It is safe to say the Washington Nationals made somewhat of a surprising move yesterday afternoon when they released veteran left-handed reliever Sammy Solis.
Despite a very disappointing 2018 season, in which Solis gave up 28 runs in 39 innings pitched, with the lack of left-handed reliever depth on the Nationals roster, it seemed inevitable he would be one of the lefties in their bullpen on Opening Day.
Washington clearly thought otherwise, and Solis’s 2018, where he proved unable to get left-handed batters out, led to his release.
With Solis out of the fold, it seems almost 100% certain that Matt Grace will be one of the left-handers in the Washington bullpen.