A month ago the Nats were in the middle of the series that probably killed the season (for good or for bad). After disappointing against the tough NL West the Nats righted the ship with a series win over Miami and then went up against the terrible Orioles. They really needed a sweep to get back close to .500 and instead they got swept.
The end result was a trade off and the beginning of a rebuild that may take years. In the meantime the NL East leader Mets faltered leaving an opening... but the Braves ran through it with a 9 game winning streak, so the Nats couldn't have exactly stumbled into first place by luck alone.
Anyway figured I'd look around - see how all those traded guys are doing with their new teams... well I'M interested and it's MY blog!
MAX - 3-0 2.11 ERA 0.984 WHIP 1.7 BB/9 13.1 K/9 - He's Max doing Max things. He's pitched a little better for LA than he was doing in DC.
Trea - .328 / . 365 / .483 - probably a homer short of what he was doing in DC but certainly everything the Dodgers could have hoped for
(Side note : If this makes you feel bad I don't talk about the minors guys but Keibert Ruiz is hitting well for the Nats - PCL homers becoming EL doubles but he just turned 23. Donovan Casey has been on fire and is hitting homers - though he's 25 in AA. Gerardo Carillo... Look, they can't all be winners, nearly a 5.00 ERA in AA and deserved - but also only 22. Adding in Gray early indications are the rare win-win trade)
Harrison - .255 / .333 / .373 not great but his job is to fill in all over the place and not be bad and he's doing just that. Has already playing 2B, 3B, LF and even 10 innings at SS which he hadn't done at all since 2013. (stats say - there's a reason why he hasn't)
Gomes - .250 / .250 / .479 - some homers. Splitting time with their other catcher, Sean Murphy, who seemed to be wearing down. He's hit better with the extra rest so overall it helps even if Gomes could hit a bit better.
Schwarber - .368 / .538 / .526 - gamble and are gonna play him until breaks. Not his fault the Red Sox are scuffling unless you blame him for his no homers.
Lester - 7.08 ERA 1.820 WHIP 4.0 BB/9 3.5 K/9 - Does familiarity with the NL Central help if you stink? Nope. He's not a 7.00 ERA guy, but he is a 5.00 ERA guy. I wonder if he can do something if he accepts this is his last hurrah and save nothing for a 2022 that looks like it obviously won't come bc right now those K values (down from 6.1 K/9 with Nats and 6.2 last year) look like a guy who's trying to nibble his way to success
Brad Hand - 6.43 ERA 1.429 WHIP 2.6 BB/9 6.4 K/9 - not as bad as the numbers make it out to be. He's mostly been fine. It's more that when he's been bad he's been awful. It's a gamble every time he comes out there
Daniel Hudson - 6.23 ERA 1.846 WHIP 4.2 BB/9 12.5 K/9 - now he's been bad, giving up a run every other appearance so far and a runner on in all but one, but we don't hear about it because giving up 1 run three times in six games is somehow better than 3 runs twice over seven games. I don't know. Also Riley Adams? Good. Mason Thompson? Not so much. A lose-lose deal?
Maybe the players doing well are glad to get out of Washington, and those doing poorly still pine for Washington.
ReplyDeleteJust kidding. (Everyone knows the Dodgers skimmed the cream off the Nats roster.)
Now do the Cubs.
Damn, realize it's a small sample size but looks like Rizzo sold at the right time on Hand and Hudson.
ReplyDeleteI’m happy with the trades. Some guys will end up providing, others won’t. Only guy not on a expiring contract is TT, but Mats can sign a SS in the off-season if they want to. We’ll see how the young kids pan out (or not)
ReplyDelete*producing (not providing)
ReplyDeleteThough I would have preferred a ‘Soto and Turner for Tatis’ megadeal
ReplyDeleteCavalli and Romero promoted to AAA
ReplyDeleteWhile the Wins stat for pitchers isn't that important, I have to think it ticks a pitcher off when a quality start is spoiled by a lack of run support or a bullpen implosion. Seemed to happen to Max far to often as a Nat. Now he's 3-0 in for starts for LA. Happy for the guy.
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile, in Gray's 5 starts as a Nat (3 of them quality), he's 0-1. Welcome to DC kid, enjoy!
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