Washington Nationals’ Eric Thames struggling in first year in D.C.

Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports We’re now two-thirds of the way through the shortened 2020 Major League Baseball season. For the most part, players’ output and team capabilities have rounded out.

At this point, we have a decent idea which players will finish the year strong and which teams will be hanging around for the playoffs.

The Washington Nationals have struggled this season for a multitude of reasons, and as is my habit, I become preoccupied with a specific player at a certain time. This week, it’s power lefty Eric Thames.

If you recall, Thames was briefly a major leaguer before playing for three seasons in the KBO. Unsurprisingly, he was quite good over there: His home run totals were 37,…