Top Nationals’ pitching prospect Erick Fedde, 24, averaged 94-96 mph with his sinker in his major league debut against Colorado last Sunday in the nation’s capital.
Fedde mixed in a splitter (87-90 mph), and a slider (81-84 mph) against the Rockies, generating six swinging strikes, and throwing 40 of 87 pitches for strikes not put in play, according to Brooksbaseball.net.
Before he made his first start for Washington in D.