Because I am always late to the writing party, I figured why not just add another Bryce Harper column, but with a Michael Taylor happy ending. So what's-his-face got hurt and now Mike Taylor returns from the DL to save the day. Gone one day and BH is now what's-his-face. It sucks, but injuries happen. That is why waivers and free agent pools exist. So before Taylor inured his oblique in early July, he was on a torrid pace that was making him an asset for fantasy. Now what capabilities will he have with that injured oblique? Since this is the SAGNOF report, we only care about one thing. Increasing his SB total from 10. The thing in his favor is that the Nationals lineup is going to change slightly. Because of the absence of "some guy". Small ball and base-to-base stuff still wins and it may have to happen without a middle of the lineup thumper (besides Zimmerman). I can't believe I just called him a thumper, well... suspend disbelief for a minute and just assume I didn't mean it. Taylor may take a few days to get into the swing of things but Bryce isn't walking through the door anytime soon, so at-bats and top of the order stuff are coming. Happy SAGNOF'n!
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