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Nationals Designate Jeremy Guthrie For Assignment

By Mark Polishuk | April 9, 2017 at 9:54am CDT

The Nationals announced that right-hander Jeremy Guthrie has been designated for assignment, and in a corresponding move, righty Matt Albers’ contract has been selected from Triple-A to fill the spot on the 25-man roster.

Guthrie signed a minor league deal with the Nats in February and got an opportunity to start yesterday due to something of a rotation crunch (Stephen Strasburg was given an extra day of rest and Joe Ross wasn’t yet eligible to be called back up after being optioned to Triple-A).  Unfortunately for Guthrie and the Nationals, the start was a disastrous one — Guthrie allowed 10 earned runs over just 2/3 of an inning in an eventual 17-3 loss to the Phillies.  Adding insult to injury, yesterday was also Guthrie’s 38th birthday.

The outing was Guthrie’s first MLB appearance since 2015, as the veteran posted a 5.95 ERA over 148 1/3 innings for the Royals and didn’t make the postseason roster for the eventual World Series’ champions.  Guthrie also struggled in 2016 pitching at the Triple-A level for the Padres and Marlins, posting a 7.17 ERA over 86 2/3 IP within the two organizations.  Given Guthrie’s age and lack of recent effectiveness, it seems questionable whether he could catch on with another team, though a move to relief pitching seems necessary for the longtime durable starter.  Guthrie averaged 201 innings per season from 2008-14 with the Royals, Rockies and Orioles, and he owns a career 4.42 ERA over 1765 1/3 innings in parts of 13 big league seasons.

Albers also signed a minor deal with Washington in February, though the Nats released him at the end of Spring Training and re-signed the righty to a new contract.  Both deals were for the same terms — a $1.15MM base salary for making the MLB roster and another $600K available in incentives.  Albers suffered through a rough 2016 season with the White Sox (6.31 ERA in 51 1/3 IP) but the pitch-to-contact specialist posted a 2.32 ERA, 6.1 K/9, 2.02 K/BB rate and a 59.2% ground-ball rate over 170 2/3 IP from 2012-15.

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  1. MB923

    8 years ago

    That start yesterday was brutal

    Reply
  2. David 8

    8 years ago

    Well, as unsurprising as this move is, it’s too bad to see a veteran [likely] go out this way.

    Reply
  3. TJECK109

    8 years ago

    He did an excellent job throwing batting practice

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    • hawaiiphil

      8 years ago

      Yes he did

      Reply
  4. BaltimOrioles2016

    8 years ago

    one start, and goodbye

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    • Polish Hammer

      8 years ago

      One start? Not even one inning…but one brutal session of BP served up to a terrible team like the Phillies.

      Reply
      • jberry1225

        8 years ago

        Terrible? That’s kind of a loaded statement .

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      • brown trout fisherman

        8 years ago

        Not that terrible, Hoss

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  5. tbone0816

    8 years ago

    That was short lived haha.

    Reply
  6. realgone2

    8 years ago

    His corpse isn’t even cold yet

    Reply
  7. DG32

    8 years ago

    Didn’t see that one coming

    Reply
  8. trace

    8 years ago

    Rough, I tell ya.

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  9. jdgoat

    8 years ago

    Padres trade for Guthrie in 3…2…1…

    Reply
    • Brixton

      8 years ago

      Starting Wil Myers sounds like a better idea than Guthrie.

      Reply
      • bastros88

        8 years ago

        or not sending anyone out to pitch at all, just have the batters soft toss to themselves

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  10. acarneglia

    8 years ago

    More earned runs in 2/3 innings then Strasburg and Scherzer will have in their next 5 starts each lol

    Reply
  11. JFactor

    8 years ago

    He’s apparently a really great guy too.

    I hope this isn’t the end for him. He’s certainly better than he was yesterday.

    But he hasn’t been much on the mound in awhile (imo)

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  12. bastros88

    8 years ago

    does this change his cy young chances?

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    • youcannnnnputitontheboard

      8 years ago

      Not funny on this thread or the other one.

      Reply
      • pinkerton

        8 years ago

        yes it is.

        Reply
    • ghost of harambe

      8 years ago

      Duno, but i bet at the end of the season he has less losses than kershaw, scherzer, syndegaard etc

      Reply
  13. datrain021

    8 years ago

    ERA of 135.00 and a WHIP of 15.00, that is ugly

    Reply
    • trace

      8 years ago

      SSS

      Reply
  14. bigjonliljon

    8 years ago

    Surprised it took this long

    Reply
  15. Phillies2017

    8 years ago

    At least he tried

    Reply
  16. James7430

    8 years ago

    He should at least get a participation ribbon.

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    Reply
  17. bigcubsfan

    8 years ago

    Guthrie is the young, controllable ace the Cubs are looking for.

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  18. firstbleed

    8 years ago

    How did sending Joe Ross to the minors work out?

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    • Phillies2017

      8 years ago

      I never understood that move. Joe Ross is a more than serviceable major league starter. The fact that he is in AAA while he would quite possibly be the ace or at least the #2 on more than 1 team (Reds, Padres, Possibly Oakland and maybe Colorado, Miami and Atlanta) should tell you that right off.

      Reply
  19. bbatardo

    8 years ago

    Even the Padres didn’t call him up last year

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  20. biff_pocoroba

    8 years ago

    Somebody has to let him work down that 135.0 ERA before he calls it a year. That’s just brutal.

    Reply
  21. oldoak33

    8 years ago

    Was it really?

    Reply
  22. halofan20

    8 years ago

    One up one down

    Reply
  23. TradeAcuna

    8 years ago

    The worst team in baseball will sign him….braves!

    Reply
    • datrain021

      8 years ago

      Padres are the worst team. Braves aren’t good but compare their rotations. Padres is horrible

      Reply
      • layventsky

        8 years ago

        This. The Braves are looking to take that next step. The Padres, on the other hand, are looking to have a tank year.

        Reply
  24. Connorsoxfan

    8 years ago

    Why did they option Ross to the minors?

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    • layventsky

      8 years ago

      Not doing so would’ve made too much sense.

      Reply
  25. oldoak33

    8 years ago

    306 games pitched in
    273 starts
    1700+ innings

    How many pitches have you thrown in pro ball?

    Reply
    • SamFuldsFive

      8 years ago

      Dumbest argument of all time in regards to baseball.

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    • Phillies2017

      8 years ago

      He had a good career, but nobody is calling him a failure. He’s simply washed up and at 38 years old, it’s a fact.
      The Nats had plenty of better options than Guthrie: Joe Ross was obviously the #1, but they could have picked up Bolsinger on Waivers just a day before for $20,000, maybe Voth or even Turner whos younger.

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  26. oldoak33

    8 years ago

    Well, Sam, I’m not making an argument. I posted his career starts and innings. It’s a fact that he’s had a more successful baseball career than 99.9% of people to ever play the game, and a more successful career than most that play a day in the big leagues.
    If some nobodies that did nothing in baseball want to speak from a position of authority about major leaguers, be my guest. Guthrie’s career speaks for itself.

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    • Connorsoxfan

      8 years ago

      That’s a terrible argument. He’s not a good pitcher now, and this site is literally for people to discuss baseball players. If you don’t like “nobodies” discussing baseball, then why bother being on here?

      Reply
  27. brown trout fisherman

    8 years ago

    I’m 39 and in the last calendar year everything hurts and I’m relatively thin and have even gained 20 pounds. Getting old sucks Jeremy. Keep trying till they burn your house down.

    Reply
  28. RiverCatsFilms

    8 years ago

    Shocker

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