The Washington Nationals have lacked a left-handed reliever who can get fellow left-handed batters out since Oliver Perez departed following the 2017 season. Dan Jennings is the left-hander that the Nationals need to bring in to finalize the bullpen.
With less than $11 million to spend before going over the luxury tax, the Nationals can’t dip into the upper tier of the relief market. They can, however, afford to bring in a left-hander who will do a better job of getting left-handed batters out than Sammy Solis will do, and it will likely only cost a bit more than the $850,000 Solis is scheduled to make this season.