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The Washington Nationals are back on the Atlantic Ocean side of Florida for the duration of Spring Training. Tonight at CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches, we will get the Nats’ debut of Miles Mikolas against the Houston Astros.
At this point, we only have seven Spring Training games in the books, and no batter has more than 10 plate appearances on the Washington Nationals. And for that matter, no pitcher has more than 4.0 innings.
Remember, players are working on some of the intricacies of their game — and yes, some just are not good enough yet for the MLB competition. The Nats have had 51 batters step into the box, and 21 of them have no hits. But should Andres Chaparro and Warming Bernabel be named starters because they are both 2-for-5 and batting .400?
Process means a lot in small sample size analysis. But we also need to know back-stories of what players are working on. Do you remember Jayson Werth in early Spring Training games wouldn’t swing and called it “tracking pitches?” Who are you facing? What are the weather conditions? What were your swing decisions?
Houston Astros vs. Washington Nationals
Stadium: CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches, Florida
1st Pitch: 6:05 PM EDT
TV: N/A
Radio: Via the MLB app
