PT TOMORROW: NL East—Identifying second-half breakout candidates

During this All-Star Week, we asked our PT TOMORROW columnists to pick one player from each team who could emerge and perhaps even surprise in the second half, based on skills and/or opportunity that may lurking a bit under the surface.

 

Washington Nationals

It’s hard to look past Juan Soto (OF, WAS) here, because so much involving future PT on this team revolves around whether he gets dealt. It doesn’t involve just his roster spot and position in the lineup, either, because such a move would undoubtedly have a profound ripple effect. But we're going to ignore Captain Obvious and peep elsewhere.

Kyle Finnegan (RHP, WAS) was recently anointed the Nationals’ closer when Tanner Rainey (RHP, WAS) went down with a sprained UCL. Even on a...

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