PLAYING TIME: Werth has a setback

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Nationals | Jayson Werth could be out longer
Washington Nationals OF Jayson Werth's (hamstring) MRI raised an 'alarming report,' and he could be out for two more weeks.  Source: The Washington Post - Adam Kilgore
 
BHQ take: The Jayson Werth saga gets worse for his owners and the Nationals. It sounds like he won't be back this month and it might not be in early June either. Unless someone gets hot, Davey Johnson is likely to rotate Moore, Bernadina, Lombardozzi, and Eury Pérez as Werth's replacement. Moore has put up a 112 BPV so far this season and we think he may do...

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