I am now fully convinced that Mike Rizzo is a genius Mike Rizzo’s trade deadline acquisitions in Strickland &amp; Hudson this year have been absolutely stellar so far and Elias has barely seen the field for the Nationals. Small sample size for all these guys, but early returns are muy bueno. In Rizzo we trust.

Acquired Washington relievers so far:
Strickland: 6 IP, 1.50 ERA, .83 WHIP
Hudson: 7.2 IP, 1.17 ERA, .91 WHIP
Elias: 0.2 IP, 0.00ERA, 0.00 WHIP

Other “random” trade deadline relievers that have nothing to do with the Nationals:
Greene:5.1 IP, 11.81 ERA, 2.81 WHIP
Melancon:5.1 IP, 10.13 ERA, 2.06 WHIP
Martin:5.2 IP, 9.53 ERA, 1.59 WHIP