The Nationals are dealing with a rash of injuries these days, but they still sit atop the NL East with a 14-8 record. Despite all the missing players, GM Mike Rizzo told a group of reporters this afternoon that he doesn't feel any urgency to look outside the organization for help.
"We're not making a push to look outside for offense or bullpen," said Rizzo according to ESPN's Jayson Stark (Twitter links). "We like the club we have. We just need to get healthy."
Drew Storen (elbow), Ryan Zimmerman (shoulder), Mike Morse (lat), Brad Lidge (hernia), and Chien-Ming Wang (hamstring) highlight the crop of Nationals currently on the DL. Storen and Lidge aren't expected back anytime soon, creating two big holes in the bullpen. The absence of Zimmerman and Morse take a bite out of an offense that has already scored the fourth fewest runs in the NL, though Bryce Harper's arrival should help.
And Mark Derosa.
please please please nationals, take coco crisp off of the a’s hands!
With the Pirates scoring 2 runs a game I think that might be a slight over exaggeration.
same with us during this 4, about to be 5, game losing streak. and before that it was hardly any better…just like 2 games “ballooned” our runs scored.
You’ve got some serious skills to watch too! That throw to the plate by Harper tonight was a thing of b-e-a-u-t-y…regardless of the ump’s call!
They say the umpiring has gotten better, but I tell u… it is sickening to watch one game, where pitches with the entire plate inside of the “zone” both up and down are called balls and the next game the umpire calls balls both high and low, above the “zone” strikes…
Granted, none of today’s umpires are as bad as Dale Ford was on balls and strikes for changing a zone from pitch to pitch, but when a K zone changes by as much as 6″ plus from day to day, it has to be awful from a hitters standpoint.
Oy!
I don’t know what to say except… well…there’s this guy called CB Bucknor, see, and…
I honestly don’t have a problem with different umpires having different zones (usually, the ump crew rotates and different umps have home plate).
It’s when different pitchers within the same game appear to get seemingly different zones that’s really problematic.
Country Joe West…
Amen!
Just once I wish the umps could get tossed! 😀
He should get tossed just for showboating and arrogance.
No arguing anything with his highness. Sure “supposedly” disputing balls and strikes is a no-no, tho West is arrogant disputing anything, tries to hurry games.
He thinks teams should swing at every pitch just so his lard butt can go home early.
Hold up! We almost forgot someone we’d probably all rather forget: Angel Hernández.
His antics & hunger for attention give me FITS!!