Checking In On Tommy Milone, Derek Norris, Brad Peacock, and A.J. Cole

Gio Gonzalez earned his second win of the season last night, tossing six shutout innings while allowing just two hits and striking out six. By every measurable account, the decision to acquire the hard throwing left-hander via trade has been a smashing success thus far. While he's only four starts into the season, you could make a reasonable argument that he's been the team's best starter through the first four weeks of the year. After a poor first outing against the Chicago Cubs April 7, he has pitched 20 scoreless innings over his last three starts, and has allowed just six hits in that stretch. While it's still early to measure, early on it seems the trade has been a pretty successful move for the Oakland Athletics as well, who received four of the Nats top 10 prospects in return for the All-Star hurler. Let's take a look at what those prospects have done so far: Tommy Milone: Milone is the only member of this trade to currently be playing for the MLB Athlet...