Happy All-Star Break! For the first time in Washington Nationals history, a Home Run Derby and All-Star Game will take place without a Washington National logging a moment in either the game or the Derby. (Max Scherzer will attend the game but won’t participate.) At least Bryce Harper isn’t wearing a Nationals cap in all those ads featuring him in Cleveland that ignore the fact he isn’t playing this year.
Here’s what’s cooking in Cleveland:
Anthony Rendon will miss the All-Star Game, but the Nationals can’t miss their window to keep him (The Athletic)
Anthony Rendon has accrued respect in Washington and out of it, from fans, peers, and front office executives.