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Washington Nationals: Not Signing Craig Kimbrel is Bad Business

If you buy a Ferrari but refuse to pay for maintenance or repairs, was purchasing an expensive sports car really worth it?

That’s the situation once again facing Washington Nationals managing principal owner Ted Lerner and his family. To their credit, the Lerners invested over $500 million in total contracts to starting pitchers Max Scherzer, Stephen Strasburg, Patrick Corbin, Anibal Sanchez and Jeremy Hellickson. The Nats unquestionably boast one of baseball’s best rotations.

As has been the case with every Washington team since the D.