NEW YORK -- Soon after the Nationals landed in New York on Thursday night, reliever Drew Storen and his agent, Brodie Van Wagenen, met with general manager Mike Rizzo to talk about Storen's future with the club, Van Wagenen confirmed to MLB.com.
The meeting occurred two days after the Nationals acquired Jonathan Papelbon to serve as the team's closer, bumping Storen to a setup role. Storen is having the best year of his career. Entering Friday's action, he had a 1.64 ERA and 29 saves. Since the acquisition of Papelbon, Storen has been lights-out, pitching two shutout innings and striking out four batters as the eighth-inning reliever.