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Wire Taps: Where was Joaquin Benoit?; Revisiting preseason predictions; Nationals’ prospect updates...

Today, in Wire Taps, we finally answer the most important question of the year: where was Joaquin Benoit?

Here’s the news:

Why Joaquin Benoit never threw a pitch for the Nationals (MASN)
As it turns out, it wasn't forearm troubles — it was a shoulder issue, and it cost the Nats $1 million in luxury tax money they could have left unspent.

Revisiting those opening day media predictions (MASN)
Nobody predicted the All-Stars, though most people got the attendance about right, and Byron Kerr got Bryce Harper's homer total right, while Todd Dybas essentially figured out Trea Turner's stolen base numbers.