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Nationals Select Amos Willingham

By Darragh McDonald | June 26, 2023 at 5:05pm CDT

5:05pm: The Nationals have now made this official, selecting Willingham and optioning right-hander Paolo Espino to Triple-A as the corresponding move.

1:20pm: The Nationals are planning to call up right-hander Amos Willingham, reports Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post. The club has an open spot on their 40-man roster but will need a corresponding move to get Willingham onto the active roster.

Willingham, 24, has spent his entire professional career with the Nationals, who selected him in the 17th round of the 2019 draft. He made a brief professional debut in Low-A that year before the minor leagues were canceled by the pandemic in 2020. Since then, he has been climbing up the minor league ladder, working exclusively as a reliever and seemingly getting better at almost every stop.

He split 2021 between Single-A and High-A, tossing 60 1/3 innings with a 4.92 ERA, 21% strikeout rate and 9.4% walk rate. He spent all of last year in High-A with a 3.41 ERA over 34 1/3 innings, striking out 27.6% of opponents while walking just 4.8%. He began this year at Double-A and carved up hitters at that level, throwing 10 2/3 scoreless innings with a 35% strikeout rate and 2.5% walk rate. That excellent showing got him bumped to Triple-A, where he finally slowed down a bit, posting a 3.46 ERA through 13 innings with a 20% strikeout rate and 14.5% walk rate.

Despite the relatively tepid Triple-A performance, Willingham has clearly impressed the Washington brass with his ascent in recent years. He’s started getting noticed outside the organization as well, with Eric Longenhagen of FanGraphs ranking him the club’s #25 prospect earlier this month. Longenhagen writes that Willingham’s fastball is “now sitting 94-95 mph with big ride at the top of the zone” and that he can take a step forward if he improves his slider command.

The Nats will give Willingham a shot to see how his stuff plays against big league hitters while giving manager Dave Martinez a fresh arm for the bullpen. When the club starts tonight’s game in Seattle, it will be their 14th day in a row taking the field with two more scheduled against the Mariners before an off-day on Thursday.

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  1. Ham Fighter

    3 months ago

    Where’s Andy?

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    Reply
  2. jdgoat

    3 months ago

    Congrats on being the 7th Amos to make it into Major League Baseball!

    Reply
  3. harrycarey

    3 months ago

    I was wondering how many Amos had played after Amos Otis. Thanks for the research

    Reply
  4. But It Do

    3 months ago

    Another Willingham on the Nats? Can’t wait to see him also hit two grand slams in a single game when Washington visits Milwaukee.

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    Reply
    • benhen77

      3 months ago

      Seems a tall ask for a relief pitcher.

      1
      Reply
      • Cohen’sLastWhiteTooth

        3 months ago

        Maybe he can give up two grand slams? Maintain the cosmic balance

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        Reply
  5. DCartrow

    3 months ago

    Sit down on ’em, Amos!

    Make it count, son!

    1
    Reply
  6. CarryABigStick

    3 months ago

    The most Famous Amos since Amos Otis?

    1
    Reply
  7. DarkSide830

    3 months ago

    Not a real player.

    Reply
  8. Rsox

    3 months ago

    The first “Amos” in MLB since Amos Otis last played in 1984

    Reply
  9. AmaralFan1

    3 months ago

    Wow. The first “Amos” to make his MLB debut since the LBJ presidency! I still really hope he’s related to legendary actor Noble Willingham.

    1
    Reply
  10. retired/advisory role

    3 months ago

    I wonder if he’s related to Amos Otis the former Royals and Mets outfielder?

    Reply
  11. hiflew

    3 months ago

    Is he related to Josh Willingham?

    Reply
  12. Larry Brown's crank

    3 months ago

    shoulda signed Amos Moses….he’s a rootin tootin son of a gun!

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