The Nationals have launched Stephen Nogosek, in response to the right-hander’s MLB.com profile web page. Nogosek signed a minor league cope with Washington through the offseason however will now return to the open market after a tough stint at Triple-A Rochester.
Over 11 appearances and 15 2/3 innings with the Crimson Wings, Nogosek posted a 9.77 ERA with 18 walks in opposition to solely 15 strikeouts. Whereas Nogosek’s management has been spotty over his eight professional seasons, the state of affairs has tremendously worsened within the final two seasons, because the righty additionally had an 18.18% stroll price over 36 mixed innings on the Triple-A and Double-A ranges in 2023. This concern absolutely contributed to the Mets’ determination to designate Nogosek for project final June, and why the Diamondbacks didn’t give him a glance on the massive league roster after signing him to a minors deal within the wake of his departure from New York.
Nogosek’s management issues haven’t actually manifested themselves on the massive league stage, over a pattern dimension of 57 1/3 innings in elements of 4 MLB seasons. Debuting with the Mets in 2019, Nogosek has a 5.02 ERA over his 33 profession appearances within the Present, with an 8.9% stroll price and 22% strikeout price. Dwelling runs have been Nogosek’s greatest sticking level in opposition to Main League hitters, who’ve taken him yard 14 occasions over these 57 1/3 frames of labor. Nogosek had usually finished a fairly good job of preserving the ball within the park within the minors, but his dwelling run points cropped up at Triple-A this season with 5 homers allowed throughout his temporary time in Rochester.
The 29-year-old now returns to the open market in quest of one other minor league deal, and hopefully a contemporary begin in one other group. Nogosek is out of minor league choices, which provides one other layer of complication to his efforts to discover a new contract and stick in a giant league bullpen.