Category Archives: Pitching

Without a Race in September, Questions Can Be Answered

August 31, 2016 no comments

As September arrives, the NL East race is looking more like a stroll. The Nats still want to win enough games to keep home field advantage in the NLDS. But they are afforded the ability to rest some ...

You’re Gonna Need to See a Specialist for That

August 24, 2016 no comments

The Nats bullpen has been overused the last week, thanks to short stints from starting pitchers. However, since the addition of Mark Melancon, most of the title-worthy roles appear to have stabilized...

Nats Key to 2016 is Balance

August 10, 2016 no comments

With 50 games left in the season, and the playoffs approaching, if you want to worry about the Nats, you can certainly find something. They scored a total of three runs in their last three games, and...

Nationals Get Their Melancon

July 30, 2016 no comments

The Nats were in need of a closer, and they went out and got one, acquiring Mark Melancon from the Pirates for Felipe Rivero and Taylor Hearn. Melancon has been closing games for Pittsburgh since 201...

Will Koda Glover Be a Closing Act for the Nats Bullpen?

July 20, 2016 no comments

Coda (noun) 1. a) a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure     b) a concluding part of a literary or dramatic work 2. something that serves to round out, conclud...

Lopez, Not Good but Promising, and His Uncertain Future

July 20, 2016 no comments

It wasn’t a good start, but it is hard to call Reynaldo Lopez’s debut last night awful, either. He started out poorly, giving up seven hits and four runs to the first 11 batters he faced....

Scherzer’s Mad Stats

July 6, 2016 no comments

Max Scherzer has had a good season – he currently ranks 9th in NL pitcher fWAR. He’s already at 155 strikeouts, but despite those positives, he’s also given up 21 home runs in only 18 starts.  ...

A Little Praise for Tanner Roark

June 22, 2016 no comments

The season is nearly 45% complete, and the Nationals are leading their division by 4 ½ games. Sure, the season is far from over, but they’ve got the fourth best record in the league, and they look st...

The Nats Bullpen – A Perceived Weakness Has Been a Strength So F...

June 1, 2016 no comments

It looked like one of their biggest weaknesses coming in to the 2016 season, and yet, almost a third of the way through the year, the Nationals bullpen has been a strength. Among NL bullpens, it rank...

He’s Not the Good Old Gio, but He Is Good

May 18, 2016 4 comments

With an ERA that is top-10 in the NL, and a FIP that is top-20, Gio Gonzalez has looked really good this season. But he’s not the good, old Gonzalez of 2012, who placed third in Cy Young voting and l...