MLB Preview: NL EAST (Revised)

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If Moyer pitches as well as he did last season and if Myers and Blanton pitch to their capabilities, the Phils should be fine in 2009.

OVERALL GRADE: B+

WASHINGTON NATIONALS

LINEUP

1. Lastings Milledge | CF | .268 | 14 HR | 61 RBI

2. Christian Guzman | SS | .316 | 9 HR | 55 RBI

3. Nick Johnson | 1B | .220 | 5 HR | 20 RBI

4. Ryan Zimmerman | 3B | .283 | 14 HR | 51 RBI

5. Adam Dunn | LF | .236 | 40 HR | 100 RBI

6. Elijah Dukes | RF | .264 | 13 HR | 44 RBI

7. Anderson Hernandez | 2B | .333 | 0 HR | 17 RBI

8. Jesus Flores | C | .256 | 8 HR | 59 RBI

9. PITCHER

PITCHING STAFF

1. John Lannan | 9-15 | 3.91 ERA | 117 K | 1.34 WHIP

2. Scott Olsen | 8-11 | 4.20 ERA | 113 K | 1.31 WHIP

3. Daniel Cabrera | 8-10 | 5.25 ERA | 95 K | 1.61 WHIP

4. Jordan Zimmerman |

5. Shairon Martis | 1-3 | 5.66 ERA | 23 K | 1.45 WHIP

CL Joel Hanrahan | 9 SV | 3.95 ERA | 93 K | 1.36 WHIP

KEY BENCH PLAYERS

Ronnie Belliard | .287 | 11 HR | 46 RBI

Josh Willingham | .254 | 15 HR | 51 RBI

Austin Kearns | .217 | 7 HR | 32 RBI

Well, there is not much to say about the Nats other than to say that they have young, undeveloped players on their roster. The good thing about the Nationals is they have a lot of young depth that can be intermingled into the lineup on any given day.

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