The intrigue surrounding why the Washington Nationals ultimately parted ways with relief pitcher Jeremy Jeffress is steadily growing. When I saw Jeffress tweet, “I’m not what they say I am, I’m what God says! I don’t deserve this false negativity!” I was curious but didn’t dig much deeper.
The organization isn’t willing to speak much on the topic, and I don’t expect that to change in the near future. The terminology surrounding this event is somewhat cryptic, with phrases like, “personnel reason,” and, “employment issue” being the primary explanations used. Given the medium through which both parties “explained” themselves, I would speculate that if either camp is going to reveal the reason behind this decision, it would be Jeffress.