Stephen Strasburg #1 overall?

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Originally Posted by dmek25

schneed, come on. the guy has great POTENTIAL. that we agree on. but don't forget, he hasn't faced ONE major league hitter yet. but i do agree he already would be the Nat's best pitcher. what a sorry staff

The starters aren't that bad (Daniel Cabrera being the exception, he sucks). They have some pretty decent young arms in Lannan, Zimmermann, Martis, and Scott Olsen to a certain extent. The problem with the Nationals is the bullpen. Its by far the worst in Baseball and it doesn't look like its going to get any better.

Its too bad because the offense is ranked pretty high in the NL in many categories (AVG, OBP, HRs). If the Nationals had, at the minimum, a mediocre bullpen, they would be playing .500 ball.

By adding Strasburg, I think the Nats would have one the brightest young pitching staffs....maybe even the best as far as potential goes.