Well, out of all the many scenarios for which we could have prepared for yesterday, adjusting to Hunter Strickland in a Nationals uniform certainly wasn’t one of them. While Daniel Hudson seems like the safest bet on the team, Strickland may have the highest ceiling/lowest floor arm in these deals: if he can pitch like his old self, he could be what Trevor Rosenthal never was — but if he’s still injured or falls apart after so much time off, it’s not going to be pretty on any level.
Here’s all the news from Arizona:
Even if the Nationals’ new arms are merely adequate, that marks a step up (WaPo)
It'll be difficult for these new relievers to be any worse than what the Nats used to have, that's for sure.