Somewhat lost amidst news that Yan Gomes was coming to Washington, Friday the Nationals agreed to terms with LHP Sammy Solis on a 1-year deal worth $850,000.  Last season Solis struggled mightily for the Nationals, posting a 6.41 ERA over 39.1 innings, leaving many speculating if Washington would tender him a contract this winter.  Not only did they tender him, they agreed to a contract rather than going to arbitration.

The 30-year-old Solis has battled through a rather uneven career in Washington, having periods of dominance and streaks of poor performance.  In his four major league seasons, Solis has a career 4.51 ERA with 136 strikeouts against 121 hits and 56 walks allowed over 127.2 innings pitched.  Somewhat surprisingly, Solis has fared better in his career against righties, allowing a .701 OPS to right-handed hitters verses a .759 OPS against lefties.  This issue was further exacerbated in 2018, as he allowed a .993 OPS to lefties against a .719 OPS verses righties.  Solis has electric stuff, featuring a mid-90s fastball, curveball and changeup, yet has never been able to fully put everything together, struggling with walks (3.9 BB/9 career) and home runs (1.0 HR/9 career).

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After last season, I must admit I thought Sammy Solis’s time in Washington would come to an end this winter.  And there is still a chance he could be elsewhere next season, either by trade this offseason or Washington could release him prior to Opening Day and only owe him 1/6^th of his salary.  But considering Washington aggressively signed him and Solis is out of minor league options, I expect to see “The Hammer” in Washington’s bullpen next season.

Assuming this to be true, I would like to see Washington stretch out Solis in spring training, with the idea of using him in a multi-inning relief role next season.  In this scenario, Solis would avoid working as a lefty specialist, and by facing multiple batters, Martinez would be forced to limit his usage and space out his appearances.  This would give Solis more days off to keep his arm fresh and give him his best chance for success.  And for Washington, this would give Martinez a multi-inning lefty capable of touching 97mph, quite a weapon to deploy a couple times a week.  There is a large risk of bust with this signing, but the potential reward if Solis clicks makes him a worthwhile gamble at this price.