ANALYSIS/OPINION:
BALTIMORE — Bryce Harper and Max Scherzer will be the standard-bearers for the Washington Nationals in Cincinnati on Tuesday for the All-Star Game.
Clint Robinson will be sitting on a beach in Ocean City. Michael Taylor will be heading home to Fort Lauderdale. Danny Espinosa will stay home in Virginia, while Tyler Moore will hang around Washington.
While the best of the best will be celebrated in the Midsummer Classic, there should be some recognition for the guys at the end of the Nationals’ bench who have helped Harper and Scherzer carry this team to a 48-39 record and first place in the National League East at the all-star break following a 3-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday.