Raisel Iglesias makes sense for the Washington Nationals as a 9th inning stabilizer
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Following Evan Phillips joining the Atlanta Braves on a three-year contract worth thirty-five million dollars, veteran reliever Raisel Iglesias is projected to depart the organization. Industry analysts suggest the Washington Nationals emerge as a logical landing spot for the right-hander due to their reported reluctance to commit to multi-year pitching deals.
Iglesias is approaching thirty-seven years of age and recently finished a campaign where he notched thirty-four saves across thirty-seven opportunities alongside a 2.55 earned run average in fifty-nine total appearances. Over five seasons with Atlanta, he accumulated 131 saves and maintained a 2.39 earned run average, bringing a career total of 287 saves to any prospective club.
Because Washington's leadership prefers short-term commitments rather than lengthy contracts for relievers, a high-dollar one-year agreement could secure a proven ninth-inning anchor who previously signed a one-year, sixteen-million-dollar deal with the Braves last offseason.
