{"id":529206,"date":"2026-01-20T15:27:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T15:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/529206\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T15:27:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T15:27:19","slug":"zach-penrod-joins-the-nationals-on-a-minor-league-contract-mlb-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/529206\/","title":{"rendered":"Zach Penrod Joins the Nationals on a Minor-League Contract &#8211; MLB News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/player-news\/zach-penrod-joins-the-nationals-on-a-minor-league-contract\/1800995\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" title=\"Permanent Link to Zach Penrod Joins the Nationals on a Minor-League Contract\" target=\"_blank\">Zach Penrod Joins the Nationals on a Minor-League Contract<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                Share:<a class=\"share\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/player-news\/zach-penrod-joins-the-nationals-on-a-minor-league-contract\/1800995&amp;text=Zach+Penrod+Joins+the+Nationals+on+a+Minor-League+Contract\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/twitter-logo-X-black-icon.png\"\/><\/a><a class=\"share\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit?url=https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/player-news\/zach-penrod-joins-the-nationals-on-a-minor-league-contract\/1800995&amp;title=Zach+Penrod+Joins+the+Nationals+on+a+Minor-League+Contract\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/reddit-round-icon.png\"\/><\/a><a class=\"share\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/player-news\/zach-penrod-joins-the-nationals-on-a-minor-league-contract\/1800995&amp;title=Zach+Penrod+Joins+the+Nationals+on+a+Minor-League+Contract\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/facebook-round-icon.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Link copied to clipboard!<\/p>\n<p class=\"player-news meta meta-post-time\" style=\"display:none;\">January 20, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Free agent pitcher <a class=\"rbPlayer mlb\" data-id=\"683068\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/mlb\/player\/683068\/Zach+Penrod\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zach  Penrod<\/a> and the Washington Nationals reached an agreement on a minor-league deal. The 28-year-old lefty spent last year in the Red Sox and Dodgers minor-league systems, going 2-1 in 26 appearances (six starts) with a 7.83 ERA and 6.80 FIP. He pitched in seven games out of the bullpen in the majors for Boston in 2024, allowing one earned run in four innings on three hits with four walks and three strikeouts. Penrod will look to work his way back to the majors this year, but he&#8217;ll likely start the season in Triple-A as bullpen depth for the Nats.&#8211;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/author\/zt_sports\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Zach Thompson<\/a><br \/>Source: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WillSammon\/status\/2013452056749568126\" rel=\"nofollow\">Will Sammon<\/a>                <\/p>\n<p>        <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Zach Penrod Joins the Nationals on a Minor-League Contract Share: Link copied to clipboard! 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