As our look back at the first Washington Nationals team to play their home games at Nats Park continues, we take a look at one of the key members of the bullpen. Since the conversation around this year’s team is about the closer spot, let’s look at the player that had the most saves for the organization in 2008.
During that 2008 season, right-hander Jon Rauch had 17 saves, which is a lot when you consider the team only won 59 games that season. Rauch did not end up finishing the season in D.