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Kyle Barraclough currently the best option to solve the Nationals’ eighth inning woes

Man, there’s not much else that can be said about the Washington Nationals’ bullpen right now. Fans are sick of it and are just hoping for some sort of light at the end of the tunnel.

The group’s ERA sits at a league-high 7.59 after the team’s first 18 games and has cost them numerous wins along the way. Though there’s been some slow improvement from when they held a 10.17 ERA just under two weeks ago, it’s still a huge weakness.

Perhaps the biggest Achilles’ heel of all is the eighth inning. Right now, the Nationals possess a horrific 11.