The Nationals have officially announced their 25-man roster for their National League Division Series matchup against the Dodgers. Game 1 is tonight, with Patrick Corbin taking the hill for the Nats in his first-ever postseason game, while Walker Buehler will make the start for Los Angeles.
Right-handed pitchers
- Daniel Hudson
- Tanner Rainey
- Fernando Rodney
- Anibal Sanchez
- Max Scherzer
- Stephen Strasburg
- Hunter Strickland
- Wander Suero
- Austin Voth
Left-handed pitchers
- Patrick Corbin
- Sean Doolittle
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
There isn’t much changeover from the Nats’ roster for the NL Wild Card game. Catcher Raudy Read and outfielder Andrew Stevenson didn’t get the call for the NLDS, as Washington opted to add pitching depth in the form of Voth and Suero. The latter is particularly notable, as Suero has posted virtually identical numbers against both left-handed and right-handed hitters over his 119 career innings, giving D.C. some extra protection (beyond only Doolittle) against the Dodgers’ lefty swingers.
The relief corps naturally stands out as the biggest question facing the Nats, given the bullpen’s season-long struggles. Since there are only 11 pitchers total on the NLDS roster, it stands to reason that the Nationals will continue to use something of a mix-and-match approach in the series, though obviously not to the same extent as the wild card game (when Strasburg relieved for Scherzer). Despite his relief outing on Tuesday, Strasburg is still expected to start Game 2, though no official announcement has yet been made. Sanchez is the only other starting candidate, and he could potentially be used in Game 4, or more likely will be deployed as a long man throughout the series.
Our bullpen scares me to death. Hopefully the starters can put some quality work in.
With that pen I have to wonder how they make it this far.
Because 1 thru 8, we can hit!
And I’ll put our top 3 starters against anyone’s.
Wow they left Harper off the roster.
Wow this is the dumbest comment of all Time
Nationals gonna have to slug and get gems from their starters.
Their offense is potent. Turner/Eaton at the top can be troublesome. Rendon/Soto are great young sluggers. Suzuki to sprinkle the magic.
Nats In four.
LAD in a three-game blowout sweep once they get into WSN’s pen..
When will Martinez stop going to Rodney. He must have incriminating photos of Martinez. It will and should cost him his job. We had a chance tonite till Rodney and his “cap” poured fuel on the fire