Again, 32 players took the mound for the Senators in 2008. Of those 32 players 19 were starters (or spot starters). Only two of those players started 20 or more games (Zimmermann and Brownlie). To me this award comes down to 3 players; Bobby Brownlie, Jordan Zimmerman and Marco Estrada. Each of these players are deserving of this award so I can’t really go wrong.
Marco Estrada started 13 games for Harrisburg. Before his promotion he was 6-3 with a 2.66 ERA
Bobby Brownlie started a team-leading 21 games for the Senators. He was promoted and then returned to Harrisburg. Before his promotion he was 8-0 but when he returned he failed to win a game going 0-4. He finished 2008 with an 8-4 record and a 3.99 ERA. He lead the team in wins (8) and innings pitched (124).
Jordan Zimmermann was the top prospect in the Nationals organization that played on the 2008 Senators team, as rated by Baseball America. Zimmerman did everything he was expected to do on the mound. He finished the season 7-3 with a 3.21 ERA in 20 appearances for the Senators. He had a team leading 103 strikeouts (only 39 walks). Ranked second on the team in wins (7) and innings pitched (106.2). He gave up less than a hit per inning and he kept the ball down in the zone allowing 9 homeruns.
Estrada could have won this award if he was in Harrisburg for 20 games but the award goes to Jordan Zimmermann. I picked Zimmermann over Brownlie because of the walk-to-strike out ratio, hits allowed (Browline allowed 121) and homeruns allowed (Brownlie gave up 22). Everything else was to close to call. Both players performed well enough to win but Zimmermann edged out Brownlie.
Congratulations to Jordan Zimmermann
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