The Washington Nationals are likely going to have a patchwork pitching staff for the entire year. Following an offseason where their only notable major league free agency signing was to bring left-handed starter Foster Griffin back from Japan , the Nationals went into the 2026 campaign with a rotation and bullpen full of holdovers, waiver additions and minor league signings. The relief staff has already seen multiple shuffles to start the year, as Cionel Perez is no longer with the team and there has been movement up and down from Triple-A . But the good news is that Washington is trending towards getting reinforcements back following positive injury updates on multiple pitchers. Clayton Beeter Is Back to Throwing Washington Nationals pitcher Clayton Beeter | Reinhold Matay-Imagn Images The first notable one is that right-handed reliever Clayton Beeter threw 15 pitchers off the mound, according to the team's website .…