Washington’s Nationals announced this afternoon that they acquired right-handed reliever Kyle Barraclough from the Miami Marlins in exchange for international slot value, adding a hard-throwing, controllable, 28-year-old arm to the mix in their bullpen.
Barraclough is coming off what was in the end his worst season so far in the majors, which saw him put up a 4.20 ERA, a 4.98 FIP, 34 walks (5.50 BB/9), 60 Ks (9.70 K/9), and a .194/.325/.350 line against in 55 2⁄3 innings (.172/.308/.299 vs lefties; .215/.341/.396 vs righties).
Acquired in 2015 from the St Louis Cardinals (in return for reliever Steve Cisek), Barraclough earned $1.