MacKenzie Gore was one of the starting pitchers most mentioned in trade rumors last July.

In the end, just as was the case for every big-name starting pitcher, he wasn’t traded, largely because it was perceived that the Nationals were asking for more in return than teams were willing to give.

Gore had good numbers at the end of July: 22 starts, 3.80 ERA, 3.51 FIP, 1.293 WHIP, 148 strikeouts in 123 innings.

Many of those teams might have breathed a sigh of relief after seeing what happened to Gore after the deadline. In his first post-deadline start he got torched by the A’s (12 hits, eight runs, no strikeouts in three innings) and overall he posted a 5.40 ERA in eight post-deadline starts.

So which is the real Gore?

He was the Padres’ No. 1 pick (third overall) in the 2017 Draft out o

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