Mike MacDougal has opted out of his minor league contract with the Nationals, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. The right-hander is now a free agent and will attempt to find a spot on another team's major league roster.
The Nationals signed MacDougal in March, shortly after he was released by the Marlins. At the time, MLB.com's Bill Ladson reported that the contract would include an out clause if the 33-year-old wasn't in the majors by a certain date. MacDougal didn't crack the Nationals' 25-man roster this season, instead spending time at the club's Double-A and Triple-A affiliates. He posted a 4.71 ERA in 18 appearances between the two levels.
Given his dwindling strikeout rate (5.6 K/9) and his continued control issues (4.7 BB/9), it's unlikely MacDougal lands more than another minor league deal from a team searching for bullpen help.
What about Az?
If he tried to find Arizona, he might wind up in Milwaukee by accident. That’s how wild things are connected to his arm. Fairwell, Mac the 9th and may you bring Ron Villone with you. Time to start thinking about how we can move Rafael Martin closer to the bigs for AA Harrisburg.
The guy has a great arm, he just doesnt know where the ball is going to go.
he sucked….bad
Welcome to philly