2026 ZiPS Projections: Washington Nationals

For the 22nd consecutive season, the ZiPS projection system is unleashing a full set of prognostications. For more information on the ZiPS projections, please consult this year’s introduction, as well as MLB’s glossary entry. The team order is selected by lot, and the next team up is the Washington Nationals.

Batters

Washington’s rebuild continued in 2025, but unfortunately, not a lot of progress was made. The young offensive core of James Wood, Dylan Crews, CJ Abrams, and Luis García Jr. didn’t take any huge steps forward, and two of them, Crews and García, arguably both took second steps in the wrong direction. That foundational talent really added only Daylen Lile in 2025, and the offensive holes from a year ago largely remain in place as the team turns toward 2026. MacKenzie Gore still looks like a legitimate no. 2 starter, but it seems as likely that he’ll be traded as it is that he’ll return to the Nationals rotation in 2026. As for the rest of the pitching, I’d prefer not to talk about that until I have to.

At least on the offense, unlike for those of a lot of baseball’s cellar dwellers, the Nats aren’t really abysmal anywhere. Problem is, there’s not much greatness here, either. Wood is the closest to that; he’s a burgeoning star who ended the year with fine numbers, but he only just completed his first full season and still has plenty of developing to do. He struggled after participating in the Home Run Derby as players tend to do* and only hit seven home runs in the second half. He’s not multi-faceted in his offensive contributions, at least not yet, but he can hit-ball-smash-ball with the best of them, and is the best player on the team.

*That was just to see if you’re paying attention. Of course that’s not actually a thing.

The rest of the Nats offense, though, features a lot of adequate-to-decent players who awkwardly fit into the lineup. Abrams is easily the best of the rest, but you’d also much rather have him playing an easier defensive position than shortstop. García’s not a particular adept second baseman, either, and simply doesn’t hit well enough to have value at first. Andrés Chaparro could be a great fit at third if he could play third… so he’s not.

Jacob Young is a solid glove in center, but if he’s hitting like he did in 2025 instead of in 2024, he’s only a fifth outfielder in the majors. Brady House is not likely to be an offensive plus at third base. Crews still has a ton of upside, but 2025 served as an icy cold shower to his prospectitude. ZiPS is basically in full-on nope mode with Keibert Ruiz at this point.

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Nor is there likely to be immediate help from the minors. Eli Willits and Luke Dickerson are not going to make an impact instantly, and ZiPS just doesn’t see any big bats lurking on the farm. Sure, Robert Hassell III got a special logo for the depth chart, but that’s mostly because I just rewatched Rocky III a few weeks ago and it amused me.

Pitchers

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OK, that might not fool Meg and Matt, so I may have to actually talk about the pitching.

(Editor’s note from Matt: It’s not that it didn’t fool me so much as I don’t speak code and didn’t understand it. So yes, Dan has to talk about the pitching.)

The most interesting starting pitchers outside of Gore, in ZiPS’ eyes, are Cade Cavalli and DJ Herz, the only two starters it projects with an ERA under 4.50. Cavalli is the most interesting in my eyes as well, as he can still hit the high-90s, and being a Mike Mussina partisan, I’m going to give a lot of leeway to a guy with a mean knuckle-curve. Problem is, there are a lot of unknowns given his missed time due to a UCL tear, and he just wasn’t that great at getting out Triple-A hitters this past year. Herz is currently out with his own Tommy John surgery.

Gore, of course, is easily Washington’s best pitcher, and there’s a decent chance I’ll be writing about him again in another team’s projection article this winter, if you catch my drift. He was victimized by the team’s defense, putting up one of the least deserving 5-15 records in major league history.

At best, ZiPS sees the rest of the rotation as passable fifth starters. A returning Josiah Gray is unlikely to be the savior.

The bullpen is a very average one, but it certainly feels better than some of the pens the Nats have rolled out over the years, including when they were actually a good team. Jose A. Ferrer gets a solid projection, and Clayton Beeter, PJ Poulin, and Julian Fernández all look at least serviceable. That’s pretty much where the excitement ends, but in truth, a team that will have to do some work to hit 70 wins probably doesn’t really need a great stable of relievers.

Washington’s outlook isn’t as utterly bleak as it is for some of baseball’s other terrible teams, considering there are a few real players on this roster. (Yes, the bar is that low.) However, this rebuild has not gone well, and the Nats feel as far away from contention as they were two or three years ago. They could surprise and win 75-80 games with some luck on offense, but I don’t think they have a chance to find enough to pitching to do any better than that.

Ballpark graphic courtesy Eephus League. Depth charts constructed by way of those listed here. Size of player names is very roughly proportional to Depth Chart playing time. The final team projections may differ considerably from our Depth Chart playing time.

Batters – Standard
Player B Age PO PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS
James Wood L 23 LF 656 571 88 150 34 3 26 93 79 194 15 6
CJ Abrams L 25 SS 635 579 90 147 30 5 19 73 36 120 31 6
Luis García Jr. L 26 2B 547 510 68 138 25 2 16 70 30 86 13 5
Dylan Crews R 24 RF 448 406 58 99 16 4 12 50 31 101 20 6
José Tena L 25 2B 498 457 55 118 24 3 8 53 34 128 14 5
Jacob Young R 26 CF 486 434 61 108 16 3 3 42 33 86 23 8
Andrés Chaparro R 27 1B 466 420 50 102 22 1 16 59 38 110 2 0
Josh Bell B 33 DH 530 468 54 116 19 1 18 63 55 98 0 2
Drew Millas B 28 C 308 280 33 70 12 3 5 32 24 52 7 1
Phillip Glasser L 26 LF 508 457 60 122 18 3 5 52 39 74 15 7
Paul DeJong R 32 3B 368 337 37 71 13 0 13 41 22 121 4 2
Nasim Nuñez B 25 SS 435 383 54 85 11 1 3 35 42 105 34 7
Daylen Lile L 23 RF 565 516 71 136 25 11 9 64 37 104 14 6
Christian Franklin R 26 CF 492 428 60 103 17 3 8 47 52 116 12 6
Brady House R 23 3B 547 514 62 126 22 1 14 66 25 151 5 3
Andrew Pinckney R 25 CF 508 463 62 112 13 3 11 59 32 158 19 5
Robert Hassell III L 24 CF 521 478 56 115 18 1 8 51 37 126 13 3
Murphy Stehly R 27 3B 245 218 27 52 10 0 4 31 15 64 3 1
Sam Petersen R 23 CF 222 196 36 45 7 3 4 28 14 55 11 1
Yohandy Morales R 24 1B 513 468 62 114 24 3 9 56 38 152 4 2
Jorge Alfaro R 33 C 324 307 34 71 12 1 9 37 9 123 6 0
Cayden Wallace R 24 3B 483 442 48 98 19 3 7 49 30 123 8 3
Darren Baker L 27 2B 440 398 51 100 14 2 1 35 32 86 17 4
Matt Suggs R 26 C 166 150 18 27 6 1 2 15 12 63 1 0
J.T. Arruda B 28 2B 361 323 37 69 11 2 4 32 30 93 10 2
Seaver King R 23 SS 538 501 61 115 16 4 5 47 23 131 16 3
Trey Lipscomb R 26 3B 494 462 49 111 21 1 7 47 27 103 9 5
Stone Garrett R 30 RF 315 285 32 62 14 1 7 36 24 106 6 1
Keibert Ruiz B 27 C 412 385 35 94 17 0 9 45 19 46 2 1
Francisco Mejía B 30 C 274 258 31 60 11 1 6 29 13 58 1 0
Kevin Made R 23 2B 395 359 34 76 14 1 3 32 25 86 5 2
Nick Schnell L 26 RF 498 459 62 102 20 5 13 57 30 171 9 3
Orelvis Martinez R 24 2B 445 400 44 77 17 1 16 51 34 130 1 0
Maxwell Romero Jr. L 25 C 314 283 21 53 12 0 6 31 20 125 1 1
C.J. Stubbs R 29 C 298 264 34 46 10 1 7 31 24 127 4 2
Justin Connell R 27 LF 228 200 25 43 10 1 4 25 20 60 4 2
Caleb Lomavita R 23 C 429 395 34 85 15 2 4 45 15 109 4 1
Riley Adams R 30 C 279 252 26 53 11 1 8 30 19 94 1 0
Juan Yepez R 28 1B 419 383 41 92 18 1 11 46 29 73 1 1
Brady Lindsly L 28 C 207 183 15 36 6 0 3 17 15 68 1 0
Viandel Pena B 25 2B 328 300 34 62 10 3 3 26 23 97 8 3
Nate Rombach R 25 C 295 276 23 52 12 1 5 25 16 90 1 1
Sam Brown L 24 1B 517 464 45 107 21 4 7 51 39 109 2 1
Cortland Lawson R 26 SS 375 344 32 72 11 1 2 30 22 114 4 3
Marcus Brown L 24 2B 366 336 35 66 13 2 3 30 17 86 5 2
Elijah Green R 22 CF 399 370 50 66 11 2 10 41 26 198 11 1
Paul Witt R 28 DH 216 199 20 39 10 0 5 24 11 50 0 0
Johnathon Thomas R 26 CF 358 320 39 66 10 3 1 31 14 98 20 5
Branden Boissiere L 26 1B 455 417 40 92 18 2 7 45 29 138 0 1
Gavin Dugas R 26 3B 342 303 30 53 11 0 4 34 22 116 3 3
Elijah Nunez L 24 CF 261 231 28 46 7 1 1 17 26 77 10 3
Carlos De La Cruz R 26 RF 491 455 45 98 19 3 10 50 26 182 6 2
Brandon Pimentel L 26 1B 331 310 28 67 13 1 4 35 9 92 3 1
Jeremy De La Rosa L 24 RF 348 324 31 66 14 2 7 34 21 121 7 5
Jackson Ross R 26 1B 340 309 33 56 14 2 6 29 24 121 3 1
Teo Banks R 22 CF 183 166 15 27 3 1 1 11 9 52 2 1
Donta’ Williams L 27 CF 280 250 24 44 10 1 2 20 24 89 6 4
Brenner Cox L 22 RF 319 286 29 46 12 2 6 29 24 147 7 2
Jared McKenzie L 25 RF 368 346 36 70 13 3 5 34 12 130 6 3
T.J. White B 22 LF 450 415 32 83 14 2 9 44 29 152 3 1
Roismar Quintana R 23 1B 309 288 24 60 9 1 2 25 15 86 1 0
Armando Cruz R 22 2B 367 336 26 62 8 2 1 22 12 88 5 2

