WaiverWireBlog.com (6/18/2012)
7. Washington Nationals (-4, 38-26, 1st in NL East)
This Week: vs. Tampa Bay (3), @ Baltimore (3)
It was a strange week for a couple of teams. We can include the Nationals in on this parade, who went from sweeping Toronto to getting swept by the Yankees. Times don’t get any easier for the first place Nats, but if they want to be contenders towards the end of the season, this is the time for them to flex their muscle. We’ve done a lot of praising both Stephen Strasburg and Gio Gonzalez recently, but did you know both those arms trail Jordan Zimmermann in quality starts? Zimm’s 11 is one better than both his teammates, which makes his win total of only 3 that much more impressive.
