I’m sure most of the regular readers here are well aware of arguably the most well-written Nationals blog out there, Capitol Punishment. His analysis of the Spring Training 19 (ST19) is well worth your time.
While I don’t necessarily agree with all of his assessments, he does a good job of culling through the names in a way only he can.
Of the ST19, the guys I see with the most value are:
- Chad Moeller: As I have previously mentioned, the Nationals should be looking for a backup catcher in order to allow Jesus Flores to both develop and work with the high ceiling minor league pitchers
- Antonio Perez: I agree with Chris that Perez could fill in well as a utility IF (especially if he can allow Acta to sit Ryan Zimmerman from time to time)
- Bobby Brownlie/Jason Stanford: Right and left-handed (respectively) options for #5 starters. Both have battled injuries but given the injury problems the current Nationals rotation has faced (Shawn Hill, John Patterson, and Jason Bergmann), it is without question worth having a couple of starters to fill in for a couple of weeks.
- Steve Shell/Arnie Munoz: See Brownlie/Stanford but this time will an eye towards the bullpen.
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