2025 Washington Nationals

[NYgiantsfan5689]

Just like Slyder said in his team post, this team will also go as far as the starters take them. We won the division last year, and then the pitching staff promptly let the team down in the opening round of the playoffs to Prov's team, with the top 2 starters each laying eggs in their games. However, they were still rewarded with new contract extensions, because I had to lock them up. After last season, where I spent big, I've successfully cut the payroll by $14 million, but I'm still heavily strapped for cash. New additions in the infield are exciting (Tucker, Curbelo, Iron-Knife), although I didn't accomplish my goal of getting a quality lefty starter. Very difficult with my financial situation, but I'm making it work. What will happen this year?

Rotation:

1. RHP James "Destro" McCullen - 10-9-10, 7 end, 86-89 MPH, 46% GB, 29 yrs old
2. RHP Clayton "General Hawk" Abernathy - 10-8-10, 10 end, 89-92 MPH, 56% GB, 29 yrs old
3. RHP Mark Ervin - 4-10-10, 8 end, 88-91 MPH, 36% GB, 30 yrs old
4. RHP Pedro Minjares - 8-6-10, 7 end, 86-89 MPH, 64% GB, 31 yrs old
5. LHP Samual "Chris" Berman - 8-9-7, 8 end, 85-88 MPH (knuckleballer), 53% GB, 32 yrs old

Lineup:

1. 2B L Billy "Noodle Arm" Swanger - 8-9-4-4-8, 10-9-9 speed, N/A defense (still learning 2B), 32 yrs old
2. 3B R Jake Tucker - 9-8-5-10-9, 8-7-7 speed, 8 (.948) defense, 26 yrs old
3. RF R Leroy "Coma" Lawing - 9-9-10-10-8, 9-10-10- speed, 6 (.975) defense, 7 OF arm, 29 yrs old
4. CF R Eduardo Cobos - 10-10-9-4-10, 7-5-6 speed, 9 (.984) defense, 9 OF arm, 25 yrs old
5. 1B R Marco Curbelo - 9-7-8-5-9, N/A defense (still learning 1B), 34 yrs old
6. C R Karl "Wolf" Gallop - 9-10-7-6-8, 6 (.984) defense, 7 C arm, 29 yrs old
7. SS R Charlie "Spirit" Iron-Knife - 8-10-6-7-9, 6 (.978) defense, 7 INF arm, 30 yrs old
8. LF R Kurt Faulkner - 8-7-6-5-7, 8 (.984) defense, 6 OF arm, 32 yrs old
9. (pitcher)

Bullpen:

CL - RHP Eric "Blade" Brooks - 10-4-10, 5 end, 100+ MPH, 40% GB, 36 yrs old
SU - RHP Rudy "St. Nick" Imler - 10-8-8, 3 end, 87-90 MPH, 42% GB, 29 yrs old
MR1 - RHP Pedro Sanchez - 8-10-7, 5 end, 87-90 MPH, 46% GB, 31 yrs old
MR2 - RHP Cristian Contreras - 10-6-8, 3 end, 87-90 MPH, 64% GB, 31 yrs old
MR3 - RHP Rodolfo Meras - 10-7-7, 4 end, 89-92 MPH, 32% GB, 24 yrs old
MR4 - LHP Basilio Rentas - 6-9-7, 3 end, 88-91 MPH, 65% GB, 29 yrs old
MU - RHP Silas Pewterschmitt - 10-6-7, 2 end, 91-94 MPH, 43% GB, 26 yrs old

Bench:
C R William "Sticky" Negrin - 8-9-3-6-9, 10 (.981) defense, 7 C arm, 27 yrs old
2B/3B R Rob Berler - 8-8-5-6-7, 5 (.960) defense, 9 INF arm, 31 yrs old
1B L Anthony Gambello - 7-8-8-6-5, 10 (.994) defense, 29 yrs old
SS/3B Scott Borras - 7-8-4-6-7, 9 (.981) defense, 33 yrs old
OF R Paul "Horseface" Sellers - 8-7-8-3-9, 7-8-10 speed, 7 (.983) defense, 9 OF arm, 28 yrs old

Any thoughts?

[Prez WilCo]

Should be another battle between us in NL East

[zodious]

Absolutely! But never count out the Braves! My 37 year old 6-7-10 HAMMER!

Ok, enjoy beating on the little guy this year!