Entering 2025, Jake Irvin was seen as one of the more consistent faces in the Nationals’ rotation. After debuting in 2023 and putting up middling numbers, it seemed he had broken out in a big way in the first half of 2025, posting a 2.80 ERA and 3.38 FIP through 18 starts, capped off by … Read more
The Washington Nationals had their best week since the end of May. They had a winning week for the first time since they took series against the Mariners and D-Backs right around Memorial Day. The Nats played a good ball game today, pouncing on mistakes at the plate and locating on the mound. Jake Irvin … Read more
Jake Irvin delivered one of the best starts of his career this afternoon against the Giants. Besides his electric July 4th outing last year, this was the best start of his career. Irvin went 8 scoreless innings, striking out seven, walking two and allowed just three hits. He did a great job limiting hard contact … Read more
Jake Irvin’s last three starts have been dominant. He has gone 20.2 innings, allowing just three runs. Irvin has 19 strikeouts to just two walks in that time. However, his velocity remains down from last season. Jake Irvin has found a way to work around that lower velocity and it is genius. Last year, Jake … Read more
Over the offseason, Jake Irvin added a slider to his repertoire. This was actually something I suggested when I wrote about how Irvin could build off his 2024 campaign back in January. It felt like a pitch Irvin really needed to take the next step. After a strong start to 2024, where he had a … Read more