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John Lannan, LHP, starter
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Lannan appears to be your run of the mill soft tossing lefty. However, with an awkward delivery that seems to make batters uncomfortable, he can be hard to hit at times. He starts hitters with a fastball that sits around 87-89 MPH with little movement. Then Lannan will mix in breaking balls and changeups to try and get outs. The former Siena Saint has a slow curve that he'll often try to backdoor LHs with. He'll do the same with his slider, a pitch he improved in 2008. Lastly, Lannan's changeup is straight and varies by only a few MPH from his fastball, but gets good deception. 7/31/09 CSJ
*fastball(86-90), slider(78-83), curve(71-76), changeup(79-83)
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Ross Detwiler, LHP, starter
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Detwiler is one of Washington's highly touted young arms. He's tall, thin, lefthanded, and can bring 94 MPH heat. He throws across his body, making for an uncomfortable at-bat for LH hitters. Detwiler owns a decent 11-5 curveball and a straight changeup. Like most young pitchers, if he can keep his velocity up and improve his overall command, he could be a success. 6/26/09 CSJ
*fastball(87-94), curve(75-78), changeup(80-84)
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Jason Bergmann, RHP, reliever
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The oft-injured Bergmann has a decent sinking fastball and two different breaking balls. He prefers his slider to the curve, but will throw both pitches to the outside corner almost exclusively. In fact, he'll throw all his pitches to the outside corner, and very rarely come inside intentionally. Bergmann does own a changeup too, but rarely shows it. 5/16/09 CSJ
*fastball(88-93), slider(82-87), curve(74-78), change(82-86)
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Saul Rivera, RHP, reliever
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Saul has a variety of pitches. He throws 2-seam fastballs and a cutter, both in the upper 80s. His cutter is subtle and he'll use it to LHs and RHs. His 2-seam fastball runs toward his arm-side. Saul has a decent slider that he'll throw in the low 80s, usually away to RH hitters. A sinking changeup rounds out his repertoire. 3/6/09 CSJ
*fastball(88-92), slider(84-85), cutter(88-91), changeup(82)
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Garrett Mock, RHP, reliever
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Rumor has it that Mock is being groomed by the Nationals to be a closer. His stuff doesn't look dominant, but his fastball is heavy and he owns a good curveball. Mock also throws a standard changeup and slider. His delivery reminds me of Brad Lidge. Mock played collegiately at the University of Houston. 4/6/09 CSJ
*fastball(89-93), changeup(79-82), curve(74-78), slider(80-83)
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Collin Balester, RHP, starter
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Balester throws an over-the-top fastball to go with a 12-6 curve and straight changeup. Balester will mix in tons of his secondary pitches, never really counting on his fastball to get the job done. 8/15/08 CSJ
*fastball(90-94), curve(74-78), changeup(81-86)
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Logan Kensing, RHP, reliever
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Logan still throws hard, maybe even harder now after TJ surgery. His fastball can pop the mitt in the low-mid 90s. His slider is his bread and butter pitch though, sweeping off the plate. Kensing likely offers a changeup to LHs on occasion. 5/14/09 CSJ
*fastball(91-94), slider(78-80), changeup
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Jorge Sosa, RHP, reliever
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Sosa throws tons of sliders, well over 50% of the time. He has a decent fastball to go with it, but still has a hard time missing bats. His third pitch is a changeup, a pitch he'd rather not throw. Sosa will never be the most reliable pitcher, but he has a rubber arm and can start in emergencies. 9/11/09 CSJ
*slider(84-88), fastball(91-94), changeup
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Mike MacDougal, RHP, closer
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MacDougal has a strong arm and jerky delivery. He has almost exclusively relied on his fastball since joining the Nationals. However, he does throw two different breaking pitches, mixing between a very tight slider that touches 90 MPH and a curve that sits around 80 MPH. His fastball can get amazing sink at times, or seem to rise on a hitter when he gets it up in the zone. MacDougal will also mix in a few rare changeups. 7/31/09 CSJ
*fastball(94-98), slider(87-91), curve(79-81), changeup
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Craig Stammen, RHP, starter
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Stammen has never been a big prospect. However, he pitched relatively well throughout the minor leagues, and ended up getting a call with the Nats. With a sinking fastball, good command, and a surprising breaking pitch, he's been getting outs at the big league level as well. 8/1/09 CSJ
*fastball(87-91), curve(77-81), changeup(81-84)
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Ron Villone, RHP, reliever
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Villone is a fastball/slider/change guy. His slider is a fairly hard pitch that he throws at RHs ankles. He'll try to baby a changeup sometimes, something that batters must be able to pick up on. Watch for the funny head-jerk thing he does after he releases some of his fastballs. 6/4/09 CSJ
*fastball(88-92), slider(80-85), changeup(81-84)
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Scott Olsen, LHP, starter
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The "hot-headed" Scott Olsen is often seen pitching with an ice-water soaked hat. He has a very tight slider with a short break, which doesn't appear to break much, if at all. His fastball is a decent pitch when he moves it inside and outside to hitters. Olsen also throws a straight changeup. His changeup used to be a distant third pitch in his repertoire, but he now seems to command it decently and will often mix it in against RHs. 4/6/09 CSJ
*fastball(85-91), slider(78-86), changeup(81-85)
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Shairon Martis, RHP, starter
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Martis has progressed nicely through the Nationals' system, making his major league debut in '08. He throws a decent fastball and has shown good command of his repertoire at every level. Martis' changeup is an average floater, and he deals two breaking pitches. His breaking balls, a slider and curve, look the same, but vary in velocity. 6/4/09 CSJ
*fastball(88-93), changeup(78-82), curve(76-80), slider(82-86)
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Matt Chico, LHP, starter
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Chico throws lots of slop up there. His fastball is weak in the mid-80s with little movement. He throws a changeup that doesn't vary much from his fastball and a slow curve. Chico's best pitch may be his tight slider that he often tries to throw inside to RH hitters. 3/8/09 CSJ
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Sean Burnett, LHP, reliever
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Burnett has an awkward, jerking delivery and throws across his body. This makes him unusually tough against LH hitters. He deals a 90mph fastball and a sweeping slider. When forced to face RHs, Burnett will show a changeup. 5/28/09 CSJ
*fastball(88-92), slider(78-81), changeup(81-83)
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