Batters – Advanced
Player PA BA OBP SLG OPS+ ISO BABIP Def WAR wOBA 3YOPS+ RC
James Wood 656 .263 .354 .469 132 .206 .353 -1 3.5 .354 137 100
CJ Abrams 635 .254 .312 .421 107 .167 .291 -6 2.7 .317 109 85
Luis García Jr. 547 .271 .309 .422 106 .151 .299 -2 1.9 .314 104 71
Dylan Crews 448 .244 .310 .392 99 .148 .297 9 1.8 .308 101 56
José Tena 498 .258 .311 .376 95 .118 .343 2 1.6 .301 97 58
Jacob Young 486 .249 .312 .320 81 .071 .304 8 1.5 .284 83 51
Andrés Chaparro 466 .243 .311 .414 105 .171 .293 7 1.5 .315 105 54
Josh Bell 530 .248 .330 .408 109 .160 .278 0 1.2 .323 104 64
Drew Millas 308 .250 .309 .368 92 .118 .291 1 1.2 .296 90 34
Phillip Glasser 508 .267 .333 .352 96 .085 .310 4 1.0 .304 95 60
Paul DeJong 368 .211 .266 .365 78 .154 .286 8 0.9 .275 72 34
Nasim Nuñez 435 .222 .300 .279 67 .057 .298 4 0.9 .264 70 42
Daylen Lile 565 .264 .319 .407 105 .143 .315 -4 0.9 .315 105 72
Christian Franklin 492 .241 .331 .350 95 .109 .313 -5 0.9 .306 96 55
Brady House 547 .245 .283 .374 85 .129 .321 2 0.8 .285 88 57
Andrew Pinckney 508 .242 .304 .354 87 .112 .344 -5 0.6 .292 90 56
Robert Hassell III 521 .241 .299 .333 80 .092 .311 -1 0.5 .280 84 51
Murphy Stehly 245 .239 .311 .339 86 .100 .320 0 0.5 .291 91 24
Sam Petersen 222 .230 .300 .357 87 .127 .299 -1 0.4 .288 92 24
Yohandy Morales 513 .244 .304 .365 90 .121 .342 4 0.4 .294 94 54
Jorge Alfaro 324 .231 .265 .365 77 .134 .354 -2 0.4 .274 73 31
Cayden Wallace 483 .222 .278 .326 72 .104 .292 5 0.3 .266 76 43
Darren Baker 440 .251 .307 .304 75 .053 .318 -1 0.3 .273 76 42
Matt Suggs 166 .180 .253 .273 50 .093 .294 4 0.2 .238 57 11
J.T. Arruda 361 .214 .284 .297 66 .083 .288 3 0.2 .262 69 30
Seaver King 538 .230 .269 .307 64 .077 .301 3 0.1 .254 68 46
Trey Lipscomb 494 .240 .284 .335 76 .095 .295 1 0.1 .272 77 48
Stone Garrett 315 .218 .283 .347 78 .129 .320 3 0.1 .277 77 30
Keibert Ruiz 412 .244 .286 .358 83 .114 .258 -8 0.1 .282 84 40
Francisco Mejía 274 .233 .270 .353 76 .120 .278 -2 0.1 .270 77 25
Kevin Made 395 .212 .270 .281 58 .069 .270 7 0.0 .248 60 29
Nick Schnell 498 .222 .272 .373 82 .150 .324 3 -0.1 .279 85 50
Orelvis Martinez 445 .193 .265 .360 76 .167 .240 -3 -0.1 .273 80 38
Maxwell Romero Jr. 314 .187 .251 .293 55 .106 .309 3 -0.1 .241 60 21
C.J. Stubbs 298 .174 .265 .299 61 .125 .300 -1 -0.1 .256 59 23
Justin Connell 228 .215 .301 .335 81 .120 .287 -1 -0.1 .285 79 22
Caleb Lomavita 429 .215 .268 .294 60 .078 .287 0 -0.2 .251 64 32
Riley Adams 279 .210 .280 .357 80 .147 .300 -8 -0.3 .280 78 25
Juan Yepez 419 .240 .296 .379 91 .139 .271 -3 -0.3 .294 91 44
Brady Lindsly 207 .197 .259 .279 53 .082 .295 0 -0.3 .241 54 13
Viandel Pena 328 .207 .262 .290 58 .083 .295 2 -0.4 .246 60 26
Nate Rombach 295 .188 .234 .293 49 .105 .260 1 -0.5 .232 51 20
Sam Brown 517 .231 .298 .338 81 .107 .287 1 -0.5 .282 83 48
Cortland Lawson 375 .209 .263 .265 51 .056 .307 2 -0.5 .238 54 26
Marcus Brown 366 .196 .247 .274 48 .078 .255 4 -0.6 .233 51 25
Elijah Green 399 .178 .238 .300 52 .122 .346 1 -0.8 .239 63 29
Paul Witt 216 .196 .248 .322 61 .126 .236 0 -0.8 .251 61 16
Johnathon Thomas 358 .206 .263 .266 52 .060 .294 -1 -0.8 .239 53 28
Branden Boissiere 455 .221 .277 .324 71 .103 .313 1 -1.0 .266 73 38
Gavin Dugas 342 .175 .263 .251 48 .076 .268 -1 -1.1 .238 49 22
Elijah Nunez 261 .199 .284 .251 54 .052 .294 -6 -1.1 .247 58 20
Carlos De La Cruz 491 .215 .269 .336 71 .121 .335 -2 -1.1 .267 73 43
Brandon Pimentel 331 .216 .260 .303 60 .087 .294 1 -1.2 .250 59 25
Jeremy De La Rosa 348 .204 .253 .324 63 .120 .301 -1 -1.3 .253 66 30
Jackson Ross 340 .181 .243 .298 53 .117 .275 2 -1.4 .239 57 23
Teo Banks 183 .163 .218 .211 23 .048 .230 -3 -1.4 .196 30 8
Donta’ Williams 280 .176 .261 .248 46 .072 .264 -5 -1.4 .235 47 19
Brenner Cox 319 .161 .237 .280 47 .119 .301 0 -1.5 .233 54 21
Jared McKenzie 368 .202 .238 .301 52 .099 .308 2 -1.5 .237 55 27
T.J. White 450 .200 .256 .308 60 .108 .291 -4 -1.9 .250 68 34
Roismar Quintana 309 .208 .253 .267 49 .059 .290 -4 -2.0 .233 54 20
Armando Cruz 367 .185 .214 .229 27 .044 .247 1 -2.0 .197 34 18

