{"id":1968,"date":"2011-07-12T17:22:25","date_gmt":"2011-07-12T21:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/?p=1968"},"modified":"2013-10-10T13:06:13","modified_gmt":"2013-10-10T17:06:13","slug":"nats-rotation-cycle-19-goodbadsoso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/?p=1968","title":{"rendered":"Nats Rotation Cycle #19: good\/bad\/soso"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1985\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/LannanJohn2011_.-Luis-M.-Alvarez-AP-www.timesunion.com_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1985\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1985\" title=\"LannanJohn2011_. (Luis M. Alvarez  AP) www.timesunion.com\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/LannanJohn2011_.-Luis-M.-Alvarez-AP-www.timesunion.com_-300x178.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/LannanJohn2011_.-Luis-M.-Alvarez-AP-www.timesunion.com_-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/LannanJohn2011_.-Luis-M.-Alvarez-AP-www.timesunion.com_.jpg 628w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1985\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lannan, pre-nose shattering liner. Photo Luis Alvarez\/AP<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The 19th cycle was shortened by one start (<strong>Gorzelanny<\/strong> misses a turn in the rotation) as the league hits the all-star break.\u00a0 We&#8217;ll pick up with the 20th cycle on Friday July 15th at the Braves, and will shuffle the order of the starters slightly.<\/p>\n<p>Good<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jordan Zimmermann<\/strong> took the team into the All Star break with a dominant 7 inning, 4hit, 6k outing against the Rockies on 7\/10 (<a href=\"http:\/\/mlb.mlb.com\/mlb\/gameday\/index.jsp?gid=2011_07_10_colmlb_wasmlb_1&amp;mode=recap&amp;c_id=was&amp;partnerId=rss_was\">box\/gamer<\/a>).\u00a0 It was a slightly questionable hook by Davey Johnson; Zimmermann was only on 88 pitches, but perhaps they&#8217;re thinking about squeezing innings out of him after we reach September.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bad<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Livan Hernandez<\/strong> couldn&#8217;t protect the EIGHT run lead his offense gave him in the Cubs finale on 7\/7 (<a href=\"http:\/\/washington.nationals.mlb.com\/mlb\/gameday\/index.jsp?gid=2011_07_07_chnmlb_wasmlb_1&amp;mode=wrap&amp;c_id=was\">box\/gamer<\/a>), but it was the bullpen that eventually took the ugly 10-9 loss.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mediocre\/Inconclusive<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>John Lannan<\/strong> took a liner off the nose, breaking it, in his 7\/8 start (<a href=\"http:\/\/mlb.mlb.com\/mlb\/gameday\/index.jsp?gid=2011_07_08_colmlb_wasmlb_1&amp;mode=recap_home&amp;c_id=was&amp;partnerId=rss_was\">box\/gamer<\/a>).\u00a0 Unfortunately despite 5ks in 3 innings he also took the loss.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jason Marquis<\/strong> was a bit wild in his 7\/9 start (<a href=\"http:\/\/mlb.mlb.com\/mlb\/gameday\/index.jsp?gid=2011_07_09_colmlb_wasmlb_1&amp;mode=recap&amp;c_id=was&amp;partnerId=rss_was\">box\/gamer<\/a>) against the Rockies, taking the loss despite a 6inning, 2run outing.\u00a0 Rockies starter <strong>Ubaldo Jimenez<\/strong> was too good, taking a no-hitter into the 5th.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Starter Trends: More up-and-down performances out of Livan make you wonder if his rotation spot is really that secure.\u00a0 Marquis has tailed off at just the wrong time, while Lannan may visit the DL.<\/p>\n<p>MLB Trends (through Zimmermann 7\/10)<br \/>\nLhernandez\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 bad,great,bad,good,bad<br \/>\nMarquis\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 good,bad,great,bad,soso<br \/>\nLannan\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 good,good,good,bad,incomplete<br \/>\nZimmermann \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 great,good,great,good,good<br \/>\nGorzelanny\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 soso,bad-&gt;dl,bad,good,good<\/p>\n<p>Relievers of Note and other News<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Further notes about the <a href=\"http:\/\/therocket.mlblogs.com\/2011\/07\/07\/sources-yankees-have-eyes-on-nats-burnett\/\">Yankees interest<\/a> in <strong>Sean Burnett<\/strong>, as reported by <strong>Bill Ladson<\/strong>.\u00a0 Problem is, the Nats would be selling at an absolute low point on Burnett, with little in the way of left-handed relief coming up.<\/li>\n<li>The news, as suspected, is not good on <strong>Cole Kimball<\/strong>.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.masnsports.com\/the_goessling_game\/2011\/07\/cole-kimball-has-torn-rotator-cuff-will-have-surgery-next-week.html\">Torn rotator cuff<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.masnsports.com\/byron_kerr\/2011\/07\/kimballs-surgery-scheduled-for-wednesday-in-new-york-1.html\">surgery required<\/a>.\u00a0 Lets hope that he recovers well.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 19th cycle was shortened by one start (Gorzelanny misses a turn in the rotation) as the league hits the all-star break.\u00a0 We&#8217;ll pick up with the 20th cycle on Friday July 15th at the Braves, and will shuffle the order of the starters slightly. 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