Washington Nationals lead the National League East Division in all respects - MLB Update
With every team in the National League East Division growing skeptic about their players, the Washington Nationals are quiet and content. Leading the Division by far in almost every department of the play, they are focused on winning matches, as opposed
to paying attention to the trade deadline and making roster moves.
As the season progress ahead, the task for the Nationals is becoming easier. The teams that could challenge them in their contention for qualifying for the post-season are languishing on a lower territory of the table.
Before start of the season, the Philadelphia Phillies were being put forward as a team which will be the hurdle for other clubs in the Division. The kind of players they host on their roster, they can defeat any side and can build up lengthy winning streaks.
However, as they have struggled right from day one in the season, the Nationals have been facilitated further for keeping their momentum going.
The fact that the Phillies are busy making roster moves instead of showing intent for improving their winning percentage indicates that they have given up the chase.
Other than the Phillies, the New York Mets are struggling immensely in fixing issues with their rotation. Two of their starters have been lost to injuries. They are without the services of the quality hurlers like Johan Santana and Dillon Gee.
Therefore, whatever little threat they could turn out to be for the Nationals cannot be expected now.
Only organisation which is closest to the Nationals on the table in terms of number of wins is the Atlanta Braves. However, they also lack hurlers that can sustain their success for a long period of time. Though their offence has been terrific in the season,
taking over the Nationals’ position on the table will not be easy for them.
No wonder then that the Nationals appear to be least concerned about the trade deadline. Their players are upbeat for experiencing the glory this year and so is the management.
Every series they play ends up either in the sweep of the opposition or they clinch victory due to more wins recorded in it.
In light of surrender by most of the teams in their Division, one can predict that Washington will not face trouble in earning the play-off spot this year.
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