Nationals Journal: Pitching


Posted at 10:31 AM ET, 04/19/2013

All eyes on Stephen Strasburg and Matt Harvey
By Harry Pavlidis
Friday's Nats-Mets series opener features two of the most exciting young arms in the major leagues.

By Harry Pavlidis  |  10:31 AM ET, 04/19/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Analytics, Matt Harvey, Nats-Mets, Pitching, Starting pitchers, Stephen Strasburg

Posted at 11:16 AM ET, 04/12/2013

A look at the Nats' pitchers so far
By Harry Pavlidis
It's early, but let's jump into our year-to-date PITCHf/x numbers.

By Harry Pavlidis  |  11:16 AM ET, 04/12/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Analytics, Craig Stammen, dan haren, Drew Storen, Gio Gonzalez, Henry Rodriguez, Jordan Zimmermann, PITCHf/X, Pitching, rafael soriano, ross detwiler, Ryan Mattheus, Stephen Strasburg, Tyler Clippard, Zach Duke

Posted at 02:20 PM ET, 03/28/2013

Nationals preview 2013: The pitching staff
By Harry Pavlidis
A look at the Nationals' pitchers in 2013.

By Harry Pavlidis  |  02:20 PM ET, 03/28/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  2013 preview, Analytics, Bullpen, Nationals' pitchers, pitching staff, starting rotation

Posted at 01:49 PM ET, 03/12/2013

Introducing a new baseball analytics feature
By Harry Pavlidis
Introducing a new regular feature exploring pitching data.

By Harry Pavlidis  |  01:49 PM ET, 03/12/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Analytics, PITCHf/X, Pitching, Statistical analysis

Posted at 05:09 PM ET, 02/21/2013

Nationals add Chris Young, bolster starting pitching depth
By Adam Kilgore
In their ceaseless search to add depth behind their starting rotation, the Nationals today signed 6-foot-10 right-hander Chris Young to a minor league deal

By Adam Kilgore  |  05:09 PM ET, 02/21/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  starting pitching

Posted at 10:59 AM ET, 12/10/2012

What the Nationals' search for a starter tells us about them
By Adam Kilgore
The way this winter has unfolded reveals the Nats believe in what they are doing and success hasn’t changed their prerogative.

By Adam Kilgore  |  10:59 AM ET, 12/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  dan haren, denard span, Gio Gonzalez, hot stove, James Shields, Pitching, zack greinke

Posted at 11:48 AM ET, 10/06/2012

How is the Nationals’ pitching staff holding up?
By Adam Kilgore
Some scouts who followed the Nationals down stretch wonder and worry if the Nationals’ pitching staff is wearing down.

By Adam Kilgore  |  11:48 AM ET, 10/06/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  pitching staff

Posted at 01:08 PM ET, 09/10/2012

Boswell: Nats pitchers and stolen bases
By Tom Boswell
Tom Boswell says the Nationals pitching staff has one problem -- the number of stolen bases it surrenders. And he says the problem could become a bigger issue down the stretch.

By Tom Boswell  |  01:08 PM ET, 09/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Nationals relievers, Nationals' pitchers, Nationals' pitching

Posted at 03:32 PM ET, 09/07/2012

Can a closer win the NL Cy Young?
By Adam Kilgore
Aroldis Chapman and Craig Kimbrel have dominated enough to work their way into the NL Cy Young conversation, but closers don't get much consideration for the award.

By Adam Kilgore  |  03:32 PM ET, 09/07/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  closer, Gio Gonzalez, Pitching, Stephen Strasburg

Posted at 12:58 PM ET, 09/03/2012

Sean Burnett dealing with irritation in his left elbow, will rest for a couple days
By James Wagner
Reliever Sean Burnett has experienced irritation in his left elbow and will rest for a couple days.

By James Wagner  |  12:58 PM ET, 09/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Nationals, Nationals' injuries, Nationals' pitchers, Nationals' pitching, Sean Burnett

Posted at 10:00 AM ET, 09/01/2012

Davey Johnson wants to push Nationals starters deeper into games
By James Wagner
Nationals Manager Davey Johnson has kept his starters fresh all season and now wants to push them deeper into games.

By James Wagner  |  10:00 AM ET, 09/01/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Pitching, Rotation

Posted at 03:01 PM ET, 05/21/2011

Riggleman sees progress from reliever Henry Rodriguez
By Steve Yanda
Henry Rodriguez earned his first win as a Washington National on Friday

By Steve Yanda  |  03:01 PM ET, 05/21/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  relief pitching