Stock Watch: Rotation continuing to dominate

Jun 30, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; Washington Nationals starting pitcher Jordan Zimmermann (27) pitches against the Atlanta Braves during the first inning at Turner Field. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY SportsEach week this season, we’ll take the temperature of the Nationals roster to see whose stock is rising or falling.

Record: 5-1

Team slash: .269/.336/.406

Team ERA: 2.29

Runs per game: 4.6

STOCK UP

Jordan Zimmermann, SP: 1-0/ 15.2 IP/ 0.00 ERA

For this edition of Stock Watch, we probably should have just put ‘the starting rotation’ in this section, but we’ll still single people out. Zimmermann was battling a brief bout of inconsistency — he allowed 13 earned runs in his three starts…