Jake Irvin’s velocity dips in Wednesday start

by Bruno Mulé | Nationals Correspondent | Thu, Mar 20th 11:14am EDT

Jake Irvin averaged 91.4 mph on his fastball Wednesday against the Cardinals, down from 2024’s 93.8 mph, per team updates, but felt fine despite a rough outing. (Mark Zuckerman)

Fantasy Impact:

Irvin’s 6 runs on 10 hits in 5.2 innings Wednesday, with a 3.86 ERA and 9:8 K:BB over 16.1 spring frames, hold him as the Nats’ March 29 starter versus the Phillies. Dave Martinez sees no health woes. Fantasy managers in deeper leagues should roster him, banking on his tinkering to yield early value for Washington in 2025 despite velocity concerns.

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