Abel De Los Santos

Lively right-hander with high strikeout numbers during his six years in professional baseball...Has posted 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings and a 3.61 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 144 Minor League games/36 starts...He joined the Nationals organization in the Dec. 2014 trade that also yielded INF Christopher Bostick...Began his career as a starter before converting to reliever late in the 2012 season.

2015

Went 4-4 with a 3.43 ERA in 39 games for Double-A Harrisburg...Was 8-for-11 in save opportunities for the Senators...Struck out 55 batters in 57.2 Minor League innings (8.6 SO/9.0)...Walked just 12 batters, improving SO/BB ratio to 4.58 (3.61 in 2014)...Had his contract selected on July 20...Made his MLB debut the next night vs. NYM...At 59.1 IP (57.2 MiLB; 1.2 MLB), tossed his most innings in a season since converting to reliever in 2013.... Following the season, appeared in six games for the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League (0-2, 13.50 ERA, 8 SO).