I try to be hopeful for Cavalli, but as a 1st round Nats pitching prospect since 2012 his company is Erick Fedde, Dane Dunning, Mason Denaburg, Jackson Rutledge, and Seth Romero. I know Rutledge is still hanging in there, but he's about to turn 24 and has yet to throw a pitch in AA.
Don't forget Lucas Giolito. He is a respectable starting pitcher, although not "the next Stephen Strasburg". And trading Giolito got the Nats Adam Eaton.
Rutledge has been hurt, but I'm not mentally consigning him to the trash can. We will see something this season.
Yes, Fedde had a five-year tryout...and flopped. Denaburg got hurt, which happens. And Romero was one of those "take a chance" draft choices, like Anthony Rendon, a guy with huge potential that teams avoided. Too bad that Romero threw it away.