Well took a week off there got a little swamped with work and wouldn't you know it the Nats go and win three series in a row. Anchored by everybody's favorite super model Ramon Ortiz, well at least that was the good news. The bad news is that Zach Day who was turning in some good performances himself is on the shelf and is scheduled for surgery, and Guillen is on the 15 day DL.
The above injuries and other circumstances have caused the call-up of three minor leaguers (although some are seasoned minor-leaguers) Saul Rivera, Santiago Ramirez and Mike Vento. This is good to see, no really it is. What this means is that the organization is serious about the farm system and even if it is barren you need to show the players that there is an opportunity to get to the show. Trader Jim has been handcuffed! If JimBo had his way I am sure that we would have 1 or 2 fizzling veterans by now.
Just a plug here, Ryan Zimmerman for rookie of the year. What is encouraging about Zimm is that his average is creeping up to the .275 mark and we are headed into June. It is fine to start off hot before anybody has a chance to see you but Zimm is starting to raise his average the second time through the league which is critical because that is when the teams start too make adjustments. He has also chipped in with 32 RBI a 16 a month average which works out to a 96 RBI season. I know it's still early but these are nice numbers to see after 200 at bats. Let's see if the trend continues.
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