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I'm thinking most of the Nats roster too.Sure, he would be an improvement over the fifth starter. But you would be giving up a lot for him.
Goodness gracious, the Nationals staff SHOULD ALL BE FIRED! Everybody and the scouts and Rizzo for hiring them all.The Braves came out with a plan and executed it to perfection. BJ Upton led off with a single then stole second. The #2 hitter bunted him to third and Freeman drove him in with a single.Braves 1-0 in the first inning.The Nationals never have anything like this as far as preparation goes.
Greg Amsinger of MLBN is on MASN saying the Nats don't need any more talent. What they need is chemistry, he says. Cue the Morse Mafia.
Watch The Junkies / Watch LaVar and DukesMaxim Hot 100WASHINGTON (CBSDC) – MLB Network host Greg Amsinger had some sharp words for the Washington Nationals, who he believes are lacking that intangible “it factor” that the Baltimore Orioles seem to possess.Amsinger, appearing with Chad Dukes on 106.7 The Fan on Wednesday, called the Nationals an “enigma,” and says the currently-in-first-place club should be “by far” the best team in the NL East division, but for “some reason” they’re not.“I just think the Washington Nationals are an enigma,” Amsinger said. “No one knows what in the world is going on with this club. They should be, by far, the best in their division, but for some reason they’re not.”“You look at the rotation, you like it better than any other rotation in that division,” he said. “You look at the lineup, it’s so good, they’re gonna have to start playing musical chairs to get everybody playing time. So that is a good problem to have, yet they just don’t have it. Whatever it is.”“People that love sabermetrics, they don’t want to talk about it, but it’s the human element. Chemistry does matter. It really does. It’s a baseball season that is a non-stop grind, and if this club isn’t having a lot of fun, if Bryce Harper isn’t accepted with open arms when he walks into the clubhouse, if he doesn’t have a lot of buddies, if he doesn’t feel comfortable, then you will see a young man go from hitting three home runs in a rehab game, to looking clueless when he comes back to the big leagues. You know, comfort factor happens to human beings. They’re not robots, as much as we wish they were for our fantasy baseball teams. That’s not the case.“So, for some reason, this club doesn’t gel, and that’s the difference. The Baltimore Orioles? They are gelling. They like each other; they get along. I’m not saying the Nats are twenty-five different caps — I’m not saying that — but there’s just, the it factor, it’s in Baltimore; it’s not in D.C.”Amsinger would then point to a lack of leadership from the team’s “alpha male,” Jayson Werth, to prove the club isn’t a “cohesive unit.”“I would say Jayson Werth is the most powerful voice of that club,” Amsinger said.“He doesn’t talk to the media, though, Greg,” Dukes interjected. “We can’t ever get him on the horn!”“Right. Exactly,” Amsinger said. “So the most dominant alpha male in the clubhouse is a guy that has a different approach then we’re all used to seeing and hearing. I’m not saying it’s all Jayson Werth’s fault, but I believe, if you’re looking at the alpha male for the Washington Nationals, it’s Jayson Werth.”“And the leader of the club is the guy that’s gonna have to say, ‘We gotta get it now. We gotta get Ian Desmond wagging his tail while he’s out there playing shortstop so he can throw the ball to first base. We gotta get Bryce Harper feeling like he is the biggest stud on this earth, and he deserves all the commercials that he’s getting, he deserves all the hype, he deserves everything that comes his way; if he’s smiling, we’re winning.’ He’s gotta make everyone feel like they are important, and again, leaders matter.”
FIRST PLACE nagES.
“He doesn’t talk to the media, though, Greg,” Dukes interjected. “We can’t ever get him on the horn!”
Isn't Greg Amsinger just a host? Why does he have opinions? I don't remember him being a baseball player or manager.What a load.
Chemistry is over rated. Win a few games and everybody will be kissing their ass like 2012.
Once Harper is on a roll, the Nats will be fine.
Definitely isn't overrated. However, his "it factor" is bullcrap.
I don't understand why Amsinger's counterexample was a team with a nearly identical record.
Because the Orioles are a team of low talent.
Chemistry is the next day's starting pitcher. Or it should be.
You're confusing chemistry with momentum.
Greg Amsinger is a dumbass either way, he just says crap for shock value
They have three all star starters.
He is not the first person to struggle to understand why a team with this talent is not running away with this division. Lack of chemistry is his guess.
