered a contract to Gorzelanny… I am surprised. Not obvious to me how he fits into the 2012 roster.
Davey's expensive left-handed long-man and spot-starter would be my guess...
Vivian Jaffe: "Have you ever transcended space and time?"
Albert Markovski: "Yes. No. Uh, time, not space... No, I don't know what you're talking about."
by Patrick Reddington on Dec 12, 2011 9:52 PM EST up reply actions
So does this mean Det gets a rotation spot, since Gorzelanny has the long-man role?
"I was a victim of a series of accidents. As are we all."
---Malachi Constant
by The Herndon Kid on Dec 13, 2011 6:58 AM EST up reply actions
Assuming that no other pitcher is signed, and at this point the Nationals have to plan that way
If they do bring in another starter, then they may withdraw their tender to Gorzelanny, or possibly let them duke it out in Viera.
as a reliever this year: 22.1 innings pitched, 2.42 ERA, 18 hits, 6 BB, 20 K
btw, tobeginwith123, please do stop by to share your opinion more often.. your comment rate of one comment per year is really dragging our average down :)
AdamKilgoreWP:
Brooks Conrad is expected to get non-tendered by the Braves. Remember the name. He can play 1st, might be a nice fit on the Nats’ bench.
31-year old, with 2+ years of service time... .230 hitter last year.......do we need a 5'11" firstbaseman?
"Even when I retire and live here in Houston, I don't want to go watch American League baseball." Lance Berkman......LBIMH...
by cat daddy3000 on Dec 12, 2011 10:14 PM EST up reply actions
yep..........
Kilgore must be padding his tweet count…
"Even when I retire and live here in Houston, I don't want to go watch American League baseball." Lance Berkman......LBIMH...
by cat daddy3000 on Dec 12, 2011 10:31 PM EST up reply actions
actually, he only hit .223 though with a .325 OBP
not a ton of power, but some.. can play 2nd, 3rd and apparently 1st base too, though he does not appear to excel at defense
hasn’t been non-tendered quite yet though that I can see
yep, I saw that I mis-typed and made him look better (.229 lifetime BA)
Brooks Conrad does sound like a baseball player, though….
"Even when I retire and live here in Houston, I don't want to go watch American League baseball." Lance Berkman......LBIMH...
by cat daddy3000 on Dec 12, 2011 11:55 PM EST up reply actions
Remember the name?
Who can forget that name? He’s a good bat off the bench, but I wouldn’t want him playing 1st or any other position that requires someone to actually catch the ball.
Ross Detwiler will have a breakout year...Believe It!...and I'm serious this time!
you wont have doug to kick around anymore
yay!
may he find happier times elsewhere
Yeah, well, you know, that's just like, uh, your opinion man
Hopefully,
he signs with the Phillies!
Rob
--"Well my days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle. -- Mal Reynolds"
by RobBobS on Dec 12, 2011 10:32 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
i cant bring myself to hate someone just for being bad at baseball
…so long as they aren’t in the nats system anymore. with all the dastardly things that go on in the world, i wont lump slaten in with al-assad or lex luther. im a softie that would like everyone to get a least one HR a month and each pitcher gets one complete game per season, then sno cones for all
Yeah, well, you know, that's just like, uh, your opinion man
It was not Slaten's fault he was put into games....
really, he was hurt and didn’t have a bad 2010 for the Nats.
Sno-cones?!?…..yay!
"Even when I retire and live here in Houston, I don't want to go watch American League baseball." Lance Berkman......LBIMH...
by cat daddy3000 on Dec 12, 2011 11:12 PM EST up reply actions
Based on his 2010, I had high hopes for his 2011.
Too bad it went south so quickly.
I hope he finds a new home and is able to get back on track.
"player development" should not be gladiator games. by cat daddy3000 on Aug 6, 2011
by MissB on Dec 13, 2011 2:37 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Heck yeah!
;-)
Crafty Vill.oone.
"player development" should not be gladiator games. by cat daddy3000 on Aug 6, 2011
by MissB on Dec 13, 2011 8:40 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
poor Slaten.....unlikely to be put on the "beloved" ex-Nats pitchers list...
Vill.00ne!!!
"Even when I retire and live here in Houston, I don't want to go watch American League baseball." Lance Berkman......LBIMH...
by cat daddy3000 on Dec 13, 2011 12:30 PM EST up reply actions
Saoooooooolll!!!
