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Around The League: Federal Baseball Q&A: Part II

Found October 21, 2011 on The Nats Blog: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Ryan Zimmerman,  Adam LaRoche,  Jayson Werth,  Ian Desmond,  Danny Espinosa,  Wilson Ramos,  Jordan Zimmermann,  Stephen Strasburg,  Roger Bernadina,  Jim Riggleman,  Tom Milone,  Brad Peacock
TEAMS: Washington Nationals

Patrick Reddington from Federal Baseball followed up Tuesday's Q&A with another set of answers, this time regarding issues facing our Washington Nationals. TNB: What was your overall impression of the 2011 Nationals, who impressed and who were the disappointments? Federal Baseball: The Nats actually ended up doing a little better than I anticipated. The fact that they made another ten-game jump in the standings was impressive for sure. I'd predicted 75-79 wins, so I wasn't totally surprised. The fact that they did it with Ryan Zimmerman out for a long time, Adam LaRoche adding very little and Jayson Werth underperforming offensively is definitely impressive. I thought it was going to be a big learning year for the younger players, Ian Desmond, Danny Espinosa and Wilson Ramos, and as Davey Johnson's said, they may have been asked to carry too much of the load at times with Zimmerman and LaRoche missing time early in the year while Werth adjusted to his new home ...
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