Batters – Top Near-Age Offensive Comps
Player Hit Comp 1 Hit Comp 2 Hit Comp 3
James Wood Jimmy Wynn Justin Upton Bernie Carbo
CJ Abrams Zoilo Versalles Dickie Thon Jimmy Rollins
Luis García Jr. Aaron Miles Jose Herrera Rennie Stennett
Dylan Crews Marty Keough Deion Sanders Max Venable
José Tena Bill Hall Tyler Wade Ray Durham
Jacob Young Ruddy Yan Rajai Davis Kyle Wren
Andrés Chaparro Hal Breeden Matt LaPorta Renato Núñez
Josh Bell Alvin Davis Yonder Alonso Pete O’Brien
Drew Millas Frankie Pytlak Tom Lampkin Johnny Oates
Phillip Glasser JB Shuck Alan Wiggins Michael Brantley
Paul DeJong Lee Elia Russ Davis Charley Grant
Nasim Nuñez Nick Punto Terrence Freeman Ramon Sambo
Daylen Lile Paul Blair Dell Alston Bobby Tolan
Christian Franklin Rusty McNealy Grégor Blanco Jim Buccheri
Brady House George Hinshaw Dennis Sherrill Charley Smith
Andrew Pinckney Vassie Gardner Scott Northey Herm Winningham
Robert Hassell III Leo Sutherland James Adduci Rafael De Lima
Murphy Stehly Trey Hair Jerry Salzano Jack Heidemann
Sam Petersen Danny Amaral Dennis Malave Derrick Hardamon
Yohandy Morales Donald Porter Zach DeLoach Brian Hartsock
Jorge Alfaro John Hicks Roland LeBlanc Jack Paepke
Cayden Wallace Domingo Carrasquel Mike Sinnerud Jeff Bertoni
Darren Baker Ralph Santana Willie Harris Pat Austin
Matt Suggs Matt Allen Nerio Rodriguez Grant Fithian
J.T. Arruda Darwin Perez Keith Smith Scott Earl
Seaver King Buck Coats Cristian Guzman Luis Garcia
Trey Lipscomb Steve Dillard James Guinn Norm Carrasco
Stone Garrett Chad Hermansen Dave Edwards Michael Johnson
Keibert Ruiz Kevin Pasley Johnny Estrada Ramón Cabrera
Francisco Mejía Greg Myers Brook Fordyce Eddie Pérez
Kevin Made Kevin Moesquit John Marquardt Daniel Loomer
Nick Schnell Todd Dunwoody Matthew den Dekker Al Martin
Orelvis Martinez Mason Katz George Gomez Tim Teufel
Maxwell Romero Jr. Jeff Arnold Jacob Wallis Larry Haney
C.J. Stubbs John Orton Marty Castillo Claude Westmoreland
Justin Connell Logan Lotti Gary Matthews Allan Wise
Caleb Lomavita James Hay Mike Michaels Dalton Renfroe
Riley Adams Pete Gongola Ron Henry David Ross
Juan Yepez Brick Smith Ron MacDonald Brian Traxler
Brady Lindsly Dave Ullery Jeff Waldron Terry Bell
Viandel Pena Orlando Ramirez Erick Mejias B.J. Guinn
Nate Rombach Paul Chiaffredo Barry Freitag Cesar King
Sam Brown Gary Burnham Chris Padget Dan Masteller
Cortland Lawson Danny Worth Nick McIntyre Jamie Athas
Marcus Brown Daniel Lockhart Nezi Balelo Brad Boyer
Elijah Green Ty Gainey Kirk Gibson Ron Sorey
Paul Witt Darin Everson Richard Stock Jim Campanis
Johnathon Thomas Anton French Kalin Foulds Patrick Norris
Branden Boissiere Craig Cooper Luke Anders Kevin Mahoney
Gavin Dugas Ben Tinius Todd DeGraffenreid Don Cohoon
Elijah Nunez Austin Grebeck Marcos Derkes Chris Vlasis
Carlos De La Cruz Mike Zywica Gary Ashby Nick Gorneault
Brandon Pimentel Paul Oster Jordan Steranka Brad Netzel
Jeremy De La Rosa Cecil Rodriques Steve Haake Jordan Schafer
Jackson Ross Drew Hedman Elbie Flint Jay Brossman
Teo Banks Deshun Dixon Orlando Escoe Tim Demerson
Donta’ Williams Joe Bonadonna Shawn Payne Douglas Vroman
Brenner Cox Drew Rundle Tyler Johnson Dewey James
Jared McKenzie Stephen Glasker Ryan Crespi Jeff Vincent
T.J. White Anthony Masone Matt Carson Larry Vincent
Roismar Quintana Ronald O’Shields Kip Coughlan Andy Kosco
Armando Cruz Juan Henderson Rob Mummau Giovanny Reyes

Batters – 80th/20th Percentiles
Player 80th BA 80th OBP 80th SLG 80th OPS+ 80th WAR 20th BA 20th OBP 20th SLG 20th OPS+ 20th WAR
James Wood .288 .387 .525 154 5.1 .233 .328 .418 111 1.8
CJ Abrams .275 .335 .471 127 4.2 .231 .291 .378 91 1.5
Luis García Jr. .299 .336 .472 126 3.2 .243 .280 .375 85 0.4
Dylan Crews .268 .337 .441 117 2.7 .218 .284 .348 81 0.7
José Tena .285 .339 .419 113 2.7 .233 .285 .335 77 0.5
Jacob Young .279 .340 .363 101 2.7 .222 .287 .284 65 0.5
Andrés Chaparro .267 .333 .467 123 2.6 .217 .286 .361 85 0.5
Josh Bell .277 .354 .451 127 2.3 .222 .305 .365 92 0.0
Drew Millas .284 .338 .422 114 2.0 .224 .278 .323 72 0.4
Phillip Glasser .294 .362 .394 113 2.1 .237 .304 .316 77 -0.1
Paul DeJong .237 .291 .419 100 1.9 .183 .240 .320 60 0.1
Nasim Nuñez .245 .327 .313 84 1.9 .194 .277 .247 52 0.0
Daylen Lile .289 .344 .460 125 2.2 .241 .297 .364 88 -0.3
Christian Franklin .266 .359 .396 113 1.9 .214 .305 .312 76 -0.2
Brady House .276 .313 .426 106 2.2 .216 .257 .328 64 -0.6
Andrew Pinckney .270 .333 .402 106 1.8 .212 .276 .310 67 -0.7
Robert Hassell III .269 .325 .377 99 1.7 .217 .272 .295 62 -0.6
Murphy Stehly .266 .337 .393 106 1.0 .210 .284 .296 65 -0.1
Sam Petersen .265 .335 .414 111 1.1 .199 .272 .309 67 -0.1
Yohandy Morales .267 .328 .410 107 1.5 .214 .274 .315 68 -1.0
Jorge Alfaro .262 .294 .418 98 1.2 .205 .237 .313 55 -0.4
Cayden Wallace .249 .306 .372 90 1.4 .193 .254 .281 52 -0.8
Darren Baker .279 .335 .337 93 1.2 .221 .277 .264 57 -0.8
Matt Suggs .209 .282 .325 70 0.5 .147 .219 .229 28 -0.3
J.T. Arruda .244 .314 .342 87 1.1 .186 .256 .257 47 -0.6
Seaver King .258 .296 .346 82 1.4 .206 .243 .271 48 -0.9
Trey Lipscomb .267 .309 .377 94 1.2 .213 .256 .297 59 -1.0
Stone Garrett .242 .309 .398 99 0.8 .187 .253 .300 59 -0.7
Keibert Ruiz .281 .321 .414 106 1.3 .213 .257 .311 63 -0.9
Francisco Mejía .265 .304 .399 97 0.8 .209 .246 .306 58 -0.5
Kevin Made .241 .299 .322 76 0.8 .187 .245 .248 42 -0.8
Nick Schnell .251 .298 .419 101 1.2 .195 .244 .329 62 -1.3
Orelvis Martinez .216 .290 .416 95 0.9 .169 .242 .315 58 -1.1
Maxwell Romero Jr. .213 .278 .335 70 0.5 .159 .223 .250 35 -0.9
C.J. Stubbs .201 .292 .356 82 0.7 .147 .235 .253 40 -0.8
Justin Connell .242 .328 .384 102 0.4 .187 .271 .293 62 -0.7
Caleb Lomavita .251 .300 .344 84 1.0 .185 .240 .254 42 -1.2
Riley Adams .240 .309 .416 101 0.5 .183 .250 .305 58 -1.0
Juan Yepez .264 .323 .429 111 0.7 .213 .271 .336 74 -1.2
Brady Lindsly .228 .294 .327 75 0.3 .164 .226 .237 32 -0.8
Viandel Pena .234 .288 .333 76 0.4 .180 .232 .248 39 -1.1
Nate Rombach .220 .269 .343 71 0.3 .161 .204 .252 29 -1.2
Sam Brown .259 .323 .386 101 0.7 .202 .273 .298 66 -1.5
Cortland Lawson .238 .288 .300 68 0.2 .182 .235 .229 35 -1.3
Marcus Brown .224 .271 .315 67 0.2 .172 .220 .240 34 -1.4
Elijah Green .210 .269 .363 76 0.4 .151 .211 .248 32 -1.8
Paul Witt .222 .273 .366 79 -0.3 .175 .225 .280 43 -1.3
Johnathon Thomas .233 .289 .302 70 0.1 .181 .242 .233 37 -1.5
Branden Boissiere .246 .301 .365 88 0.0 .195 .253 .282 53 -2.0
Gavin Dugas .200 .290 .293 65 -0.4 .149 .237 .213 31 -1.8
Elijah Nunez .229 .315 .291 75 -0.4 .168 .255 .211 35 -1.7
Carlos De La Cruz .247 .300 .381 92 0.1 .190 .243 .296 54 -2.2
Brandon Pimentel .246 .287 .350 80 -0.3 .193 .236 .266 44 -1.9
Jeremy De La Rosa .234 .282 .373 83 -0.4 .177 .229 .285 46 -2.0
Jackson Ross .210 .273 .345 72 -0.5 .154 .215 .252 33 -2.2
Teo Banks .193 .247 .247 42 -1.0 .138 .190 .175 8 -1.8
Donta’ Williams .203 .290 .286 64 -0.8 .148 .234 .213 28 -2.0
Brenner Cox .191 .263 .327 66 -0.8 .135 .211 .230 26 -2.3
Jared McKenzie .234 .266 .348 73 -0.5 .174 .212 .260 36 -2.2
T.J. White .226 .284 .360 80 -0.8 .170 .229 .268 42 -3.0
Roismar Quintana .237 .280 .309 67 -1.3 .180 .222 .230 31 -2.7
Armando Cruz .215 .240 .271 44 -1.2 .159 .188 .197 9 -2.8

