Richard Lovelady

So the bullpen is going to be crowded.

You have guys like Richard Lovelady, Brad Lord, Eric Tolman, Gus Farland.

That's a lot of arms.

Who stands out?

I think another catcher, maybe a utility infielder, and three more bullpen arms.

I'd expect Alvarez to make the team out of the rotation as a long man slash spot starter, and then beat her, Cornelio, and maybe one of the younger relievers like Jack Sinclair or Eddie Yeen.

The cuts will come from the older relievers like Richard Lovelady or Brad Lord if they don't show improvement.

So Lovelady and Lord might be gone? They've been around a while.

And I figure, well, now it's, you know, it's, it's Ardima, David Ardima, relief pitcher from 2013 at the front of the alphabet, to Zuber, Tyler Zuber.

And then this guy, Gio Zuniga, who apparently had pitched in the major leagues before, um, who when they announced him as an acquisition was referred to as Guillermo, but then it turns out, s- sort of like Richard Lovelady, Dickie Lovelady.

They're like, "No, call him Gio." So he pitched I th- It was one game.

Got in there, changed the alphabet, and was on his way.

There's a lot of arms.

Richard Lovelady, Brad Lord, Paxton Schultz, Jared Simpson.

It's deep.

But depth isn't always stability.

team.One thing that stands out is the bullpen.

Beyond Josiah Gray, you've got Richard Lovelady, Brad Lord, Jake Irvin, who starts but sometimes bridges, and a whole cast of relievers like Zach Kent, Paxton Schultz, and Eric Tollmann.

How deep is that group?

It's deep, but unproven.

Most of those arms are young.

Richard Lovelady has shown promise.

Brad Lord brings experience, but relying on a group that hasn't faced playoff-level pressure is risky.

The development of these pitchers in 2027 will be critical.

There are so many names here.

Brad Lord, Richard Lovelady, Gus Varland, Eric Tolman, Paxton Schultz, Jack Sinclair, Will Dion, Riley Cornelio, Yovany Cruz, Zach Kent, Jared Simpson, Orlando Ribalta, Luis Perales, Eddie Yeen, Carson Palmquist, Jake Bird, Clayton Betu.

Wow, that is a long list.

Beater is interesting.

That would be a better use of Gray's stamina.

He's built for longer outings.

Lovelady and Lord have experience.

They provide stability.

The Nats used just one pitcher beyond starting pitcher Connolly Early as essentially an opener and starting pitcher Jay Girvin as a bulk man.

Relief pitcher Richard Lovelady, he allowed two runs in one inning.

Top of the ninth, gave up an opposite field two-run homer by Ronnie Mauricio to right field for a 7-1 Mets lead.

And the 6-4 win over the Mets on Sunday afternoon.

The Nats in this 7-1 loss to the Mets at Nationals Park on Saturday afternoon used one pitcher beyond Connolly early and Jake Irvin.

Reliever Richard Lovelady, two runs in one inning.

Top of the ninth gave up an opposite field two-run homer by Ronnie Mauricio to right field to put the Mets up 7-1.

So your Washington Nationals in terms of relief pitching home runs allowed in this regular season now at 113.

I, I know he did pitch on Friday evening.

What, what do you think about that?

I would've said yes, but he actually was warming up in the ninth inning [laughs] of this game as Richard Lovelady's pitch count was getting out of control.

And so they didn't use him, but just the fact that they were even considering back-to-back days and he did warm up, I would hesitate to even warm him up again on Sunday.