Somehow Ryan Zimmerman, milquetoast and wholesome Washington National for life, has become a bit of a divisive figure among Nats fans, who have been stressing over how the 34-year-old, 15-year veteran is going to be worked back into the lineup after a 53-game absence on the Injured List as he tried to get over another struggle with plantar fasciitis.
Zimmerman’s career has been significantly impacted by a right shoulder injury which forced him to move from third base to first, and a string of other injuries over the last five years have led to a number of stints on the DL/IL, and the Nats have been doing well without him available the last few months.