As many have noted, the Washington Nationals' problem last season was not in the ninth inning, but in the eighth, so they acquired Jonathan Papelbon from the Philadelphia Phillies at the trade deadline. Steve McCatty talked today about how things worked out after that...
Washington Nationals' GM Mike Rizzo has been adamant this winter that he's willing to keep both Jonathan Papelbon, acquired at the non-waiver deadline last July, and Drew Storen, the Nationals' '09 1st Round pick, in the Nats' bullpen in 2016.
Rizzo told reporters at the General Managers' Meetings in Boca Raton, Florida last month that he wouldn't just give either of the Nats' relievers away if he did deal either one of them.