The Nationals introduced Wednesday that right-hander Joan Adon handed by waivers unclaimed after he was designated for task final week. He’ll stay with the group and has been assigned outright to Triple-A Rochester. Washington designated Adon to clear roster area at no cost agent signee Amed Rosario.
The 26-year-old Adon has logged massive league time with the Nats in every of the previous 4 seasons. He’s totaled 132 1/3 innings however sports activities a 6.66 earned run common in that point. He’s fanned 19% of his opponents, issued walks at an 11.3% clip and stored the ball on the bottom at a forty five.3% price. Each these strikeout and stroll charges are worse than league-average, however Adon’s grounder price is just a few proportion factors above par and he averages about 95 mph on his heater.
Adon has been sturdy within the higher minors, usually working as a starter, however he’s additionally gotten some bullpen work in latest seasons as his massive league outcomes have been lackluster. On condition that he sits almost 95 mph as a starter when he’s going through lineups a number of instances, it’s honest to marvel how excessive that velocity may pattern upward if he have been to maneuver to brief reduction stints.
Adon was out of minor league choices, so the Nationals would’ve needed to both break camp with him on the Opening Day roster or jettison him from the 40-man by the use of commerce or DFA sooner or later throughout spring coaching. Now that he’s cleared waivers, he’ll head to massive league camp this spring as a non-roster invitee. If he doesn’t pitch his means again into the massive league plans, he’ll begin the yr in Rochester and bide his time whereas ready for one more alternative.
Washington’s rotation combine is deeper after signing Michael Soroka and re-signing Trevor Williams. That pair will be part of MacKenzie Gore, Mitchell Parker, Jake Irvin and DJ Herz — all 4 of whom delivered some encouraging performances in 2024 (albeit with some late fades as that group surpassed earlier career-high workloads). With that group of six starters within the fold and prime prospect Cade Cavalli hoping for a wholesome 2025 marketing campaign, Adon has been pushed a methods down the depth chart. A full-time look within the ’pen may very well be fascinating, nevertheless it’s not but clear how the Nats will make the most of him transferring ahead.
