Nats Reportedly Promote Travis Sykora To Double-A
Since returning from offseason hip surgery, Nationals righty Travis Sykora has been one of the most dominant pitchers in the lower minors. Now, he’ll get to see how his fiery arsenal fairs against upper-minors hitters, as the Nationals are promoting him to Double-A Harrisburg, according to MASN’s Bobby Blanco. Sykora ranks No. 46 on our Top 100 and owns a sparkling 1.11 ERA in 40.2 innings this season to go along with 70 strikeouts. Among minor leaguers who have thrown at least 40 innings, Sykora’s 48.6% strikeout rate leads all pitchers, as does his 41% strikeout-to-walk ratio.
