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Ray Knight recently took a closer look at how J.D. Martin throws his curveball to hitters. In Ray's opinion, Martin's curveball is second best on the Nationals to rookie Stephen Strasburg's. In the segment below Ray and Johnny discuss Martin's control and the effectiveness of his curveball. Watch the video for a demonstration and explanation from Ray as to why Martin has such a ... read more
For years, New York Mets' starter Johan Santana has been a dominant pitcher in the Major Leagues. Santana has 127 wins against just 65 losses.. This season, Santana is 5-5 with a 3.41 ERA, 73 strikeouts and 35 walks. As Santana has gotten older, he has lost velocity on his fastball, but has begun throwing his changeup more. Ray Knight shows how Santana grips ... read more
With Ian Desmond struggling at the plate recently, Ray Knight breaks down what he's been seeing from Desmond in the batter's box. Watch the video below for Ray's explanation of some of the reasons batters can struggle at the plate, as well as Knight's demonstration of how Desmond can get back on track in the batter's box. ... read more
Michael Morse has been a bench player for the Nationals, getting mostly pinch hit opportunities and an occasional start, but it doesn't appear as though Morse is having any trouble staying loose during games. Ray talks with Morse to find out how he manages to stay sharp and asks the infielder to break down his approach at the plate. ... read more
Taking all the Nats' current starters, injured starters and top minor league starters into account, Ray breaks down where each guy would ideally fit into the Nats' rotation if healthy. We know that Stephen Strasburg has what it takes to be a Major League ace, but where do the rest of the Nats' starters fall into the mix? ... read more
There's plenty of hype around Stephen Strasburg and Drew Storen right now, and Ray Knight says the hype is deserved. Ray breaks down what makes the Nats' two top prospects so tough. ... read more
The 2010 edition of the Nationals bullpen is by far the best collection of arms that I have seen in my three-plus years covering the club. With Clippard, Bruney, Bergmann, Walker, and Capps, you have five power arms. These guys can really "bring it." Matt Capps has been clocked at 95; Bergmann threw 95 last year, but has topped out at "only" 94 so ... read more
Finally the Nats have begun to play solid baseball. The most improvement in my opinion has been in the defense and in the number of clutch hits that the boys have put together recently. The starting pitching hasn't been real consistent lately, but with the offense scoring more runs than anyone in baseball over the last 10 days, they haven't had to be. The ... read more
