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Column: Rotation isn't good yet, but it hasn't been this deep in years

Sunday's deal with Zack Littell gives the Nationals well more than five viable starting options to begin the season

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Mark Zuckerman
Mar 09, 2026
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A funny thing has happened to the Nationals over the last month. All of a sudden, they have more viable candidates for their Opening Day rotation than available slots.

OK, let’s be clear. This isn’t a rotation to get overly excited about. This isn’t John Lannan getting bumped to Triple-A because of Edwin Jackson, or T…

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