"The Washington Nationals have made a ton of transactions throughout this season in an effort to rotate their organizational depth at multiple levels. Seemingly throughout the majority of the Nationals' team history, they have struggled with their bullpen's consistency, which has also carried into this season as well. However, to give the team credit, their bullpen has been a lot better over the last few weeks, and the key to consistency for the Nationals now will be getting more consistency from their starting rotation, which got a much needed solid outing from Zack Littell on Friday night against the Baltimore Orioles."
"While the strikeouts were not there, he did well enough to keep his team in it, and the recently recalled Andrew Alvarez was very good in bulk relief as well. Earlier this week, according to MLBTradeRumors, the Nationals inked veteran lefty reliever Alex Young to a minor league contract, an interesting signing that seemingly came out of nowhere. The lefty has a good amount of big league experience under his belt with 177 games, and has even started 25 of them, although he has appeared exclusively in relief for several years now."
"Across the 177 games between 2019 and 2024 with multiple clubs, Young pitched to a 16-18 record with a 4.34 ERA and 1.408 WHIP with a 5.02 FIP. He debuted with the Arizona Diamondbacks after being a 2nd round pick of theirs in 2015, and spent a few years with them before finding his way over to the Cleveland Guardians after being claimed on waivers. The next year, Young was traded to the San Francisco Giants for cash considerations, and was non-tendered after the 2022 season."
"Following that transaction, he bounced around to the Cincinnati Reds, back to the Giants, the New York Mets, and then back to the Reds, and he last appeared in the majors back in 2024. In 2025 with the Reds, Young dealt with some unspecified elbow injuries that ultimately led to him getting surgery, although confirmation was never made about whether or "
The Nationals have made many transactions to improve organizational depth across multiple levels. Bullpen consistency has been a long-standing challenge, but recent weeks have shown improvement. The team’s next priority is more reliable performances from the starting rotation, including Zack Littell’s solid outing against the Orioles, where he limited damage despite fewer strikeouts. Andrew Alvarez also provided effective bulk relief after a recent recall. The Nationals signed veteran lefty reliever Alex Young to a minor league contract. Young has 177 major league games from 2019 to 2024, with a 4.34 ERA and 1.408 WHIP, and has spent recent years exclusively in relief. His career includes stints with multiple clubs after early time with the Diamondbacks.
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