The Washington Nationals will have another MLB debut tonight with Jackson Rutledge getting his big opportunity. The Nats’ 1st round pick of 2019 is a large man at 6’8″ with an upper 90’s fastball, and the kid from St. Louis actually got offseason help from former Nats’ pitcher Ross Detwiler who helped Rutledge add better shaper to his changeup. Drew Millas, his teammate in the minors, will catch him tonight. Add his curveball and slider to his repertoire and he throws both the 4-seam and 2-seam varieties of the fastball.
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