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Washington Nationals: Time to be patient with Jayson Werth

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Ever since he came back to the Washington Nationals lineup, Jayson Werth’s numbers have been less than stellar to say the least. There have been some who have called for the Nats to bench Werth in October in favor of the veteran Howie Kendrick, but don’t give up on Werth just yet.

This month, Werth is 4-for-38 (.105 average) with two RBI’s and ten strikeouts. When you stretch that sample size out to the last month, the numbers aren’t much better. Over his last 14 games, the 36-year-old outfielder is 6-for-46 (.