The Washington Nationals finish Grapefruit League play with concerns over player performance and injuries. They struggled against opponents like the Marlins, with players like Michael Soroka and Josh Bell underperforming significantly. The team's record is now 12-14-1, and several cuts have been made, influencing the final roster decisions. Mitchell Parker is set to become the 5th starter, while a battle for the last catcher spot unfolds. Recent injuries, including an oblique strain for Andres Chaparro, have also complicated the roster situation as the regular season approaches.
"I think [Soroka] feels like he can get a little more out of what he's doing. But sometimes less is more. He's very fluid in everything, and then you saw as things started unraveling, it was more [about keeping up the velo] instead of just letting it happen. At the end of the day, he was trying to overcompensate, overthrow more than anything." - Martinez said
The quality of play has been close to awful. Michael Soroka... was charged with six earned runs against a Marlins team that looked like a lineup they concocted in Triple-A.
Josh Bell is batting .140 with a .478 OPS. Amed Rosario is even lower with a .411 OPS. And Jose Tena is even lower at .317. What is going on here?
We have our first Spring Training injury that will result in an IL move as Andres Chaparro injured his oblique and he will start the season on the IL.
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