Zach Davies, 31, made 18 starts for the Arizona D-backs last season, posting a 7.00 ERA, 4.58 FIP, 39 walks (4.26 BB/9), 72 Ks (7.87 K/9), and a .295/.370/.461 line against in 82 1⁄3 innings pitched.
Davies has a 4.36 ERA, a 4.48 FIP, and a .262/.326/.426 line against in his 200 career starts, over nine major league seasons.
He’s set to join the Washington Nationals in Spring Training now, after agreeing to a minor league deal with the club this weekend.
“You really can’t have enough arms here,” manager Davey Martinez said when he spoke with reporters in West Palm Beach, FL on Saturday afternoon, reiterating something he’d said the day before.