Nationals Sign Ex-Red Sox Lefty Dean

On March 31st, the Washington Nationals just scooped up Noah Dean on a minor league deal.

A lefty they clearly liked after the Boston Red Sox cut him.

Back on March 19th, Dean was their 2022 5th round pick out of Old Dominion University,

but after three farm seasons with a 535 ERA, Boston let him go.

Still, his strikeout stuff popped, guy could fan batters like nobody's business.

Paul Taboni, the Nat's president of baseball operations,

knows Dean better than most. He spent 11 years with the Red Sox,

running amateur scouting when they drafted the 25-year-old and even hitting assistant GM before.

Jumping ship in October, Taboni didn't waste time linking back up with his prospect, he eyed

closely. Dean's command was shaky, walking 175 whilst striking out 284 over 208 and 2-thirds

innings and Boston's system. But that raw punch-out ability turned heads, especially as the Red Sox

built a stacked pitching pipeline and had to make tough cuts to clear space for. Others.

Meanwhile, the nationals farm has been thin on arms, so Taboni's already traded for another

X Red Sox hurler, Luis Peralta's back in December. This move on Dean fits right in,

signaling they see untapped upside where Boston moved on. Expect Dean to get a fresh shot in

Nat's camp, proving if that high octane left arm can finally click under a familiar face calling

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