RHPs

		Brad Lord Born: 2/14/00 Ht. 6’3″ Wt. 210 Bats: R Throws: R Career Stats	Lord had a career year in ’24, rising from High-A in early April to AAA in late June and making 25 starts total. The secret to his success was the development of a hard, heavy sinker that ranges from 93 to 96mph that enabled him to shelve his four-seamer. At 25, the biggest question is whether the Nats will be patient enough to let him sharpen his changeup at AAA or will they be tempted to promote him to the DC ‘pen.
		Tyler Stuart Born: 10/8/99 Ht. 6’9″ Wt. 250 Bats: R Throws: R Career Stats	Stuart was picked up in a deadline trade (Jesse Winker) and made four effective starts, then got the bump to Rochester where he was not so effective. His most effective pitch is the slider (a pitch the Nats have long coveted) followed by a four-seamer, cutter, and a changeup. There’s disagreement between scouts as to whether his command will develop enough to remain a starter.
		Jack Sinclair Born: 5/3/99 Ht. 6’4″ Wt. 170 Bats: R Throws: R Career Stats	Sinclair repeated AA in ’24 and, as one would expect, improved on nearly every metric – reducing his FIP from 4.78 to 3.15, his WHIP from 1.297 to 0.959, and HRs allowed from eight to three. As a relatively old middle reliever, scouting reports are non-existent. While BA identified him as a possible Rule 5 pick, he was not selected.
		Andry Lara Born: 1/06/03 Ht. 6’5″ Wt. 235 Bats: R Throws: R Career Stats	2024 was the year Lara “grew into his man body,” which enabled him to pitch into the 6th in 13 of 25 starts and log a career-best 134⅔ innings while winning an org-best 11 games. Scouts point to an improved slider for his breakout season but lament that the changeup remains a work in progress. Perhaps he’ll get one more season to work on it before moving him to the bullpen.
		Marquis Grissom Jr. Born: 07/19/01 Ht. 6’2″ Wt. 202 Bats: R Throws: R Career Stats	Grissom split 2024 between High-A and AA and posted respectable lines of 2.21/3.22/1.11 and 2.87/3.89/1.02 respectively. Unfortunately, scouts say his only pitch that generates swing-and-miss is his changeup, which isn’t as valuable for a RHRP as it is for a LHRP. A return to City Isle seems the most likely for 2025.
		Miguel Gomez Born: 9/10/01 Ht. 6’3″ Wt. 170 Bats: R Throws: R Career Stats	Gomez spent most of 2024 in High-A after making cameos in 2022 and 2023, logging 46⅔ innings across 32 appearances, including one start and seven games finished. Something clicked, as his pitcher slash dropped from 6.10/2.87/1.58 at Low-A to 2.89/3.51/1.20 in High-A. His home-away splits are about what you’d expect, so it can’t be attibuted to park effects.
		Jose Atencio Born: 9/18/01 Ht. 5’11” Wt. 165 Bats: R Throws: R Career Stats	Atencio stuck in the rotation for 2024 and made it to Wilmington after six appearances in Fredericksburg, making 19 starts at High-A. While he lost 11 games, he pitched into the 6th ten times and went seven full innings five times. If there is a knock on him, it’s that he’s prone to giving up more hits than IP and the longball. The former may improve with bette defense, but the latter is a concern.
		Jarlin Susana Born: 3/23/04 Ht. 6’6″ Wt. 235 Bats: R Throws: R Career Stats	It might be safe to say that 2024 was the year that Susana went from a thrower to a pitcher. There weren’t as many 100+ mph pitches but there a lot more swing-and-miss 88-to-90mph sliders as his 13.6 K/9IP suggests. He also has a low-90s changeup, which may be the key to whether he ends up starting or relieving as he goes up the ladder.
		Travis Sykora Born: 4/28/04 Ht. 6’6″ Wt. 232 Bats: R Throws: R Career Stats	The wait was worth it. Sykora did not pitch the year he was drafted and was carefully managed in 2024 with his first appearance coming in May and did not pitch more than five innings and or with less than six days’ rest. He throws hard (94-96) with his “offspeed” pitch being his low-80s slider. There is some concern that less than 50% of pitches were in the strike zone, though some of that is that he likes to work at or above the top of the zone.
		Robert Cranz Born: 5/8/03 Ht. 6’3″ Wt. 207 Bats: R Throws: R Career Stats	The Nats’ 7th Rd. pick is expected to move up the ladder quickly thanks to a sharp slider that generates and lot of swing-and-miss and solid control – 4.9 K:BB, 2.17 BB/9IP in 49⅔ IP at Oklahoma State in ’24. He was nearly perfect in four late-season appearances for Fredericksburg, allowing no runs, two hits, one walk, and seven whiffs.