What if the Nationals -- everyone's preseason pick to run away with the National League East -- really do decide to sell before Tuesday's non-waiver Trade Deadline? And what if (gasp!) star slugger Bryce Harper -- arguably the face of the franchise and one of the biggest names in the sport -- was dangled as their most massive trade chip?
Three weeks ago, when MLB.com's Mike Petriello considered the possibility of a Harper trade, it sounded crazy. But now that the Nats are 51-51 and have just placed right-hander Stephen Strasburg back on the disabled list with a neck injury?