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| This 13th-round pick ended up second in the league in batting average. |
Overview
Head-to-head record: 7-11 (7th place)
Postseason: 2-3 in consolation round.
Draft
Best picks: Alfonso Soriano (8th round), Carlos Gomez (10th round), Chris Johnson (13th round).
Worst picks: Yovani Gallardo (4th round), Adam LaRoche (5th round), David Freese (7th round).
Season highlights
Swept season series from head-to-head champion Arbitration Losers. ... Outfielders Alfonso Soriano (398) and Carlos Gomez (397) were each a couple bloopers from 400 points. ... Late selections of Gomez and Chris Johnson turned out to be boons with highly drafted Jason Heyward spending much of the season injured and David Freese forgetting how to hit. ... Soriano's mid-August hot streak was among the season's most impressive, as he had a 49-point week, including days consecutive days of 14, 16, 6 and 11.
In a nutshell
Went with the all-aces draft - Stephen Strasburg, Gio Gonzalez and Yovani Gallardo in the first four rounds - but without the desired results. Strasburg was hurt and got no run support much of the year, and Gallardo was mediocre. Heyward's injuries and Everth Cabrera's suspension hurt, as did regression from Adam LaRoche, Marco Scutaro, Zach Cozart and Freese. If the Nationals hadn't taken the first 4 months of the season off and Heyward had been healthy, this could have been a very different season for the Rookies, who will look to bounce back in 2014.
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