Batters – Platoon Splits
Player BA vs. L OBP vs. L SLG vs. L BA vs. R OBP vs. R SLG vs. R
James Wood .256 .332 .439 .266 .363 .483
CJ Abrams .243 .299 .392 .259 .318 .435
Luis García Jr. .257 .289 .379 .276 .317 .438
Dylan Crews .242 .313 .400 .245 .309 .388
José Tena .253 .297 .357 .261 .318 .386
Jacob Young .254 .320 .326 .247 .309 .318
Andrés Chaparro .250 .324 .424 .240 .305 .410
Josh Bell .239 .322 .388 .251 .333 .416
Drew Millas .244 .296 .378 .253 .316 .363
Phillip Glasser .254 .320 .333 .271 .337 .359
Paul DeJong .209 .270 .385 .211 .265 .358
Nasim Nuñez .223 .297 .273 .221 .302 .283
Daylen Lile .266 .317 .406 .263 .320 .407
Christian Franklin .250 .347 .379 .237 .325 .339
Brady House .250 .291 .378 .243 .280 .372
Andrew Pinckney .250 .309 .367 .239 .302 .349
Robert Hassell III .233 .294 .313 .244 .301 .341
Murphy Stehly .250 .319 .359 .234 .308 .331
Sam Petersen .227 .297 .333 .231 .301 .369
Yohandy Morales .248 .313 .383 .242 .301 .358
Jorge Alfaro .236 .266 .382 .229 .265 .358
Cayden Wallace .226 .287 .339 .220 .275 .321
Darren Baker .235 .288 .265 .257 .314 .318
Matt Suggs .191 .269 .298 .175 .246 .262
J.T. Arruda .222 .287 .313 .210 .282 .290
Seaver King .236 .278 .324 .227 .265 .300
Trey Lipscomb .241 .282 .331 .240 .285 .337
Stone Garrett .224 .295 .368 .213 .273 .331
Keibert Ruiz .254 .294 .356 .240 .283 .360
Francisco Mejía .241 .274 .354 .229 .268 .352
Kevin Made .219 .280 .289 .208 .266 .278
Nick Schnell .208 .256 .342 .227 .278 .383
Orelvis Martinez .205 .279 .386 .187 .258 .347
Maxwell Romero Jr. .171 .234 .257 .192 .256 .305
C.J. Stubbs .182 .273 .318 .170 .261 .290
Justin Connell .221 .316 .349 .211 .289 .325
Caleb Lomavita .222 .276 .308 .212 .265 .288
Riley Adams .211 .283 .347 .210 .277 .363
Juan Yepez .246 .309 .389 .237 .289 .374
Brady Lindsly .192 .246 .269 .198 .264 .282
Viandel Pena .211 .260 .300 .205 .263 .286
Nate Rombach .195 .239 .317 .186 .232 .284
Sam Brown .220 .287 .325 .235 .303 .343
Cortland Lawson .232 .288 .295 .201 .254 .253
Marcus Brown .188 .242 .282 .199 .248 .271
Elijah Green .182 .250 .303 .177 .234 .299
Paul Witt .203 .266 .356 .193 .240 .307
Johnathon Thomas .213 .267 .266 .204 .261 .265
Branden Boissiere .218 .275 .282 .221 .278 .339
Gavin Dugas .180 .267 .247 .173 .261 .252
Elijah Nunez .200 .279 .233 .199 .285 .257
Carlos De La Cruz .220 .278 .348 .214 .265 .331
Brandon Pimentel .208 .256 .286 .219 .261 .309
Jeremy De La Rosa .191 .232 .315 .209 .261 .328
Jackson Ross .188 .255 .323 .178 .237 .286
Teo Banks .161 .217 .179 .164 .218 .227
Donta’ Williams .167 .250 .236 .180 .265 .253
Brenner Cox .159 .237 .246 .161 .238 .290
Jared McKenzie .200 .244 .294 .203 .236 .303
T.J. White .211 .266 .298 .196 .252 .312
Roismar Quintana .209 .258 .279 .208 .251 .262
Armando Cruz .196 .225 .247 .180 .209 .222

Pitcher – Standard
Player T Age W L ERA G GS IP H ER HR BB SO
MacKenzie Gore L 27 10 10 3.87 29 29 155.7 143 67 17 56 174
Andrew Alvarez L 27 5 7 4.57 27 25 124.0 129 63 15 48 92
Mitchell Parker L 26 8 12 4.70 29 26 141.7 147 74 18 52 103
Cade Cavalli R 27 5 7 4.47 22 22 100.7 98 50 11 37 88
DJ Herz L 25 5 6 4.48 20 20 82.3 75 41 10 43 82
Brad Lord R 26 6 7 4.62 40 17 113.0 114 58 14 37 84
Tyler Stuart R 26 4 4 4.50 17 17 78.0 81 39 10 29 60
Clayton Beeter R 27 3 4 4.17 36 9 69.0 58 32 8 37 80
Josiah Gray R 28 6 8 4.82 22 22 115.7 112 62 19 50 104
Jake Irvin R 29 7 11 5.01 28 28 156.3 161 87 26 52 114
Jose A. Ferrer L 26 4 3 3.75 64 0 69.7 65 29 5 21 62
Sauryn Lao R 26 3 3 4.42 33 15 73.3 75 36 10 22 62
Seth Shuman R 28 4 4 4.71 26 15 86.0 94 45 12 19 58
Jarlin Susana R 22 4 6 4.80 22 22 84.3 79 45 10 44 77
Kyle Luckham R 26 5 7 5.05 24 22 119.3 137 67 17 34 64
Jackson Kent L 23 6 9 5.02 22 22 107.7 111 60 16 38 87
Jake Bennett L 25 3 4 4.95 18 18 67.3 73 37 10 21 47
Julian Fernández R 30 3 3 4.19 47 3 53.7 51 25 7 19 52
Jake Eder L 27 4 7 4.92 21 16 82.3 84 45 11 33 65
Chase Solesky R 28 4 6 5.12 21 20 96.7 106 55 14 34 62
Trevor Williams R 34 3 5 4.93 15 13 65.7 74 36 10 21 51
Riley Cornelio R 26 5 8 5.20 23 23 105.7 114 61 16 48 78
PJ Poulin L 29 4 4 4.27 52 2 59.0 55 28 7 25 59
Andry Lara R 23 5 8 4.95 27 14 83.7 93 46 10 34 56
Derek Law R 35 4 4 4.14 52 1 58.7 59 27 6 21 47
Alex Clemmey L 20 4 7 5.31 24 24 103.3 102 61 14 62 90
Konnor Pilkington L 28 3 5 4.82 47 10 71.0 67 38 9 39 68
Jackson Rutledge R 27 4 5 4.92 41 12 89.7 93 49 13 36 74
Shinnosuke Ogasawara L 28 2 2 5.04 27 9 64.3 67 36 10 23 50
Joan Adon R 27 3 6 5.16 28 12 75.0 78 43 9 36 59
Garrett Davila L 29 4 6 4.84 41 6 67.0 68 36 9 28 54
Adrian Sampson R 34 4 6 5.26 18 17 87.3 101 51 13 31 49
Dustin Saenz L 27 4 7 5.19 30 12 78.0 92 45 11 25 39
Michael Cuevas R 25 4 6 5.38 28 12 72.0 80 43 9 35 44
Jorge López R 33 3 3 4.54 42 0 41.7 41 21 4 15 35
Hyun-il Choi R 26 5 8 5.40 24 17 95.0 105 57 16 27 60
Mason Thompson R 28 2 2 4.78 30 1 32.0 32 17 3 16 27
Eduardo Salazar R 28 2 4 4.98 48 4 68.7 75 38 8 32 50
Daison Acosta R 27 3 4 4.81 41 1 48.7 45 26 6 27 48
Patrick Weigel R 31 3 4 4.89 30 1 35.0 33 19 5 17 33
Bryce Conley R 31 3 7 5.54 20 17 91.0 100 56 16 33 64
Junior Santos R 24 4 7 5.18 39 6 66.0 72 38 8 32 42
Orlando Ribalta R 28 1 1 4.95 34 0 36.3 36 20 5 20 34
Thomas Schultz R 26 1 2 5.30 40 4 54.3 56 32 9 24 41
Parker Dunshee R 31 2 5 5.40 30 4 53.3 56 32 8 25 41
Cole Henry R 26 1 2 5.18 48 2 48.7 43 28 7 28 47
Erik Tolman L 27 2 3 5.54 28 11 74.7 78 46 11 41 57
Ivan Armstrong R 25 2 5 5.40 28 2 45.0 48 27 6 22 31
Clay Helvey R 29 2 3 5.08 31 0 44.3 45 25 6 25 37
Miguel Gomez R 24 1 3 6.23 20 4 30.3 32 21 5 19 23
Todd Peterson R 28 1 3 5.82 28 1 34.0 39 22 5 17 21
Jack Sinclair R 27 3 4 5.24 47 1 56.7 58 33 7 29 44
Garvin Alston L 29 1 2 5.22 30 0 39.7 44 23 5 20 25
Marquis Grissom Jr. R 24 1 3 5.44 36 0 41.3 43 25 6 19 31
Holden Powell R 26 3 4 5.32 43 0 45.7 46 27 6 26 37
Chance Huff R 26 3 5 5.65 35 4 57.3 65 36 9 29 35
Erick Mejia R 31 0 1 5.40 39 0 40.0 40 24 5 29 35
Carlos Romero R 26 2 3 5.29 36 0 47.7 50 28 7 26 37
Luke Young R 24 2 5 5.89 34 6 62.7 71 41 11 25 39
Austin Amaral R 24 3 5 5.50 35 0 52.3 57 32 8 24 35
Samuel Vasquez R 26 2 4 5.84 39 0 44.7 50 29 7 27 30

