on the 7-day IL

No one seems to be addressing Rainey. He is not being used except in mop -up situations and is failing miserably. Does he have any options left? If the Nats DFA him what team would put in a claim and could they send him down rather than keep him on the 26 man. The Nats are now rostering two useless players in Nunez and Rainey.

Three useless players: Robles, Nunez, and Rainey. Send Nunez back to Miami. DFA Rainey and Robles to Eochester or Harrisburg.

Looked it up. 31 percent career three point shooter. Great. A wing who cannot shoot

He'll fit right in with our volume shooter who shoots 32% from 3

OOOOHHHH! What a great pull from history! Moyer never threw 94, but Parker's ability to flip junk, especially his curve, is classic lefty junkballing.

Not every young staff can be Seattle. I like it that guys like Irvin and Parker would get "Exceeds Expectations" on the mid-year performance reviews. Every team needs some exceeds expectations guys. I'd love it if they locked down the back end while Gore and maybe Cavalli, maybe Lara, maybe somebody else internal turns out to be 1-2-3 guys. 4 internals and a hired gun would make for a competitive rotation.

I noticed you didn’t mention Gray. No one misses him. Poor Josiah.

Twins complaining about Parker not throwing enough fastballs last night:

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/40188532/streaky-twins-hold-players-only-meeting-slide-hits-7

Boo freaking hoo.  If you sit fastball and the guy realizes that's what you're doing, enjoy the Moyer-level slop. That's called pitching.

I think a lot of people have miscontextualized Roark.  He put up two 200ish inning seasons as a starter with ERAs under 3.  On most teams that makes you a #1 or #2.  And yes, he was inconsistent and turned into a league average pitcher much of the rest of the time.  But he was far beyond avoiding embarrassment.  If either Parker or Irvin had Roark's career, I'd be ecstatic.

OOOOHHHH! What a great pull from history! Moyer never threw 94, but Parker's ability to flip junk, especially his curve, is classic lefty junkballing.

Not every young staff can be Seattle. I like it that guys like Irvin and Parker would get "Exceeds Expectations" on the mid-year performance reviews. Every team needs some exceeds expectations guys. I'd love it if they locked down the back end while Gore and maybe Cavalli, maybe Lara, maybe somebody else internal turns out to be 1-2-3 guys. 4 internals and a hired gun would make for a competitive rotation.