It has been an interesting offseason for the Washington Nationals mixed with high expectations and disappointments.
Ken Rosenthal asked in a well thought out column Monday where the Nats sense of urgency is. His question is valid.
At the Winter Meetings, there was boasting of landing both Chris Sale AND Andrew McCutchen. Sale landed on Boston with the Red Sox while McCutchen remains with the Pittsburgh Pirates. All-Star closer Mark Melancon left, Kenley Jansen stayed with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
After claiming they needed an established closer, we watched Greg Holland and Sergio Romo not sign with the Nationals, taking deals affordable elsewhere.