Pitcher – Advanced
Player IP K/9 BB/9 HR/9 BB% K% BABIP ERA+ 3ERA+ FIP ERA- WAR
MacKenzie Gore 155.7 10.1 3.2 1.0 8.3% 25.9% .308 107 106 3.60 93 2.6
Andrew Alvarez 124.0 6.7 3.5 1.1 8.7% 16.7% .297 90 92 4.56 111 1.2
Mitchell Parker 141.7 6.5 3.3 1.1 8.4% 16.6% .293 88 91 4.50 114 1.1
Cade Cavalli 100.7 7.9 3.3 1.0 8.5% 20.2% .296 92 94 4.24 109 1.1
DJ Herz 82.3 9.0 4.7 1.1 11.8% 22.5% .290 92 97 4.50 108 0.9
Brad Lord 113.0 6.7 2.9 1.1 7.7% 17.4% .289 90 92 4.43 112 0.9
Tyler Stuart 78.0 6.9 3.3 1.2 8.5% 17.5% .297 92 95 4.56 109 0.8
Clayton Beeter 69.0 10.4 4.8 1.0 12.2% 26.3% .289 99 103 4.09 101 0.8
Josiah Gray 115.7 8.1 3.9 1.5 9.9% 20.5% .284 86 87 4.98 116 0.7
Jake Irvin 156.3 6.6 3.0 1.5 7.7% 16.9% .282 83 83 5.00 120 0.7
Jose A. Ferrer 69.7 8.0 2.7 0.6 7.1% 21.1% .297 110 113 3.39 91 0.7
Sauryn Lao 73.3 7.6 2.7 1.2 7.0% 19.7% .298 94 97 4.31 107 0.7
Seth Shuman 86.0 6.1 2.0 1.3 5.2% 15.8% .298 88 89 4.50 114 0.6
Jarlin Susana 84.3 8.2 4.7 1.1 11.7% 20.5% .289 86 91 4.66 116 0.6
Kyle Luckham 119.3 4.8 2.6 1.3 6.5% 12.2% .297 82 85 4.97 122 0.5
Jackson Kent 107.7 7.3 3.2 1.3 8.1% 18.6% .294 82 87 4.68 121 0.5
Jake Bennett 67.3 6.3 2.8 1.3 7.2% 16.1% .296 84 89 4.72 120 0.4
Julian Fernández 53.7 8.7 3.2 1.2 8.2% 22.4% .295 99 99 4.10 101 0.4
Jake Eder 82.3 7.1 3.6 1.2 9.1% 17.9% .293 84 86 4.74 119 0.4
Chase Solesky 96.7 5.8 3.2 1.3 8.0% 14.6% .295 81 83 4.91 124 0.4
Trevor Williams 65.7 7.0 2.9 1.4 7.3% 17.8% .312 84 79 4.64 119 0.4
Riley Cornelio 105.7 6.6 4.1 1.4 10.0% 16.3% .298 80 84 5.10 125 0.3
PJ Poulin 59.0 9.0 3.8 1.1 9.8% 23.1% .296 97 98 4.18 103 0.3
Andry Lara 83.7 6.0 3.7 1.1 9.1% 15.0% .306 84 89 4.67 119 0.3
Derek Law 58.7 7.2 3.2 0.9 8.2% 18.4% .298 100 92 4.07 100 0.3
Alex Clemmey 103.3 7.8 5.4 1.2 13.1% 19.1% .293 78 85 5.13 128 0.2
Konnor Pilkington 71.0 8.6 4.9 1.1 12.3% 21.4% .293 86 87 4.71 116 0.2
Jackson Rutledge 89.7 7.4 3.6 1.3 9.0% 18.6% .299 84 87 4.87 119 0.2
Shinnosuke Ogasawara 64.3 7.0 3.2 1.4 8.2% 17.9% .292 82 83 4.89 122 0.1
Joan Adon 75.0 7.1 4.3 1.1 10.6% 17.4% .301 80 83 4.87 125 0.1
Garrett Davila 67.0 7.3 3.8 1.2 9.5% 18.4% .294 85 86 4.78 118 0.1
Adrian Sampson 87.3 5.1 3.2 1.3 7.9% 12.6% .299 79 75 5.25 127 0.1
Dustin Saenz 78.0 4.5 2.9 1.3 7.2% 11.2% .301 80 81 5.11 126 0.0
Michael Cuevas 72.0 5.5 4.4 1.1 10.6% 13.4% .300 77 81 5.32 130 0.0
Jorge López 41.7 7.6 3.2 0.9 8.3% 19.3% .298 91 87 4.17 110 0.0
Hyun-il Choi 95.0 5.7 2.6 1.5 6.6% 14.6% .291 77 79 5.29 131 -0.1
Mason Thompson 32.0 7.6 4.5 0.8 11.1% 18.8% .302 86 87 4.48 116 -0.1
Eduardo Salazar 68.7 6.6 4.2 1.0 10.2% 16.0% .307 83 84 4.88 120 -0.1
Daison Acosta 48.7 8.9 5.0 1.1 12.3% 21.8% .291 86 88 4.64 116 -0.1
Patrick Weigel 35.0 8.5 4.4 1.3 10.9% 21.2% .286 85 82 4.93 118 -0.1
Bryce Conley 91.0 6.3 3.3 1.6 8.1% 15.8% .294 75 74 5.30 134 -0.1
Junior Santos 66.0 5.7 4.4 1.1 10.7% 14.0% .298 80 83 5.01 125 -0.1
Orlando Ribalta 36.3 8.4 5.0 1.2 12.1% 20.6% .301 83 84 4.90 120 -0.2
Thomas Schultz 54.3 6.8 4.0 1.5 9.9% 16.9% .285 78 81 5.19 128 -0.3
Parker Dunshee 53.3 6.9 4.2 1.4 10.5% 17.2% .294 77 75 5.38 131 -0.3
Cole Henry 48.7 8.7 5.2 1.3 13.0% 21.8% .273 80 83 5.32 125 -0.3
Erik Tolman 74.7 6.9 4.9 1.3 12.1% 16.8% .294 75 76 5.44 133 -0.3
Ivan Armstrong 45.0 6.2 4.4 1.2 10.7% 15.1% .296 77 80 5.25 130 -0.3
Clay Helvey 44.3 7.5 5.1 1.2 12.1% 17.9% .295 81 82 5.15 123 -0.3
Miguel Gomez 30.3 6.8 5.6 1.5 13.2% 16.0% .290 66 72 5.87 151 -0.4
Todd Peterson 34.0 5.6 4.5 1.3 10.8% 13.3% .304 71 74 5.52 141 -0.4
Jack Sinclair 56.7 7.0 4.6 1.1 11.2% 17.0% .295 79 82 5.07 127 -0.4
Garvin Alston 39.7 5.7 4.5 1.1 11.0% 13.7% .300 79 78 5.21 127 -0.4
Marquis Grissom Jr. 41.3 6.8 4.1 1.3 10.3% 16.8% .291 76 82 5.07 132 -0.4
Holden Powell 45.7 7.3 5.1 1.2 12.4% 17.6% .292 78 81 5.29 129 -0.4
Chance Huff 57.3 5.5 4.6 1.4 10.9% 13.2% .298 73 76 5.61 137 -0.5
Erick Mejia 40.0 7.9 6.5 1.1 15.4% 18.6% .299 77 74 5.29 130 -0.5
Carlos Romero 47.7 7.0 4.9 1.3 11.9% 16.9% .297 78 81 5.47 128 -0.5
Luke Young 62.7 5.6 3.6 1.6 8.8% 13.8% .294 70 75 5.68 143 -0.6
Austin Amaral 52.3 6.0 4.1 1.4 10.2% 14.9% .293 75 80 5.30 133 -0.6
Samuel Vasquez 44.7 6.0 5.4 1.4 12.6% 14.0% .299 71 75 5.81 141 -0.7

