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Joan Adon

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Joan Adon
Adon with the Nationals in 2022
Washington Nationals – No. 60
Pitcher
Born:(1998-08-12)August 12, 1998(age 26)
Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
MLB debut
October 3, 2021, for the Washington Nationals
MLB statistics
(through August 3, 2024)
Win–loss record3–16
Earned run average6.72
Strikeouts116
Teams

Joan Manuel Adon(born August 12, 1998) is a Dominicanprofessional baseballpitcherfor theWashington NationalsofMajor League Baseball(MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021.

Career

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Adon signed with the Nationals in 2016 and started his professional career with theDominican Summer League Nationalsin 2017.[1]Adon split the 2018 season between theGCL Nationalsand theAuburn Doubledays,going a combined 3–1 with a 4.11 ERA and 40 strikeouts over30+2⁄3innings.[1]He spent the 2019 season with theHagerstown Suns,going 11–3 with a 3.86 ERA and 90 strikeouts over 105 innings.[1]In 2020, he was named to Washington's 60-man player pool, working out at the alternate training site inFredericksburg, Virginia,during thecoronavirus-shortenedMLB season.[2]After the season, the Nationals selected Adon's contract, adding him to their 40-man roster.[3]

Adon split the 2021 minor league season between theWilmington Blue Rocks,theHarrisburg Senators,and theRochester Red Wings,going a combined 7–6 with a 4.97 ERA and 122 strikeouts over 105 innings.[4][5][6]

On October 3, 2021, Adon was promoted to the active roster to make his MLB debut versus theBoston Red Sox.[7]He pitched into the sixth inning, striking out nine, while giving up two earned runs: a fourth-inning solo homer byRafael Devers,then a runner bequeathed to relieverPatrick Murphywho came around to score in the sixth. His nine strikeouts were the most by a pitcher making his MLB debut in the2021 season.[8]

Adon made the rotation to begin the 2022 season, despite only having made five starts above the High-A level.[9]Adon was the first pitcher to record his 10th loss during the season, which happened on June 7 after a start against theMiami Marlinsin which he yielded 8 runs in 3 innings pitched, his worst start of the season.[10]After the game, he was optioned to Triple-A Rochester, asStephen Strasburgcame off the injured list on June 9 to take his place in the rotation. At the time, Adon was 1–10 with a 6.95 ERA and 1.76 WHIP in 12 starts, walking 5.66 batters per 9 innings, all league-worst totals among pitchers with at least 50 innings pitched.[11]In addition, his whiff rate was the lowest in the major leagues, as batters made contact on 86.6% of their swings.[12]His one win, his first in the major leagues, came in a start against theArizona Diamondbackson April 19, in which he threw 6.1 scoreless innings.[13]Adon was brought back up to the major leagues to start the first game of a double-header against thePhiladelphia Phillieson June 17, but after recording his 11th loss, Adon was sent back down to Triple-A the following day.[14]

Adon was optioned to Triple–A Rochester to begin the 2024 season.[15]

Pitch types

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Adon pitches with a fastball that averaged about 94 miles per hour (151 km/h) in his 2019 campaign with the Class-AHagerstown Suns,as well as a slider and changeup,[16]although his changeup was used sparingly at the time of his demotion from the big leagues in June 2022.[17]

References

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  1. ^abc"Joan Adon Minor Leagues Statistics & History".Baseball-Reference.RetrievedOctober 3,2021.
  2. ^Driver, David (September 22, 2020)."Washington Nationals' prospect Joan Adon one of youngest pitchers at Alternate Site..."Federal Baseball.RetrievedNovember 20,2020.
  3. ^Pete Kerzel (November 20, 2020)."Nationals select contracts of Yasel Antuna and Joan Adon - MASN News & Information".Masnsports.RetrievedMay 2,2021.
  4. ^Dykstra, Sam (May 4, 2021)."These are the most loaded MiLB rosters".MLB.RetrievedMay 5,2021.
  5. ^Law, Keith."Law: Scouting notes on Michael Harris II, Brett Baty, Freddy Tarnok and several other NL East prospects".The Athletic.RetrievedOctober 3,2021.
  6. ^Driver, David (August 18, 2021)."Joan Adon fares well as Washington Nationals' prospect..."Federal Baseball.RetrievedOctober 3,2021.
  7. ^"Nationals' Joan Adon: Draws first big-league start".CBSSports.October 3, 2021.RetrievedOctober 3,2021.
  8. ^@Nationals (October 3, 2021)."Joan Adon's 9 strikeouts are the most by a pitcher in his @MLB debut this season.#NATITUDE"(Tweet) – viaTwitter.
  9. ^Camerato, Jessica (April 9, 2022)."Nats already see bright future for Adon".MLB.
  10. ^Meyer, Jacob Calvin (June 8, 2022)."Nationals option Adon to Triple-A after losing MLB-worst 10th game".The Washington Times.
  11. ^Major League Leaderboards
  12. ^Major League Leaderboards
  13. ^RotoWire Staff (April 20, 2022)."Nationals' Joan Adon: Collects first MLB win".CBS Sports.
  14. ^Zuckerman, Mark (June 16, 2022)."Adon returning to start doubleheader with Espino".MASN Sports.
  15. ^"Nats start to shape roster with first round of spring training cuts".washingtonpost.RetrievedMarch 15,2024.
  16. ^"Joan Adon".MLB.RetrievedNovember 20,2020.
  17. ^Dougherty, Jesse (June 9, 2022)."Joan Adon's quick rise and demotion is part of the Nats' rebuilding process".Washington Post.
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