August 20, 2021 Morning Edition: Nationals News Roundup

This is your Nationals Stats, News, Rumors, and Commentary Roundup for the Morning of August 20, 2021.

A Look at Nationals Pitchers’ Velocity Metrics

Ryne Harper

He is not a hard thrower at all, he is one of the softest throwers in Major League Baseball and he averages 86.5 miles per hour on his Fastball. We are not able to compare his Four Seam Fastball to his Changeup because he does not feature both pitches in his repertoire. His Four Seam Fastball has a below average velocity difference from his Curveball, which is not very good as hitters looking for a Fastball could find a way to still make good timed contact with his Curveball given the lack of velocity difference. It is only a 14.0 MPH difference. He does not feature a slider or he does not throw it enough to qualify.

Andres Machado

He throws an above-average Fastball in velocity and he throws it on average 94.7 miles per hour. The lack of a meaningful change in velocities is a problem if Andres Machado wants to continue using a Changeup in his arsenal. The difference between his Fastball and Changeup is 7.1. We are not able to compare his Four Seam Fastball to his Curveball because he does not feature both pitches in his repertoire. He throws a softer slider than the average pitcher, his slider velocity is only 84.2 miles per hour.

Kyle Finnegan

He throws an above-average Fastball in velocity and he throws it on average 95.6 miles per hour. We are not able to compare his Four Seam Fastball to his Changeup because he does not feature both pitches in his repertoire. We are not able to compare his Four Seam Fastball to his Curveball because he does not feature both pitches in his repertoire. He features a slider that generates above-average velocity on average, which is 87.5 miles per hour.

Now onto the News, Rumors, and Commentary…

“The first time through the order, teams have an ISO of just .121 against Fedde. 3.29 ERA the first time through the order 6.10 ERA the second time through 7.41 ERA the third time through Do they bring Fedde back next season? With respect to the “DFA Fedde” crowd, this is a rhetorical question. Let’s consider some of the other players selected in that 2014 first round when Fedde was selected. Among players selected in that 2014 first round, Fedde ranks fourteenth with 1.2 bWAR in his career.”

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“6), Triple-A Charlotte Sheets enjoyed his best day at the plate since being brought back up to Charlotte, filling up the box score with three hits, a homer, a double, a walk and three RBIs. The Louisville product has only played six Minor League games so far, but he’s slugging 1.105 with eight hits, seven runs scored, three homers and seven RBIs. White Sox prospect stats » Reds: Allan Cerda, OF (No. Yankees prospect stats » Pirates: Henry Davis, C (MLB No.”

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