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Sean Doolittle Plans To Pitch In 2023

By Jacob Smith | September 29, 2022 at 11:20pm CDT

Lefty reliever Sean Doolittle plans to continue his playing career in 2023, he old Jesse Dougherty of the Washington Post earlier this week. Doolittle, a veteran of eleven big league seasons and a free agent at the conclusion of the 2022 season, expressed his hope he can return to the Nationals.

“I really would like a do-over,” said Doolitte, who only appeared in six games in 2022 before being shut down with an elbow sprain that would lead him to undergo an internal brace procedure in July. “I realize that there’s a lot that I have to do on my end to even have that be a possibility. But hopefully January or ahead of camp in February, I can show them that I’m healthy and come in and compete for a spot.”

Doolittle first became a member of the Nationals in 2017 when he was dealt from Oakland to Washington at the deadline. He departed via free agency in 2021 but returned last offseason on a new free agent deal. In parts of five years as a National, Doolittle has appeared in 153 games, compiled a 2.92 ERA, has struck out 28.5% of batters faced, and appeared as an All-Star in 2018.

Though he only threw 5 1/3 innings in 2022, he allowed merely one of the seventeen batters he faced to reach base. He told Dougherty that if his recovery goes according to plan, he will throw bullpen sessions in January in order to amass data that he intends to use to solicit interest from teams, including the Nationals.

It is unclear whether the Nationals, who are currently in no position to compete but should have ample opportunity in their bullpen, would be interested in a reunion. Doolittle, on the other hand, was very clear with Dougherty about where he would like to play. “That would be amazing,” Doolittle said of a potential sixth season in Washington. “That would be best-case scenario, for sure, for so many different reasons.”

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  1. User 3663041837

    3 years ago

    Good thing he’s a lefty. Some team will take a flyer on him.

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  2. BeansforJesus

    3 years ago

    He’s just under 10 years of service time. No brainer to try for another round to get there.

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    • Armaments216

      3 years ago

      He’s been on the 60-day IL since his early-season injury. Assuming he accrues service time for that, he should have more than 10 years at this point.

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    • Armaments216

      3 years ago

      Doolittle reached his 10 years service time on May 26 this season.

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      • BeansforJesus

        3 years ago

        @armaments you’re right, good catch. Less of a no brainer to run it back, but better to end on a high note.

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  3. aussiegiants53

    3 years ago

    Welcome to the 2023 Giants

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  4. Jake1972

    3 years ago

    Cubs will sign him.

    Reply
  5. BuyBuyMets

    3 years ago

    2024 might be more of a realistic goal
    Kenta Maeda had the same internal brace procedure done September 1st of last year and was unable to get on the mound at all in 2022.

    Reply
  6. Jon M

    3 years ago

    The old Jesse Doughtery with the scoop.

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    • Armaments216

      3 years ago

      ye olde

      Reply
  7. Nats Town

    3 years ago

    Would love to see him back with the Nats. We’re gonna suck, but he’s beloved here

    Reply
  8. SliderWithCheese

    3 years ago

    Planning to pitch and actually pitching are two totally different things.

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    • Rsox

      3 years ago

      Some team will give him a chance, even if its just as a minor league invite to spring training

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  9. Mr. E Team

    3 years ago

    He just bought a house in DC near me. Just sayin’

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    • SliderWithCheese

      3 years ago

      He only made 1.5 million this year so downsizing makes sense.

      Reply
  10. dylan1g

    3 years ago

    FYI typo “he old” —> “he told”

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  11. cpdpoet

    3 years ago

    $6 Familia released (major failure)
    $10 Knebel season ending IL awhile ago (failure)
    $6 Hand season ending IL last week (moderate success)
    That’s 22 million off the books….looks like the Phillies will have some rp $ to spend and he likes the East Coast…..Welcome to Philly….

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  12. geoffb1982

    3 years ago

    He will be the one and only free agent signed by the Oakland Pathetics

    Reply
  13. LGM!

    3 years ago

    Trade bait. Best way to get to a contender. Do well and be a mid season replacement from a rebuilding team

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