While the Washington Nationals offense has been excellent this season, they have struggled to find a healthy body at shortstop. Last weekend, Trea Turner tweaked his hamstring and had to go on the new ten day disabled list.
Then, more bad news happened on Tuesday night when Stephen Drew hurt his right hamstring in the fifth inning of the Nats 8-3 win over the Cardinals. Yesterday, they placed Drew on the disabled list and called up Grant Green from triple-A Syracuse:
Nats have selected the contract of INF Grant Green & placed INF Stephen Drew on the 10-day DL
— Dan Kolko (@masnKolko) April 12, 2017
Now, the ten day disabled list is helpful because it allows the team to fill a roster spot rather than play short handed for a few days.