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CLEARWATER, Fla. -- One of the reasons the National League East should be one of the most competitive divisions in baseball in 2021 is because every team has a stable of strong starting pitchers. Here is a look at how those rotations are shaping up: Braves The known: With the

Alex Avila has experience catching Max Scherzer and Patrick Corbin. And it shows. Jesse Dougherty, The Washington Post Feb. 25, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Alex Avila has caught 187 different pitchers in 902 regular season games since his 2009 major league debut. Thats naturally turned his brain into a dusty filing cabinet of the most minute details. At one point, about 10 years ago, it was consumed by Justin Verlanders curve or Aníbal Sánchezs change-up. In recent seas...

Will four new Nats players step up and help Washington win? Fred Bowen, The Washington Post Feb. 25, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Josh Bell, left, is one four promising players the Washington Nationals signed over the offseason. Bell, who is only 28, slugged 37 home runs and had 116 runs batted in during the 2019 season.Washington Post photo by John McDonnell The first day of spring according to this years calendar is March 20. But for baseball fans, the first day of spring is when Major League B...

The heart and soul of Washington’s operation is starting pitching. The team will go as its rotation goes.

Stephen Strasburg is ready for the 2021 campaign after undergoing surgery for a nerve issue in his wrist last season. 

Easy does it: MLB pitchers prepare for usual 162-game grind By DAVID BRANDTFebruary 18, 2021 GMT PHOENIX (AP) — The sport of baseball, much like the rest of the world, is craving normalcy after a full year of disruptions caused by the pandemic. So the familiar feel of February spring training has pitchers eager to unleash fastballs, spin a few breaking balls and get ready for the 162-game long haul. But the message from coaches and executives is clear: No need to rush. “Spring training is ...

Nationals biggest spring training roster questions are all on the margins Jesse Dougherty, The Washington Post Feb. 17, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail This week, Dave Martinez begins his fourth spring training leading the Washington Nationals.Washington Post photo by Jonathan Newton Spring training is here at last, but baseball cant yet shake its uncertainties. In that way, the sport is just like the rest of the world. Theres uncertainty about whether a fresh set of health and safety protocols will...

Three Nationals storylines heading into spring training Follow Us Question of the Day By Andy Kostka - The Washington Times - Tuesday, February 16, 2021 The hunt for the postseason in a stacked National League East Division begins Wednesday, when Washington Nationals pitchers and catchers report to The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches. Their first official workout takes place Thursday, before the full squad joins Fe...

Martinez knows the Nationals have had a pattern of slow starts in his first three seasons in Washington. He thinks this team has the pieces to lead from the front.

Ah, those were simpler times. It has already been established for a while now that you need much more than five starters to get through a season. But here in 2021, coming off a 60-game schedule in which nobody reached 100 innings (even counting postseason innings), teams will need pitching on top of pitching on top of pitching. So don’t get too comfortable with anything presented here in our latest update of the top 10 rotations in MLB. Personnel is very much subject to change this season, an...