Pitcher – Top Near-Age Comps
Player Pit Comp 1 Pit Comp 2 Pit Comp 3
MacKenzie Gore David Price Eduardo Rodriguez Steve Carlton
Andrew Alvarez Kyle Hart Darren Oliver Glen Perkins
Mitchell Parker Ryan Borucki Jack Harshman Roenis Elías
Cade Cavalli Brian Stokes Jason Davis Oscar Munoz
DJ Herz Jake Wade Marcelino Lopez Bill Butler
Brad Lord Sal Romano Matt Wisler Jose Urena
Tyler Stuart Mark Wiley Emil Patrick Leverette Spencer
Clayton Beeter Rob Tejeda Eric Plunk Bryce Florie
Josiah Gray Steve McCatty Mudcat Grant Kevin Foster
Jake Irvin Ervin Santana Luke Hochevar Jason Marquis
Jose A. Ferrer Jim Crawford Rob Pietroburgo John Bauer
Sauryn Lao Erick Abreu Dave Therneau Austin Bibens-Dirkx
Seth Shuman Jeff Heathcock Cristhian Martinez Cole De Vries
Jarlin Susana Freddie Toliver Michael Gonzalez Jose Roman
Kyle Luckham Frank Duncan Teddy Stankiewicz Aaron Slegers
Jackson Kent Tom Hoagland David Peterson Anthony Ward
Jake Bennett Larry Jaster Joe Sergent Alan Viebrock
Julian Fernández Rich Bordi Ed Hobaugh Danny Barnes
Jake Eder Shawn Morimando Jim Campbell Bill Edgerton
Chase Solesky Jason Ryan Enderson Franco D.J. Brown
Trevor Williams Scott Carroll Travis Smith Mario Gonzalez
Riley Cornelio Heath Fillmyer Tom Hatch Jordan Romano
PJ Poulin J.C. Romero Mark Malaska Ian Thomas
Andry Lara Edgar Feldman Scott Parsons Frank Linzy
Derek Law Anthony Telford Carlos Torres Billy O’Dell
Alex Clemmey Kyle Muller Génesis Cabrera Jeffrey Hooper
Konnor Pilkington Mike Mimbs Tim Birtsas Bob Schultz
Jackson Rutledge Jacob Turner Jorge López Drew VerHagen
Shinnosuke Ogasawara Scott Diez Scott Bailes Tommy Phelps
Joan Adon Victor Alcántara Chris Clemons Ethan Martin
Garrett Davila Jake Woods Jim Campbell Ross Detwiler
Adrian Sampson Scott Carroll Miguel Gonzalez Steve Sundra
Dustin Saenz Craig Bennigson Luke Lockwood David Moraga
Michael Cuevas Dylan Owen Douglas Norton Roberto Alexander
Jorge López Jim Johnson Ronald Belisario Mark Wohlers
Hyun-il Choi Tyler Davis Conor Fisk Doug Waechter
Mason Thompson Del Hill Domingo Guzman Charles LeBrun
Eduardo Salazar Matt Herges Chris Beck Jorge Reyes
Daison Acosta Doug Neuenschwander Zach Simons Bill Moran
Patrick Weigel Joe Cascarella Myles Thomas Mike Broadway
Bryce Conley John Farrell Jeremy Bonderman Richard Dotson
Junior Santos Nicholas Webber Don Fowler Thomas Jones
Orlando Ribalta Cecil Pettiford Matt Anderson Bud Fustin
Thomas Schultz Kevin Fynan Starlin Peralta Taylor Grover
Parker Dunshee Les Webber Seth Simmons Collin Balester
Cole Henry Renie Martin Joel Johnston Jeff Jones
Erik Tolman Barry Moore Chuck Lofgren Brandon Finnegan
Ivan Armstrong Kris Keller Marlon Hubbard Felix Villegas
Clay Helvey Zach Simons Mike James Johnny James
Miguel Gomez Ken Adams Joe McIlvaine Papo Gonzalez
Todd Peterson Jason Marr Carlos Gonzalez Brad Tweedlie
Jack Sinclair Ryan Perry Reed Garrett Jon Searles
Garvin Alston Phil McCormick Darrell Peters Ron Locke
Marquis Grissom Jr. Kenneth Knight Justin Garcia Austin Mason
Holden Powell Jonathan Garcia David Gourieux Frank Batista
Chance Huff Evan Mitchell Dan Jurik Chad Pleiness
Erick Mejia Renie Martin Francisco Rodriguez Carroll Sembera
Carlos Romero Chuck Steward Jonathan Garcia Ryan Garton
Luke Young Kevin Devine Stacey Collins Dakota Smith
Austin Amaral Greg Holt Steve Chamberlain Robby Rowland
Samuel Vasquez Ryan Garton David Byard Kevin Lane

Pitcher – Splits and Percentiles
Player BA vs. L OBP vs. L SLG vs. L BA vs. R OBP vs. R SLG vs. R 80th WAR 20th WAR 80th ERA 20th ERA
MacKenzie Gore .228 .301 .367 .240 .312 .381 3.8 1.5 3.27 4.48
Andrew Alvarez .237 .305 .360 .271 .343 .441 2.0 0.3 4.06 5.30
Mitchell Parker .242 .313 .396 .269 .328 .432 1.9 0.0 4.26 5.42
Cade Cavalli .245 .329 .399 .251 .323 .386 1.7 0.4 3.95 5.00
DJ Herz .239 .330 .337 .236 .337 .413 1.5 0.2 3.88 5.21
Brad Lord .252 .322 .453 .261 .317 .374 1.6 0.1 4.12 5.20
Tyler Stuart .276 .349 .442 .245 .308 .406 1.2 0.2 4.03 5.05
Clayton Beeter .240 .347 .392 .209 .305 .351 1.4 0.0 3.49 5.04
Josiah Gray .266 .367 .478 .237 .303 .404 1.5 -0.1 4.28 5.47
Jake Irvin .269 .338 .485 .256 .312 .422 1.6 -0.2 4.54 5.57
Jose A. Ferrer .211 .265 .278 .254 .320 .387 1.2 0.1 3.14 4.50
Sauryn Lao .258 .322 .455 .256 .310 .400 1.2 0.1 3.75 5.08
Seth Shuman .269 .313 .437 .272 .321 .444 1.1 0.1 4.19 5.27
Jarlin Susana .258 .376 .397 .227 .308 .392 1.2 -0.1 4.28 5.40
Kyle Luckham .285 .341 .451 .278 .328 .460 1.2 -0.2 4.56 5.54
Jackson Kent .242 .309 .369 .267 .331 .466 1.2 -0.3 4.45 5.64
Jake Bennett .274 .327 .442 .267 .323 .455 0.8 0.0 4.39 5.56
Julian Fernández .260 .327 .417 .230 .296 .389 0.8 -0.1 3.49 5.09
Jake Eder .238 .314 .352 .267 .344 .457 0.9 -0.2 4.36 5.60
Chase Solesky .266 .329 .420 .279 .338 .473 1.0 -0.2 4.64 5.73
Trevor Williams .302 .359 .488 .252 .305 .432 0.8 -0.2 4.28 5.90
Riley Cornelio .278 .361 .478 .259 .329 .418 0.9 -0.4 4.75 5.87
PJ Poulin .231 .315 .346 .247 .329 .413 0.9 -0.3 3.46 5.24
Andry Lara .281 .356 .455 .260 .318 .395 0.8 -0.2 4.55 5.48
Derek Law .240 .313 .380 .269 .329 .408 0.7 -0.3 3.42 5.12
Alex Clemmey .237 .340 .367 .257 .362 .440 0.9 -0.5 4.75 5.93
Konnor Pilkington .259 .351 .383 .237 .341 .407 0.8 -0.4 4.10 5.56
Jackson Rutledge .272 .361 .485 .251 .321 .390 0.8 -0.5 4.36 5.68
Shinnosuke Ogasawara .257 .329 .400 .263 .330 .457 0.5 -0.4 4.51 5.72
Joan Adon .261 .352 .413 .261 .351 .422 0.6 -0.5 4.65 5.88
Garrett Davila .217 .305 .315 .279 .356 .477 0.5 -0.5 4.35 5.57
Adrian Sampson .266 .346 .432 .298 .350 .489 0.7 -0.4 4.72 5.88
Dustin Saenz .297 .351 .426 .282 .339 .477 0.4 -0.5 4.77 5.70
Michael Cuevas .291 .392 .470 .259 .337 .411 0.3 -0.5 4.94 5.96
Jorge López .263 .349 .421 .241 .316 .356 0.3 -0.3 3.92 5.28
Hyun-il Choi .279 .338 .475 .271 .338 .462 0.5 -0.7 4.87 5.97
Mason Thompson .250 .364 .411 .257 .338 .386 0.2 -0.4 4.20 5.49
Eduardo Salazar .274 .372 .419 .266 .341 .435 0.3 -0.7 4.43 5.77
Daison Acosta .270 .375 .483 .212 .313 .313 0.4 -0.5 4.12 5.66
Patrick Weigel .258 .361 .403 .236 .333 .444 0.2 -0.5 4.20 5.78
Bryce Conley .272 .347 .491 .276 .333 .459 0.5 -0.8 5.00 6.22
Junior Santos .273 .364 .455 .267 .337 .411 0.2 -0.6 4.70 5.82
Orlando Ribalta .254 .367 .433 .250 .333 .408 0.1 -0.5 4.30 5.83
Thomas Schultz .260 .353 .450 .263 .320 .456 0.1 -0.7 4.76 5.99
Parker Dunshee .278 .377 .454 .252 .341 .435 0.1 -0.7 4.78 6.17
Cole Henry .247 .390 .481 .228 .336 .356 0.1 -0.8 4.55 6.11
Erik Tolman .253 .353 .384 .269 .367 .472 0.3 -0.9 4.92 6.37
Ivan Armstrong .267 .364 .419 .263 .349 .442 -0.1 -0.6 5.00 6.00
Clay Helvey .253 .366 .405 .260 .351 .438 0.0 -0.7 4.51 5.94
Miguel Gomez .273 .394 .436 .254 .346 .478 -0.1 -0.6 5.58 7.11
Todd Peterson .297 .392 .484 .263 .337 .434 -0.1 -0.7 5.14 6.57
Jack Sinclair .282 .380 .485 .240 .336 .355 0.0 -0.8 4.70 5.93
Garvin Alston .241 .333 .345 .294 .376 .490 -0.1 -0.7 4.64 6.02
Marquis Grissom Jr. .260 .360 .416 .264 .330 .460 -0.1 -0.8 4.84 6.29
Holden Powell .282 .404 .500 .238 .333 .366 -0.1 -0.8 4.81 6.15
Chance Huff .280 .371 .411 .276 .350 .504 -0.1 -0.9 5.12 6.38
Erick Mejia .247 .389 .403 .263 .355 .425 -0.1 -0.9 4.66 6.43
Carlos Romero .265 .367 .410 .264 .363 .462 -0.2 -0.8 4.79 5.98
Luke Young .287 .362 .470 .270 .346 .489 -0.2 -1.0 5.31 6.57
Austin Amaral .272 .356 .456 .269 .339 .444 -0.3 -1.0 4.92 6.16
Samuel Vasquez .292 .396 .483 .258 .346 .441 -0.4 -1.0 5.22 6.60

Players are listed with their most recent teams wherever possible. This includes players who are unsigned or have retired, players who will miss 2026 due to injury, and players who were released in 2025. So yes, if you see Joe Schmoe, who quit baseball back in August to form a Ambient Math-Rock Trip-Hop Yacht Metal band that only performs in abandoned malls, he’s still listed here intentionally. ZiPS is assuming a league with an ERA of 4.16.

