Jake Irvin is set to be the Nationals number 2 starter this season after a promising 2024 campaign. While he struggled in the ...

The results on the scoreboard – six runs, 10 hits, two homers – did not look good. Neither did the radar gun, which showed Jake Irvin averaging just 91.4 mph on his fastball, down 2.5 mph from his ...

Not concerned with velocity drop ...

The last thing any starting pitcher wants to see is his manager walking up the dugout steps and making his way toward the ...

The moves, which included left-hander Mitchell Parker getting the final rotation spot, still leave the team with decisions to ...

The top of the rotation has been solidified with former top prospects Mackenzie Gore and Jake Irvin, but the back end is where concern arises. As things currently stand, the Nationals look like ...

Irvin was still able to build up to 81 pitches (48 strikes), and the 28-year-old remains on track to begin the season in the Nationals' rotation despite his disconcerting 5:6 K:BB through 10.2 spring ...

But this weak spot also represents a major opportunity for the other members of the rotation, and one big candidate to step up and help Washington keep runs off the board is Jake Irvin ...