Johnathan Papelbon over his last 3 starts has totaled 1 inning of work and let up 7 earned runs. This isn't just bad. This is ridiculously bad. The Nationals are definetly a contender in the NL and if they want to beat the Cubs and Giants this year in the NL they need to improve their bullpen, including closer.
Possible Trades for the Nationals-
The Nationals will have to give up a lot in exchange for a top tier closer like Wade Davis. A potential trade, if the Nationals are in a win now mindset, is to trade their top prospect Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo Lopez in exchange for Wade Davis and Ryan O'Hearn. This is a very risky trade because of the star power Giolito holds but for a win now club it makes sense. The Nationals have a surplus of young talented arms and need a top end closer, so the trade does make sense. One issue is that Wade Davis is a free agent after the 2017 season.
The Nationals could also trade for Andrew Miller, personally I would have to give up more for Andrew Miller than what I would give up for Davis. Miller isn't a free agent until 2019 so they have multiple years of control. A potential trade could be Lucas Giolito and Erick Fedde (#5 prospect for the Nationals) for Andrew Miller and Aaron Hicks (to help as OF backup for the playoffs).
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Possible Trades for the Nationals-
The Nationals will have to give up a lot in exchange for a top tier closer like Wade Davis. A potential trade, if the Nationals are in a win now mindset, is to trade their top prospect Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo Lopez in exchange for Wade Davis and Ryan O'Hearn. This is a very risky trade because of the star power Giolito holds but for a win now club it makes sense. The Nationals have a surplus of young talented arms and need a top end closer, so the trade does make sense. One issue is that Wade Davis is a free agent after the 2017 season.
The Nationals could also trade for Andrew Miller, personally I would have to give up more for Andrew Miller than what I would give up for Davis. Miller isn't a free agent until 2019 so they have multiple years of control. A potential trade could be Lucas Giolito and Erick Fedde (#5 prospect for the Nationals) for Andrew Miller and Aaron Hicks (to help as OF backup for the playoffs).
@Belsner133