Andry Lara – RHP
Andry Lara is another player who made his debut in 2025, but is looking to erase the results from the history books and rewrite what his future will look like.
In nine appearances out of the bullpen for the Nationals, Lara pitched to an 8.79 ERA across 14.1 innings. The start to his career, however, was not like the rest. In his debut against the Tigers on July 2, Lara pitched three scoreless innings, striking out four, en route to a four-game stretch where he put up a 1.35 ERA in the subsequent three outings that followed.
While the overall numbers for Lara do not stand out much, it’s the durability he provides that will bode well for his ball club as they look for arms to eat innings and prove themselves worthy of being a part of the next iteration of winning Nationals baseball.
What the 23-year-old right-hander does have going for him is that he does a great job at limiting the longball and has done so since he made his professional debut back in 2021.
Andrew Pinckney – OF
Andrew Pinckney is coming off a historic Triple-A season for the Rochester Red Wings.
In 125 games played, he hit .269/.348/.431 with a .779 OPS, 20 home runs, 66 RBIs, and 34 stolen bases. He became the first player in the history of the Triple-A affiliate to post a 20-home run and 30-stolen base season. It was the first time something like this had been done since 1971, when Don Baylor accomplished a 20-20 season.
Amongst his organizational mates in the system, Pinckney ranked in the top-10 of all MiLB players in home runs, OBP, slugging, stolen bases, OPS, runs scored, RBI, batting average, hits, XBH, walks, and total bases. So not only was he essentially one of the best in each of the offensive categories in the system, but he ranked in the top spot amongst outfielders in putouts and fourth in outfield assists.
To tie a bow on it all, he was also named the 2025 “Washington Nationals Way” Minor League Award, which is given to the player in the system who embodies overall leadership and outstanding performance.