Trea Turner is back in the minor leagues, Ryan Zimmerman is back - and so is Steve Lombardozzi. With election season looming, would it be wrong to say that the Nationals are partying like it's 2012?
Here's the latest from U.S. Cellular Field.
Is there a new closer already in the Nats system?
With each passing nail-biting ninth inning, it becomes more and more clear that Papelbon probably won't make it for much longer in the closer spot. As it turns out, the Nationals may not even need to trade for someone like Andrew Miller to fill Papelbon's spot, and can just use an in-house candidate.