Heck, had they rolled the dice on Tyler Anderson a couple of years ago like I wanted, they'd have their #2.

I think the "Iron Brothers" may have actually surpassed them...



The "Iron Brothers" Miguel and Pedro Ferreira Pinto completed an Ironman triathlon together, with Miguel assisting Pedro, who has cerebral palsy, through the swim, bike, and run portions of the race. They achieved this by using a boat for swimming, a special bike for cycling, and a wheelchair for running. This remarkable feat highlights their strong brotherly bond and commitment to overcoming challenges together.

could have. I forget when the Hoyts started . . .  need to google ... Rick and Dick started in 1981. Did 32, stopped in 2014. Rick (who also had cerebral palsy) did the MCM in 2:40:47 in 1992, ahead of Dick.

Looks like Protas is a scratch.

Gotta say, Caps picked a bad time for the injury bug

The Nationals’ starters have a 3.87 ERA, several ticks better than the MLB average of 4.03. Of note: Irvin (3.68), Mitchell Parker (1.85) and Brad Lord (4.73) are homegrown entities, drafted in the fourth, fifth and 18th round, respectively. Throw in Gore (3.41 ERA with an MLB-best 45 strikeouts), and that’s a sturdy base.

There’s room to improve, no doubt. Most of the top rotations in baseball are amalgamations of trades, free agents and homegrown players. The Nationals haven’t spent big on a starter in a while. But a franchise that hasn’t always developed (and kept) starting pitchers from within has itself a foundation, buoyed by several players rehabbing from Tommy John surgery (DJ Herz, Cade Cavalli and Josiah Gray) and a handful of promising arms in the lower rungs of the minor leagues (Jarlin Susana, Travis Sykora, Alex Clemmey and Jackson Kent).

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/04/20/nationals-rockies-doubleheader/

Had a bit of a back and forth on the Nats Stats thread about lumping in the rotation's stats with the bullpen's to dis the entire pitching staff, so I think it is interesting that they starters by themselves are well above MLB average in a few meaningful stats. They could tail later in the year; at least a couple did. That said, there's depth now and on the way.

FWIW, they are 10th in FIP-based fWAR, 14th in ERA. Hurt some by BABIP (22d). Surprisingly, they aren't that bad in HR/9 (essentially tied with DET, HOU, and SF for 10th at 1.06/9), they'd be even better than that except they are not a GB rotation (23d) and  have a mediocre HR/FB (13th). 8th in K/9 due I suppose to Gore, but not walking many (9th). I wouldn't say they are quite in contention for league leadership, but they aren't the weak spot on this team and aren't the reason they are sub-.500.

Digging a little deeper, the flies they give up are more Oppo flies than pull and CF, which helps. As for BABIP again, tops in LD%.
https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&lg=all&qual=0&type=2&season=2025&month=0&season1=2025&ind=0&team=0%2Cts&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&stats=sta&sortcol=13&sortdir=default&pagenum=1

Newcastle/Sunderland games are great