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Washington Nationals Pre-Season Top 20 List in Review

Washington Nationals PRE-SEASON Top 20 Prospects in Review

1) Mike Hinckley, LHP
    Hurt his shoulder early in the year. Pitched through it, but poorly, going 3-9, 4.93 in 21 starts for Class A Potomac, 80/51 K/BB in 128 innings. Note that he pitched very well in Double-A in 2004, so 2005 was a major disaster for him, pitching badly at a lower level. Stock has dropped, no question.

2) Bill Bray, LHP
    Limited to 27 innings between Double-A and Triple-A, posted combined 5.33 ERA. K/BB was decent at 31/10. Bothered by back problems, so it's hard to know how seriously to take a 27-inn