When you think of the face of the Washington Nationals, you think of Ryan Zimmerman. You don’t get the nickname “Mr. Walkoff” unless you are doing something right, and for the first eight years of his Major League career, Zimmerman did a whole lot of things right.
In his first full Major League season in 2006, Zimmerman finished second in National League Rookie of The Year voting, hitting .287 with 20 home runs and 110 runs batted in. He followed that up by playing all 162 games in 2007, once again hitting 20 plus home runs and driving in 94 on the year.