Former MLB pitcher Michael Soroka joins the Washington Nationals on a one-year contract. The Nationals view Soroka as a starting pitcher.
Former Chicago White Sox and Atlanta Braves pitcher Michael Soroka has signed a one-year contract with the Washington Nationals. Free-agent pitcher Mike Soroka and the Washington Nationals are in agreement on a one-year, $9 million contract, according to a source familiar with the deal. Soroka will be a starter with the Nationals. This comes after Soroka was acquired in a trade for reliever Aaron Bummer.
He went 0-10 for the season as the White Sox raced out to the worst record in modern baseball history (41-121). He started nine games and appeared as a reliever in 16 others. He had a 4.74 ERA for the season and struck out 84 batters in 79.2 innings. Though he had more success as a reliever, the Nationals evidently view him as a starter. Soroka had more success earlier in his career, going 15-5 through his first 34 games back in the 2018 season. He made the All-Star Game in 2019 and looked like a front line ace until disaster struck on the injury front. He made just three appearances in 2020 because of an Achilles injury and then missed all of 2021 and 2022 with additional injuries and complications. He returned with Atlanta to make seven appearances in 2023, but he had a 6.40 ERA and was dealt in the aforementioned trade last offseason. In Washington, Soroka will join MacKenzie Gore and Josiah Gray as starters. Mitchell Parker, Jake Irvin, Cade Cavialli and Joan Adon are also rotation options
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