Since the move, this franchise has never drafted and developed a pitcher who has made 30 MLB starts 3 years in a row except for Jordan Zimmermann, and he was an efficient low walk pitcher in the minors. Rizzo either has to go, or accept that he can’t develop power pitchers. All these first round pitchers get hurt, have serious control issues, or both. I’d stop drafting them and focus on offense. If you want power pitchers they’ll have to be FAs like Max. Instead, get guys to be efficient and stay in the zone even if it means fewer K’s. And these types of pitchers don’t need to be drafted in the first round. Cant have a “reboot” by repeating a failed strategy. We have no pitching prospects, just guys who’ve struck out a few single A batters.
I don't know if you realize how rare it is for teams to have starting pitchers that make 30 starts 3 years in row.
Looking at the two teams most cite as having the best development programs versus the Nationals:
2022:
Braves: Fried, Wright, Morton
Dodgers: Urias
Nationals: Corbin
2021:
Braves: Morton
Dodgers: Buehler, Urias
Nationals: Corbin
2019:
Braves: Tehran, Fried
Dodgers: Buehler
Nationals: Strasburg, Cobin, Sanchez
2018:
Braves: Foltynewicz, Tehran, Newcomb
Dodgers: None
Nationals: Scherzer, Roark
2017:
Braves: Foltynewicz, Tehran, Newcomb
Dodgers: None
Nationals: Scherzer, Roark
2016:
Braves: Dickey, Tehran
Dodgers: None
Nationals: Scherzer, Gio, Roark
