Chad Cordero was “The Chief” for the Washington Nationals
Righty reliever Chad Cordero was one of the best closer’s in Nationals/Expos’ history despite having the job for only a short time. His best year with the Nationals was in 2005 (the first year the team was in Washington). Cordero pitched in 74 games (0 starts) for the Nationals in 2005 and he was 2-4 with 47 saves (led the majors), a 1.82 ERA and a 0.97 WHIP. Cordero made it to the All-Star team in 2005 and he also finished 5th in the voting for the Cy Young Award and 14th for the MVP Award in the N.L. Cordero pitched in 305 games (0 starts) in his six years with the Nationals/Expos and he was 20-14 with 128 saves, a 2.78 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP. Cordero is #2 in Nationals/Expos’ history with 128 saves and he is also #6 in games pitched with 305 of them.