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Nationals Sign José Ureña To Minor League Deal

By Darragh McDonald | May 3, 2023 at 7:01pm CDT

The Nationals have signed right-hander Jose Ureña to a minor league deal, per Bobby Blanco of MASNsports.com, relaying word from the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings.

Ureña, 31, was signed by the Rockies this winter, securing himself a $3.5MM guarantee in the form of a $3MM salary for this year and a $500K buyout on a $4MM club option for 2024. Unfortunately, he was torched for a 9.82 ERA in his first five starts, getting designated for assignment and then released. The Rockies will still be on the hook for the majority of that money. If Ureña eventually earns his way onto the Nats’ roster, they will only have to pay him the prorated league minimum, with that amount being subtracted from what the Rockies dish out.

The righty has some good seasons on his ledger, but they are a bit in the rearview mirror now. He posted an ERA under 4.00 with the Marlins in both 2017 and 2018 but has seen it finish north of 5.00 in each season since then. He’s bounced from the Marlins to the Tigers, Brewers and Rockies in that time. For his career, he has a 4.92 ERA, 15.4% strikeout rate, 8.7% walk rate and 48.1% ground ball rate.

The Nationals have a bit of rotation uncertainty right now, with Stephen Strasburg on the injured list with no return in sight, Cade Cavalli set to miss the entire season due to Tommy John surgery and Chad Kuhl recently hitting the IL due to a toe injury. That’s left them with a rotation consisting of Josiah Gray, MacKenzie Gore, Patrick Corbin, Trevor Williams and Jake Irvin. Gray, Gore and Williams are posting good results so far but Corbin has a 5.74 ERA and hasn’t been below 5.00 in a full season since 2019. Irvin is just making his major league debut tonight.

Ureña will head to Rochester to try to get into a good groove and perhaps get himself in line to get called the next time the club needs a starter. The Nats also have depth options on the 40-man roster in Cory Abbott, Paolo Espino and Joan Adon.

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  1. User 3595123227

    2 years ago

    That Urena guy has some nifty hair.

    Reply
  2. Gwynning

    2 years ago

    Watch the Rockies trade for Urena within a week or so…

    Reply
  3. bmp010

    2 years ago

    Should I pick him up in fantasy?

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    • pohle

      2 years ago

      absolutely not. pick up jake irvin, or look at one of the astros’ replacements for urquidy and garcia.

      Reply
    • slowcurve

      2 years ago

      The only fantasy Urena is in, is the one he has of facing Ronald Acuña Jr and not giving up a 420ft bomb.

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    • Cam

      2 years ago

      He’s been bad since 2018, so probably not

      Reply
    • beknighted

      2 years ago

      Only if you’re doing one of those wild and crazy reverse stat leagues

      Reply
  4. Braves Butt-Head

    2 years ago

    Basically signing him so he can plunk Acuna once again.

    5
    Reply
    • andrew.stern43

      2 years ago

      haha I came here to say this

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      Reply
      • MohAli

        2 years ago

        Same

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  5. Ted

    2 years ago

    “Oh good, back in the NL East” said every Braves fan at once.

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    • Ted

      2 years ago

      Somewhat unbelievably Acuna is only 4/17 with 1 HR against Urena lifetime.

      Reply
  6. SweetBabyRayKingsThickThighs

    2 years ago

    Cool now he can headhunt Acuna some more.

    Reply

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