Hitters are ranked by zWAR, which is to say, WAR values as calculated by me, Dan Szymborski, whose surname is spelled with a z. WAR values might differ slightly from those that appear in the full release of ZiPS. Finally, I will advise anyone against — and might karate chop anyone guilty of — merely adding up WAR totals on a depth chart to produce projected team WAR. It is important to remember that ZiPS is agnostic about playing time, and has no information about, for example, how quickly a team will call up a prospect or what veteran has fallen into disfavor.

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JRMayneMember since 2016
8 months ago

Oy, brutal. But looks about right.

boggspuckettMember since 2019
8 months ago

Well… I was wondering what I was going to be depressed about today. Now, that’s covered!

sandwiches4everMember since 2019
8 months ago
Reply to  boggspuckett

If this is the most depressing thing about your day, you’re…you know what, this actually is really depressing. Never mind.

ajake57Member since 2019
8 months ago

The weird thing about their starting pitching is that there’s a lot of really good outcomes there in terms of translating prospects into viable major league talent. Alvarez, Parker, Herz, and Lord are all way better than you would have reasonably projected them to be 2-3 years ago. But, uh, they’re all 5th starters. So despite those good outcomes, this team is still like 4 good SP away from being a contender. Ooof.

sadtromboneMember since 2020
8 months ago
Reply to  ajake57

Yeah, Alvarez and Lord look like 5th starters by this projection, and Parker and Irvin weren’t really even 5th starters last year but they pitched like a #4 and #5 respectively in 2024.

But those four guys are the sorts of players you trade at the deadline when a team has run out of starting pitching and they need someone to take the ball once a week to let their top guys get healthy. “Optionable depth” is what they call it now.

(I’m not including Herz in this. He looked great in his starts but he’s recovering from TJ, so who knows)

cashgod27Member since 2024
8 months ago

Washington’s outlook isn’t as utterly bleak as it is for some of baseball’s other terrible teams

Man, I am really not sure about that. Their Pythagorean record last year was ten games worse than the White Sox. James Wood is very good, but is unlikely to be the kind of franchise-changing superstar the Nats (unfairly) need him to be. Outside of him, I don’t think a single player currently on this roster is going to be on the Nationals’ next playoff team. Abrams and Gore are good, but they don’t have enough team control left, and Gore and Ferrer are literally the only pitchers on the team who would belong on a playoff roster.

The Nats essentially need to do another rebuild, because there is not nearly enough talent in this organization to build the bones of a contender.

sadtromboneMember since 2020
8 months ago
Reply to  cashgod27

I like Lile. He’s going to be something.

I don’t love Crews I think he’s going to be a lot better than he showed in 2025. The roughly 2-wins per 600 PAs ZiPS is projecting for him seems about right.

I think Wood and the two of them are the ones they should be building around. Everyone else needs to go or get extended. Gore is an obvious trade candidate but I don’t think they have any ability to trade Abrams because his position is so unsettled, but if they can figure what non-shortstop position he should be playing then they can either extend him or trade him for more help coming later. I don’t know if Garcia has any trade value at this point but he actually gets a decent projection here, so if any team buys that he should also get traded.

And then they should try and pick up every post-prospect they can find whose team has given up on them and other teams don’t want to take back in trade talks. I don’t think anyone has given up on the 2025 graduates yet but they could probably get Jordan Wicks or Henry Davis for not much in return, maybe even Matt McLain. And probably Bobby Miller and Eduoard Julien for free. Basically anyone who shows more promise than MJ Melendez (which is almost everyone).

krusherkovalev55Member since 2026
8 months ago
Reply to  sadtrombone

garcia might still manage to improve the royals 2b situation I would trade something for him even if it feels gross

HappyFunBallMember since 2019
8 months ago
Reply to  cashgod27

Wood, Abrams, and Garcia are the only guys who’s 80% projection puts them appreciably better than average. And even then only Wood’s upside is “star”.

Most of the batting order is likely to fit somewhere between replacement and average, and that’s not just “meh”, it’s downright sad. And yet only catcher is a screaming void. It’s like they’re avoiding the stars-and-scrubs model in the worst way possible.

The pitching, at least, COULD be better addressed through free agency or trade as there are so so many holes.

PC1970Member since 2024
8 months ago

Imagine where they’d be if they hadn’t hit on the Soto trade.

The player development here has been pretty bad.

Almost need a soft re-set, trade Gore,Abrams & hope the guys they get can be part of the next wave.

kingofdiamondsMember since 2025
8 months ago
Reply to  PC1970

Depressing fact of the day: Among all Nationals draft picks since 2012, the one to put up the most WAR (either version) in a Nationals uniform is Jacob Young.

sadtromboneMember since 2020
8 months ago

This team needs to punt on the following ideas:
1) That they are going to finish above .500 in either 2026 or 2027
2) That CJ Abrams can play shortstop.

They need to be aiming to get prospects / post-prospects who will be ready to play from 2027-2030 when hopefully Sykora and Susana are hopefully healthy and (Susana has figured out how to throw strikes, or moved to closer). I don’t think there is basically no chance they’re going to get Sebastian Walcott or Cam Schlittler for Mackenzie Gore, but they could maybe get an FV55 or a couple FV50 level prospects.

I don’t know what they should do with Abrams, but he shouldn’t play shortstop anymore. Maybe he would be league average at second or third base, but they need to figure that out now.

But I would definitely play Lile or Wood in the corner outfield as much as possible to try and figure out if either one can play out there. With how Daylen Lile performed in right field last year and how Wood performed in left, I’d at least consider swapping them to see if they track the ball better standing on the other side. But Lile also had basically not played right field ever before he showed up in the majors. They need to figure that out too, because if Abrams has to move to the outfield they need to figure out which of Lile or Wood is going to play in the corner outfield and which one is going to be move to 1B / DH.

achidesterMember since 2020
8 months ago

Ownership acknowledged that this org isn’t where it needs to be, and cleaned house.

I’m optimistic that a modern approach will pay dividends, but I don’t expect it in the next 3 years or so. I think they should trade Gore and Abrams this winter and hope the changes in scouting and development bear fruit.

Petey BienelMember since 2019
8 months ago

I will be curious whether they can squeeze out improvement through better use of their pieces. Call it better managing and roster management, but it’s not a given that their new team is better than Martinez / Rizzo. For example, it kind of looks like they’ve been playing the wrong catcher for the past couple of years. While last year FG ran an article about how historically bad Ruiz 5 times a week and Adams 1-2 times started the year, the position had a dramatic improvement when they were forced into the Adams / Millas combo with a more even split of time (ie, from -1.6 fWAR up through 7/5, they were 2.3 fWAR from 7/6-8/27). There’s probably a few other positions that might be improved with a hard look at the options (middle infield defense, center field offense, etc…). There’s some rearranging of deck chairs on the Titanic to this, but that’s what management is supposed to do.

Last edited 8 months ago by Petey Bienel
maguroMember since 2016
8 months ago
Reply to  Petey Bienel

Adams and Millas putting up 2.3 fWAR in 7 weeks sounded so insane I had to look it up and what I’m seeing is that they each had 0.6 fWAR in that period, followed by Adams posting -0.7 the rest of the season (Millas only had one PA).

Petey BienelMember since 2019
8 months ago
Reply to  maguro

Thanks. This sort backs you up:

https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?stats=bat&lg=all&qual=0&type=8&season=2025&month=1000&season1=2025&ind=0&rost=&age=&filter=&players=0&startdate=2025-07-06&enddate=2025-08-27&pos=c&team=24%2Cts

Looks like I accidentally selected the Athletics on the team drop down.
Cursed cursor (lol).

Still, from -1.6 to plus 1.2 is a huge improvement.

Last edited 8 months ago by Petey Bienel
maguroMember since 2016
8 months ago
Reply to  Petey Bienel

Adams and Millas did have a very nice 7 week run, unfortunately they’re still terrible.

FrancoeursteinMember since 2025
8 months ago
Reply to  Petey Bienel

Is it possible they’re bad at developing defenders? Ruiz, Wood, Abrams, and Luis Garcia have all been worse than their prospect reports/athleticism would suggest. It seems like they’re not able to mold athletic guys into anything useful in the field.

sandwiches4everMember since 2019
8 months ago

Keibert Ruiz is the walking embodiment of the concept of “sunk cost”.