"Even when I retire and live here in Houston, I don't want to go watch American League baseball." Lance Berkman......LBIMH...
by cat daddy3000 on Dec 13, 2011 8:47 PM EST up reply actions
I miss our other Jesus...
Jesus Colome.
Julián Tavárez, the first relief pitcher of the eighth inning, put the first two runners on — a single and a walk — before getting yanked in favor of Jesús Colome. The first batter Colome faced, Pedro Feliz, dropped a bunt toward the third base line, in just the spot where the pitcher and the third baseman reached for it at the same time. Colome reached out his hand. Zimmerman extended his glove. Anderson Hernández, the second baseman, moved toward the first base bag.
Hernández was there to catch the throw — no matter who threw it. But when Colome and Zimmerman intersected, it had the effect of a play-action fake-out. Hernández initially thought Zimmerman picked up the ball. The second baseman watched for the throw from the wrong source.
With the ball about 10 feet from the bag, Hernández noticed a baseball hurtling toward his belt buckle. He jumped aside, like somebody avoiding a bus that missed a stop sign.
The errant throw pinballed into right field. Two runs scored, and the Phillies had the lead.
“I throw it on the bag,” Colome said. “Anderson, he thought Zimmerman was throwing the ball, not me.”
“I lost it,” Hernández said. “I didn’t even see who had it.”
(From WaPo)
Classic Nationals.
Gotta love it.
Rob
--"Well my days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle." -- Mal Reynolds
ah, the memories...
"Even when I retire and live here in Houston, I don't want to go watch American League baseball." Lance Berkman......LBIMH...
by cat daddy3000 on Dec 14, 2011 1:15 PM EST up reply actions
Slaten's the poster boy for the volatility of middle relievers
and furthers the viewpoint that relievers are basically fungible and you shouldn’t get too attached. (Except of course for Clippard and Storen)
Brain: "Pinky, are you pondering what i'm pondering?"
Pinky: "Yes, ... wait, ... no, ... never mind"
I wholeheartedly support this.
Ross Detwiler will have a breakout year...Believe It!...and I'm serious this time!
Bye Doug
Best of luck. Open up space for Davey’s new hairy chest bench guys?
AMF Slayton
I’d be nicer, but ye’ screwed up my team too many times.
"On my tombstone just write, 'The sorest loser that ever lived.'" - Earl Weaver
A sign of an improved pitching staff, for sure
Are we still allowed to use his name as a verb next year?
If you don't eat your meat, you can't have any pudding! How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat?!
...and with that, all 4 of my 'F' pitchers are gone.
Don’t re-sign him, Rizz, even if he offers to pay his own way!
"If you ain't got the pants, you ain't got a chance." --PerryMason (on the sartorial component of being a Real Ballplayer)
by Doghouse on Dec 13, 2011 8:49 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
+1
Here’s to no more F’ing pitchers for the Nats..
If you don't eat your meat, you can't have any pudding! How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat?!
(borderline "not for family site" comment, I know. I'll be good now, I promise)
If you don't eat your meat, you can't have any pudding! How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat?!
47% of inherited runners
wow.. sheesh that’s pretty incredible.
wow.. sheesh that’s pretty incredible.Against LHP line was pretty impressive…
by McCutchenIsTheTruth on Dec 13, 2011 11:46 AM EST reply actions
Small sample size decision
Slaten’s career BABIP and HR/FB% vs. 2011:
.307 / 8.0% vs. .397 / 13.0%.
Really believe he true skill set slipped to the point of giving up an extra tenth of hits on balls in play? Or that he is now, in one year, over 50% worse at keeping fly balls in the park?
by William.Hatheway on Dec 13, 2011 11:50 AM EST reply actions
All I know,
is that when he pitched them, they hit them. Hard. Fans had to dive for cover in the Red Porch.
It was definitely NOT worth testing whether he had in fact lost his ability to keep them in the park.
Rob
--"Well my days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle." -- Mal Reynolds
Let's make a bet
We’ll set the over/under on those two stats at the midpoint between his career and 2011 numbers (.352 and 10.5%). I’ll take the under. I am willing to wager as much as $500. Seriously. You game?
by William.Hatheway on Dec 13, 2011 11:07 PM EST up reply actions
No thanks.
Rob
--"Well my days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle." -- Mal Reynolds
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