ANALYSIS/OPINION:
Drew Storen can do that. He’s got 29 saves this season and 95 over his young career.
No, the harsh and simple reality is that the Nationals traded for Papelbon to save a championship.
We don’t know if Storen can do that — and it’s clear the Nationals aren’t sure he can.
Why else would you take a closer out of a role that he was doing nearly as well as anyone in baseball this season — better than Papelbon.