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Dan Leatherman Joins High A Potomac

The unfortunate and untimely death of Dan Leatherman‘s father with one week left of Spring Training, meant that Dan would have to miss the final week of games, when many players were cut and assigned to the various Minor League Affiliates.  Dan had a very impressive Spring and was told that he would start the year at High A Potomac.  After missing the final week of training, he was told that there would still be a spot in High A waiting for him, but that he would have to first spend a week in Extended Spring Training.  The Nationals held true to their word and just added Leatherman to the High A Potomac roster.

Dan McGinn has the story:

The Potomac Nationals announced today that right-handed pitcher Dan Leatherman has been added to Potomac’s 25-man roster. Additionally, right-hander Clint Everts has been placed on the disabled list.

Leatherman has not pitched a game this season but spent the entire 2008 campaign as a member of the Hagerstown Suns’ bullpen. The 23-year-old signed with Washington as a Minor League free agent last year and went on to make 26 relief appearances for the Suns going 1-2 with a 2.68 ERA. Leatherman finished 13 games for Hagerstown and was a perfect 5-for-5 in save chances last season in Low-A ball. He has shown great command since joining the Nationals system walking only 10 men while striking out 62 in 50.1 innings pitched last season.

A former non-drafted free agent acquisition of the Minnesota Twins, Leatherman began his professional career with the Gulf Coast League Twins where he did not allow an earned run in three appearances. The Frederick, Md. native made a career-high 49 appearances with the Low-A Beloit Snappers of the Midwest League and posted a 7-4 record with a 3.89 ERA during the 2007 season. In his three-year career, this University of West Virginia product has a career ERA of 2.90 with 176 strikeouts and a record of 12-7 in 96 Minor League games.

By Darren Heitner

Darren Adam Heitner, Esq., is a preeminent sports attorney and the founder of Heitner Legal, P.L.L.C., a Fort Lauderdale-based law firm specializing in sports law, contract negotiations, intellectual property, and arbitration. He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Florida Levin College of Law in 2010 and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, magna cum laude, from the University of Florida in 2007, where he was named Valedictorian of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Admitted to practice in the state bars of Florida, New York, and the District of Columbia, as well as multiple federal courts, Darren also serves as a certified arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association.

As an adjunct professor, Darren imparts his expertise through teaching Sports Law at the University of Florida Levin College of Law and Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) at the University of Miami School of Law in the Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law LL.M. program. His scholarly contributions include authoring several books published by the American Bar Association, such as How to Play the Game: What Every Sports Attorney Needs to Know, and numerous articles in prominent publications like Forbes, Inc. Magazine, and Above the Law. His thought leadership in NIL has earned him recognition as one of the foremost experts by The Wall Street Journal, USA TODAY, and On3, and he has been lauded as a “power player in NIL deals” by Action Network and a “top sports trademark attorney” by Sportico.

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