Topic: Doug Slaten

Douglas Slaten (born February 4, 1980, in Venice, California), is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Washington Nationals. He attended Venice High School. He is a lefty specialist.

Slaten was drafted three times, twice by the Baltimore Orioles (in the 29th round of the 1998 Major League Baseball Draft and again in the 34th round of the 1999 draft), and then by the Diamondbacks in the 17th round of the 2000 draft, after which he finally signed a contract. He was not called up to the major leagues until 2006, when he went 4-4 with a 1.43 ERA with 80 stirkeouts in the minor leagues.

Slaten made his major league debut on September 4, 2006 for the Arizona Diamondbacks, against the Florida Marlins. He would finish the season not giving up a single earned run in 9 appearances. In 2007, Slaten appeared in 61 games for the D-Backs and recorded a 2.72 ERA and helped the team with the NL West.