With the Washington Nationals placing David Carpenter on the disabled list yesterday due to shoulder inflammation, there is currently a need in the Nats’ bullpen for a right-handed reliever. As the trade deadline is less than two weeks away, President Of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo will look to get creative in finding ways to improve his team.
Even though the Carpenter DL move is retroactive to July 12, the Nats could still use another experienced arm in the bullpen, despite having the sixth lowest ‘pen ERA in the National League (3.