FREDERICKSBURG, Virginia – Right-hander Jackson Rutledge has garnered a lot of attention this season for the low Single-A Fredericksburg Nationals.
But pitching coach Joel Hanrahan, a former closer for Washington, has another former first-round pick on his pitching staff with the Virginia affiliate.
Mason Denaburg, drafted out of his Florida high school in 2018 by the Nationals, has spent a good part of the year in the starting rotation for Fredericksburg.
He was 0-1 with an ERA of 4.17 in his first 12 starts this year for manager Jake Lowery, a former catcher in the minors for Washington.