2 injuries and a Call-up

This past week as the Nats have been on a road trip on the west coast, we learned of a couple injuries. Ryan Zimmerman has suffered a shoulder injury and reliever Brad Lidge is headed to the disabled list as well. These two will hit the Nationals pretty hard as depth is already mildly thin in the 'pen and Zimmerman's defense and bat have been very good so far as some of the other players in the lineup struggle. But with the bad news, a bit of a silver lining has been found in the call up of über prospect Bryce Harper. Harper figures to stabilize an otherwise uneasy position so far this year at left field. His production at AAA wasn't very eye opening, but he must have done enough in spring training to earn himself the to the show. Regardless, a very warm welcome and congratulations go out to him as I'm sure he'll be a fixture in DC for many years to come.