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Detroit Tigers: Trade ideas involving the Washington Nationals

ByBen Rosener|
WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 27: Starting pitcher Erick Fedde #23 of the Washington Nationals throws a pitch to a New York Mets batter in the first inning during Game One of a doubleheader at Nationals Park on August 27, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 27: Starting pitcher Erick Fedde #23 of the Washington Nationals throws a pitch to a New York Mets batter in the first inning during Game One of a doubleheader at Nationals Park on August 27, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)
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WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 14: Trevor Gott #62 of the Washington Nationals pitches in the sixth inning against the Atlanta Braves at Nationals Park on June 14, 2017 in Washington, DC. Atlanta won the game 13-2. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 14: Trevor Gott #62 of the Washington Nationals pitches in the sixth inning against the Atlanta Braves at Nationals Park on June 14, 2017 in Washington, DC. Atlanta won the game 13-2. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images)

The Detroit Tigers (hypothetical) trade return

In return, the Tigers would snag a Major-League ready reliever in Gott and an intriguing pitching prospect in Nick Raquet.

Gott could immediately step in for Wilson later in games.

Controllable through the 2022 season according to the folks at Spotrac, Gott pitched to a 3.02 ERA, a 3.74 FIP and 5.1 strikeouts per nine innings in 47.2 frames with the Angels in 2015.

While he hasn’t missed many bats in the Majors, the reliever hasn’t really had the opportunity to break into Washington’s bullpen, with just nine innings to his name in the Majors since being traded from Anaheim in the Yunel Escobar trade.

Despite the lack of punch outs in the Majors, Gott has shown better in the minors. The reliever punched out 8.4 batters per nine frames with Triple-A Syracuse in 2017.

He also worked to a 3.86 ERA, a 3.41 xFIP and a 3.28 FIP at the minors’ highest level. If the right-hander can pitch to similar numbers once again in the Majors, he could prove to be a steal.

Nick Raquet

The last piece of the hypothetical deal is Nick Raquet.

A third-round pick, Raquet mixes in four pitches—a fastball, a curveball, a slider and a changeup.

The William and Mary product turned in a productive encouraging debut campaign with a 2.37 ERA in 53.1 innings split between the Gulf Coast League and the New York-Pennsylvania League.

His 4.1 strikeouts per nine frames are somewhat concerning, but the southpaw’s stuff should eventually help him miss more bats.

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Long-term, he could be a part of a promising pitching staff that will include some combination of Franklin Perez, Matt Manning, Beau Burrows, Alex Faedo, Kyle Funkhouser, Garcia, Jason Foley, Grayson Long, Gregory Soto and Sandy Baez among others.

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