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By The Washington Nationals claimed left-handed pitcher PJ Poulin off waivers from the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. Nationals Interim General Manager Mike DeBartolo made the announcement.
Poulin, 29, was 7-1 with a 3.38 ERA (16 ER/42.2 IP), a pair of saves and 62 strikeouts in 35 games (three starts) for Triple-A Toledo this season. His 13.08 strikeouts per 9.0 innings rank fourth in all of Triple-A (min. 40.0 IP). In his final seven outings for the Mud Hens, he struck out 11, held opponents to a .120 average (3-for-25), and allowed just one run (1.17 ERA).
Originally an 11th-round pick in the 2018 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Connecticut by Colorado and traded to Detroit for cash considerations in 2024, Poulin is 27-13 with a 3.44 ERA and 412 strikeouts in 339.2 innings in seven Minor League seasons.
