Washington Nationals: Where are they now?

JORDAN ZIMMERMANN

The Washington Nationals drafted Jordan Zimmermann in 2007.  Zimmermann was a consistent source of quality work for the Nats.  He never finished a season with an ERA worse than his 2015 season (3.66).

Zimmermann was also quite competent at the plate.  He recorded a .169 batting average and a .193 on-base percentage with the team.  His only career home run occurred in 2012.

Most Nationals fans will remember Zimmermann’s no-hitter in the last game of the year in 2014.   It concluded with Steven Souza Jr. making one of the most incredible catches baseball will ever see.

It was the first no-hitter in Washington Nationals history.

Zimmermann has spent the last two seasons in Detroit, and they have both been forgettable.  Zimmermann set career-worst marks in ERA, WHIP, HR/9, SO/9 and W-L% in the two years with the team.

This is especially disappointing after signing a five-year, $110 million-dollar contract with the club.

To put his stint as a Tiger into perspective, Zimmermann’s combined WAR with Detroit is 2.4.  In any one full season with the Nats, he never finished with a WAR below 3.0.  That is not the player Nats fans remember, and not the one Tigers fans planned on watching.