Nationals Poised to Shake Up Series: Can They Shock the Astros and Seize Victory?
I’ve mentioned this before about the Nationals, and now we have less than a full two days remaining before the trade deadline happens. Washington will probably have pretty busy phones. They don’t have a great bullpen, and their offense clearly hasn’t been productive enough for the them to be competitive. However, some teams will take a shot on some of the talent coming through as the teams scramble to fill voids and make a path to the playoffs. Their starting pitching has been solid, at least some of them. Specifically, the main one that would draw interest and probably the biggest return is today’s starter MacKenzie Gore. Gore is 4-10 for the season with a 3.52 ERA and a 1.27 WHIP. Are those front-of-the-line starter numbers or a guy you want throwing a bunch of innings for you in the playoffs? I don’t really know. I think for certain teams he could be a secondary starter, for a lot of the playoff clubs, he would be an ideal third starter. He is young, can improve, and has good stuff. He has been solid on the road, but I’m just not sure if he has playoff chops. He has only faced the Astros in 20 at-bats, and they’ve done very well against him, batting .350, but just one double and no other extra-base hits.
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