By: Jonathan Yuhas The Washington Nationals bullpen has always been a major weakness, especially in 2019 and 2020. In 2019, the Nats bullpen posted the worst Earned Run Average (6.34) in the MLB that season by a wide margin. It ranked as the sixth-worst bullpen ERA of all time. (Stats from MLB.com) It seems asContinue reading “Don’t Look Now: The Nationals Bullpen (finally) looks like a strength”
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Nats add helping Hand to bullpen, make other roster moves
This is somewhat old news, but I haven’t had the time to address the few significant signings the Nationals have made over the past week or so. Until now. On Jan. 18, three-time World Series champion Jon Lester agreed to a one-year deal to join the Nationals rotation. The 37-year-old pitcher was an All-Star asContinue reading “Nats add helping Hand to bullpen, make other roster moves”
Nationals Offseason Preview
The 2020 World Series has come down between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Los Angeles Dodgers. We can still say the Nationals are still the last team to win a non-asterisked World Series given the exotic nature of this season, but in reality, the torch will soon be passed. The Nats had a roughContinue reading “Nationals Offseason Preview”
The Wildcard 