Ivan_GrushenkoMember since 2016
8 months ago

He needs to be released. I doubt he’d even get a major league contract

joe_schlabotnik
8 months ago

for the sake of being the sole voice going against the (very justifiable) perception that all is bad, I’ll try to envision a scenario where this team wins 80 games. As dan said, this situation isn’t as abysmal as other bad teams. I think taking advantage of this deep FA market could make a huge difference. Things can change really quick, which analytics has made everyone very skeptical of.
The nats, prior to 2020, were not afraid of making a splash. I think its likely they actually try to sign bigger FA this offseason. Overpaying for someone like ranger, or taking fliers on players like gallen, even schwarber. They’ve done things like this in the past, and I do think they want to show the fanbase that theyre trying, cause i think people are fading fast (as this erstwhile fan can attest to).
I also think crews hit his like 10% outcome last year. That was really bad, but the promise is there. Not as a superstar, but I could very easily imagine him turning in a 3 win year. Woods also REALLY fell off a cliff in the second half, which erased what would have been a season that would have some people picking him as a fringe mvp candidate for 2026. I believe! I think he can hit that 80th percentile projection. Especially if the nats spend. he seemed just unmotivated, and you can’t blame him.
Lile also might be the truth. This projection is very modest for him. He seems like a 120 wrc guy to me. Those are exactly the kind of dudes the nats need.
So: decently large FA spend this offseason, crews hitting his 80th percentile, wood hitting his, lile continuing to impress, keeping gore and abrams, and this is a pretty competent team. Crazier things have happened.

Last edited 8 months ago by joe_schlabotnik
ccovilleMember since 2020
8 months ago

How do you assemble an entire roster of guys that can’t take a walk? Excluding Wood and old man Josh Bell the team OBP is about .310.

Ivan_GrushenkoMember since 2016
8 months ago
Reply to  ccoville

To be fair, they can’t hit either

NATS FanMember since 2018
8 months ago
Reply to  Ivan_Grushenko

Lile and Abrams are good hitters

sadtromboneMember since 2020
8 months ago
Reply to  NATS Fan

Lile is at least. I think he’s going to be a very entertaining at bat for the next few years.

didaceMember since 2024
8 months ago

The problem with the Nationals is that Rizzo was a great GM right up until he wasn’t. It took most people a little bit too long to realized that time had passed him by (his shit didn’t work any more) and the Nationals ownership a couple of years longer than that.

NATS FanMember since 2018
8 months ago
Reply to  didace

he had a few #1 picks that were obviously right and a lucky World Series run that broke the main pitchers cause they lacked any bull pen.

Ivan_GrushenkoMember since 2016
8 months ago

This team needs to trade everyone and start over. Wood would probably get a decent haul. Gore maybe also. Abrams could probably play 2B for someone.

They have no one else.

NATS FanMember since 2018
8 months ago
Reply to  Ivan_Grushenko

no

NATS FanMember since 2018
8 months ago

Please keep Gore. I want to have one day a week I feel the odds are in our favor.

CromulentMember since 2017
8 months ago
Reply to  NATS Fan

Yeah, the near-age comps for Gore are striking. They should at least start the season with him in case he goes full Steve Carlton.

NATS FanMember since 2018
8 months ago

The bad gloves and bullpen really hurt the SPs quite a bit last season. I’m not saying they would have been good. Just much better. Moving Garcia off second, getting rid of lead footed Bell, moving Abrams off SS, and scoring fewer inherited runners would really improve the team ERA at least half a run. Had those things been average then the SP projections would be stronger. Particularly Irvin and Parker.

MichaelMember since 2020
8 months ago

So glad they got rizzo out of there. I will follow the next couple years with more interest than i did the last couple

NATS FanMember since 2018
8 months ago

I am fairly sure Lile, Young, and Nunez will beat these projections. Lile will wRC115 or so. Young’s glove is always underestimated and his bat will be slightly better. Nunez’ glove is really much better than this. Its elite. Plus his speed is not being properly valued. All three will have higher WARs if healthy.

Matt WachMember since 2020
8 months ago

HASSELL III

Petey BienelMember since 2019
8 months ago
Reply to  Matt Wach

Bobby Barrels isn’t much of a clubber when it comes to hitting. I’m glad that the new creed for this team is development. It’ll maybe make up for some rocky recent decisions

NATS FanMember since 2018
8 months ago

Everyone that wants a complete rebuild forgets that Brady house is 22. Many on this team are still years away from being 26 (the peak year for many guys). If house was 24 or older I would be behind a tear down, but these guys still have time to develop. In fact, I think a year at AAA to work on his swing would be best for house. We could survive 2026 with Tena at 3rd.

chisoxmatt
8 months ago

House 78 k to 8 bb and Woods 197ks would have them in AAA if I were GM

NATS FanMember since 2018
8 months ago

We just traded our closer Ferrer for a lottery ticket and a barely fv50 nobody catcher. I do not get why Millas gets so little respect.

MichaelMember since 2020
8 months ago
Reply to  NATS Fan

What a delusional take on the trade. It’s a great move– prioritize years of control and upside at a tough position. Absolutely anti-rizzo trade, I’m impressed he wrested Ford (though his stock is down a little). Maybe a keibert release really is in the cards.

NATS FanMember since 2018
8 months ago
Reply to  Michael

ESPN says not everyone thinks ford can stay at catcher. That is what was said about Ruiz long ago. So Ford is just a younger Ruiz and we will wish Millas was starting in 6 months.

MichaelMember since 2020
8 months ago
Reply to  NATS Fan

It sounds like you don’t have a lot of familiarity with Ford. He is by far more highly regarded than Millas, and prospect evaluation has become far more effective (data etc) since Keibert’s prospect days. This doesn’t shut the door on playtime for Millas either

Petey BienelMember since 2019
8 months ago
Reply to  NATS Fan

Millas is still on-board with an option. Ford will likely get a chance to run with the primary catcher job, but if he can’t hack it there, his bat is probably good enough to play in the OF or 1st, and can be optioned 3 times if they need to to keep him at catcher. Ford doesn’t have the ideal power profile, but gives me Nick Johnson vibes as a hitter (look at the steamer projected BB%/K% as 23 year old and compare to Nick’s 1st full season with NYY). Ford’s pop times and the ability to block pitches gives me some hope at catcher that he can handle it. What I’m hoping they are willing to do is to DFA and outright Ruiz or Adams if they aren’t one of the top 2 catchers. I’d be happy if, by the end of 2026, it’s Ford / Millas as the Cs.

NATS FanMember since 2018
8 months ago
Reply to  Petey Bienel

Nick Johnson is the right name to tell me. I was a huge Nick Johnson fan back in the day. but my concern with Ford is not everyone thinks he can catch. Its a bad trade if he ends up in the OF. Plus, I’m really sick of all the terrible bullpens we have had in the last decade. Why can’t we build like the Brewers. They always have a dominant bullpen for a reasonable cost.

sadtromboneMember since 2020
8 months ago
Reply to  NATS Fan

I have liked Millas for a while and kept wondering how badly Keibert Ruiz had to play in order for him to get a chance. But he’s not anywhere near as good as he looked last year—that .357 BABIP is probably 40 points higher than what he will run normally, potentially much more. His BABIP in the minors this year was something like .265.

And you really need two decent catchers these days anyway, and Harry Ford could be a decent hitter because he can take a walk and waits for pitches he can drive. A league average hitter at catcher is a borderline all star.

NATS FanMember since 2018
8 months ago
Reply to  sadtrombone

I think Millas is a plus defender and ok hitter. Not a star, but better than the other choices. Why trade your closer for a guy who may not be able to stay at catcher to be your catcher? Ruiz 2.0?

sadtromboneMember since 2020
8 months ago
Reply to  NATS Fan

I’ll respond to both of your comments about him not being able to stay at catcher here. I would characterize that line you quoted at ESPN as poorly written. The more accurate way of putting it is that he’s not a finished product back there. Sometimes hitters who aren’t finished products never get there.

Maybe Eric will come up with an updated blurb soon, but this is what he wrote this past season:

“He’s evolving back there, and has the athleticism and seemingly the aptitude to continue doing so. He’s still not the best receiver and pitch framer, but Ford does enough other stuff at a very high level to be an above-average catcher.”

Eric gives him a current fielding grade of 40 but a future grade of 55, and gives him a 70 arm, which lines up well with the blurb.

I would also add that catcher defense is notoriously hard to grade. Evaluators were way too high on the defense for Keibert Ruiz, Shea Langeliers, and Joey Bart. They were way too low on Patrick Bailey, Austin Wells, Alejandro Kirk, Cal Raleigh, and Gabriel Moreno. I would be more worried if the foundation of his profile was his catcher defense. Ford’s the opposite of that, in that they think he can stick at catcher and he also hits and runs well enough that he could plausibly play another position if he doesn’t hack it back there, which is basically not true of other catching prospects.

NATS FanMember since 2018
8 months ago
Reply to  sadtrombone

We have a long history of catchers defense not being something we can teach. Ruiz was said to have a real good arm back in the day. But, OK.

formerly matt wMember since 2025
8 months ago
Reply to  NATS Fan

I would be very happy if my team had made that trade. Ford’s prospects are uncertain, but he has the potential to be a good player for a while, and a good closer is a luxury on a team that isn’t going to win many games anyway. And Ferrer doesn’t seem like a great closer.

NATS FanMember since 2018
8 months ago

I am just so tired of terrible bullpens year after year. BP even sucked in our World Series year of 2019. I think terrible bullpens for years eventually damage the starting pitchers. All those extra runs from inherited runners scoring eventually take a psychological toll.

simalex2000
8 months ago

this team is brutal. Toboni et al have their work cut out for them. i have confidence, but man, rizzo & davey & ownership left one ****bare**** cupboard

matt
8 months ago

I think it’s time to let Nunez take over at SS, his glove alone will probably keep him from being an outright disaster. With the team being where it is I don’t think you move off Young in CF, and he’s a solid 4th OF’er even on a good team, unless you try Abrams out there (I think he has the athleticism to do it.) Maybe you move Garcia to 1st as a placeholder? With some health and better defense, I think the pitching can improve to being merely mediocre. Pretty depressing situation we got here.