Nationals urged to sell-high on 2.12 ERA lefty with regression likely coming
This lefty would make a ton of sense to move on from right now.
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The Washington Nationals are not going to be World Series contenders this season, and they will almost assuredly be sellers come the August 3rd trade deadline. While James Wood and CJ Abrams might not be dealt, there are plenty of others who could be worth parting with this season in a trade. For Bleacher Report's Joel Reuter , there is one player that stands out as someone the Nationals should "sell high" on, and it's 2.
12 ERA left-hander Foster Griffin. "With a fastball that averages 91. 4 mph, he relies more on deception than stuff, and his 4.
08 FIP speaks to some likely regression," Rueter writes. With regression potentially coming for the Nationals' lefty starter this season, trading him now while he's still looking like a good pitcher makes a ton of sense for the Nationals. Why Nationals should sell high on Foster Griffin Griffin's 2.