Veteran right-handed pitcher Bronson Arroyo agreed to terms on a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals and has been invited to spring training, the team announced Tuesday night.
Arroyo, 38, has not pitched since 2014. He underwent Tommy John surgery after being placed on the disabled list midway through that season.
In his 15 major league seasons, Arroyo has a 4.19 ERA. He has been named an all-star once, played for four teams, and had an extended run with the Cincinnati Reds when Dusty Baker, now the Nationals’ manager, was in that role.
One thing Arroyo does do when healthy is produce a lot of innings. From 2004 through 2013, he averaged 207 innings a season.
At this point, he’s a backup plan for the Nationals’ rotation. At the top are Max Scherzer and Stephen Strasburg. Gio Gonzalez, Joe Ross and Tanner Roark figure to roundout the rotation.
Ross will be entering his second big league season. Roark moves back into the rotation following a bumpy season in the bullpen last year, when he finished with a 4.38 ERA. He was 15-10 with a 2.85 ERA as a starter the season before.
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