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Nationals Hire Sean Doolittle As Pitching Strategist

By Steve Adams | January 16, 2024 at 12:44pm CDT

The Nationals announced Tuesday that they’ve hired recently retired left-hander Sean Doolittle and added him to the coaching staff in the role of pitching strategist. He’ll serve as a liaison between the club’s analytics department and pitching staff, per the announcement. He’ll also work with manager Davey Martinez, pitching coach Jim Hickey and bullpen coach Ricky Bones and assist with aspects of the job like pitching strategy, pitcher mechanics and mental preparation for the team’s pitching staff.

“Sean Doolittle was always an extremely talented pitcher, but he is also one of the most intelligent baseball minds you can find,” president of baseball operations and general manager Mike Rizzo said within today’s press release announcing the hire. “We’re incredibly excited to have him on our staff to help guide our talented group of young pitchers.”

Doolittle, 37, spent parts of five seasons pitching with the Nationals and spent the 2023 campaign there as well, although his comeback bid from elbow surgery ended before he was able to return to a big league mound. From 2012-22, he pitched 450 2/3 regular season innings between the A’s, Nats, Reds and Mariners, logging a combined 3.20 ERA with a 29% strikeout rate, 5.7% walk rate, 82 holds and 112 saves. He added another 22 1/3 innings of 2.42 ERA ball in the postseason, including an outstanding run in 2019 when he was a focal point of the Nationals’ World Series-winning bullpen; Doolittle delivered 10 1/3 innings that October, saving a pair of games and notching three holds while limiting opponents to a pair of runs on six hits and a walk with eight punchouts (1.74 ERA).

“I can’t thank the Lerner family, Mike Rizzo and Davey Martinez enough for all they’ve done for me and my family,” Doolittle said in his own statement on the hiring. “I love the Nationals and Washington D.C., and look forward to this new challenge while remaining an active member of an organization that means so much to me.”

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16 Comments

  1. Shadow_Banned

    1 year ago

    Then he gets fired for his Doolittle effort.

    Reply
  2. Mr. E Team

    1 year ago

    Good dude. DC statehood advocate as well.

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  3. Troy Percival's iPad

    1 year ago

    I’m still curious what exactly was happening in Oakland that he was blocked by legendary 1B Daric Barton in 2009-2010 that he converted to pitching

    Reply
    • TheFuzzofKing

      1 year ago

      Injured as far as I know from one Nats broadcast (can’t remember if it was TV or radio).

      From what I remember, Doo for some reason got an at bat as a Nat and wasn’t allowed even to swing. The broadcasters said this was likely because of an injury he had at UVA.

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    • Rob Schumann

      1 year ago

      I’d like to know why someone with his arm would be playing first base?

      Reply
  4. Fred Lingenfelser

    1 year ago

    He’ll definitely be a good political strategist for the nats.

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  5. Monkey’s Uncle

    1 year ago

    This shouldn’t interfere with his side gig if talking to the animals he treats.

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  6. Nats ain't what they used to be

    1 year ago

    Didn’t realize he started as a reasonable minor league hitter. Odd he never got a major league AB in some extra inning game when they needed a PH.

    Reply
  7. my0tonia

    1 year ago

    DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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  8. dclivejazz

    1 year ago

    Cha-cha-cha! Loving this news.

    Reply
  9. Baseball Babe

    1 year ago

    Doooo! So glad you’ll still be with us!

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  10. User 1855579867

    1 year ago

    An “extreme lefty” out of the pen.

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    • exrobinsoncanofan

      1 year ago

      A media darling, because just like them, he is really effective at pushing a narrative without really understanding what he’s talking about.

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      • lfcredsox

        1 year ago

        just like you

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      • WhoNoze

        1 year ago

        Alas, that’s the downside of unfettered democracy, where everone has influence, leading to a system akin to two foxes and one chicken voting on what to have for dinner.

        Reply
  11. NatsFan05

    1 year ago

    Better hire some pitchers too- you know like an ACE to start would be good…

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