Those Other Bullpen Guys
Winning after the 6th, and the game is practically over, right? That’s at least the thought with the new bullpen. Assuming Ryan Madson comes back healthy, and it looks like that’s happeni...
Tag Archives: Pitching
The Hits Keep Coming for Roark
Things have not gone great so far this season for Tanner Roark. He’s gave up 6 ER in his last start, 7 the game before that, and already has six starts of 4 ER or more. Last year he had 8 all y...
A Shot at Relief for the Bullpen
Have you heard? The Nats bullpen is bad. Also, and this may surprise you, they traded two of their best prospects this offseason for a player who unfortunately can’t contribute right now. The c...
Mein Gott, Go Get Gott Already
When the Nationals acquired Trevor Gott in exchange for Yunel Escobar in the winter of late 2015, it seemed clear that Gott would soon be in the Nats bullpen. After all, the rookie had spent most of ...
2017 NL East Rankings Part 2: The Pitchers
If you missed it, yesterday we ranked the NL East teams by position players. Methodology for this little exercise is written there. After examining the position players, here’s where we stand coming ...
This Aint Your Phillies’ Joe Blanton
The Nats signed Joe Blanton to round out their relieving corps today, so let’s start with that piece of it. The biggest thing about this signing isn’t that they specifically needed Blanto...
Picking at PECOTA, 2017 Edition
Baseball Prospectus came out with their PECOTA predictions for the 2017 season, and I took a look to see how the Nats fared. Remember that this comes from a set of algorithms that predict performance...
Without a Race in September, Questions Can Be Answered
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 ...
Nats Key to 2016 is Balance
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
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...